20 PCWorld OCTOBER 2020NEWS
IMAGE: SAMSUNGSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 2: Killer
specs in search of killer purpose
All dressed up with no place to go. BY MICHAEL SIMONT
he original Samsung Galaxy Fold
never really got a chance to make a
name for itself. While it launched to
a ton of fanfare, by the time it landed
on shelves following a months-long delay (go.
pcworld.com/fldy) due to design and
manufacturing deficiencies, the Galaxy Note
10+ (go.pcworld.com/nt1p) and iPhone 11 Pro(go.pcworld.com/a11p) were stealing the
limelight and the wow factor had long faded.
But Samsung persisted and now the follow-up
has arrived with a new name (Galaxy Z Fold 2),
a new price, and a new lease on life.
Unsurprisingly, Samsung is sticking with a
very similar form factor as the one introduced
with the original Fold, but every aspect of the