Samsung expected to unveil Galaxy S11 on Feb. 11

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Samsung plans to hold its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2020 on Feb. 11, where the company is expected to unveil a new flagship handset and, potentially, a fresh foldable design similar to the Motorola Razr.

Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked teaser.

Announced on Saturday, Unpacked is set to take place at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on Feb. 11 at 11 a.m. Pacific, and promises to deliver "new, innovative devices that will shape the next decade of mobile experiences," according to Samsung. The company will live stream the event on its website.

Samsung is widely rumored to unveil three new smartphones with Galaxy S11 branding. Like the current Galaxy S10 line, Samsung's 2020 lineup is expected to arrive with three distinct screen sizes -- 6.4, 6.7 and 6.9 inches -- and borrow heavily from existing hardware, but each will share a number of technological improvements including 5G connectivity and a massive 5,000 mAh battery.

Camera specs will undoubtedly improve, as insiders suggest the new hardware to feature a 108-megapixel rear-shooter, 5x optical zoom at certain focal lengths and next-generation video software. A front-facing camera is anticipated to reside in a "hole-punch" cutout in the S11's edge-to-edge display, which itself could see an upgrade with support for 120Hz refresh rates.

There are rumblings that Samsung could expand its foldable phone slate with a new model that bends along its x-axis, similar to the recently resurrected Motorola Razr. The company last year introduced Galaxy Fold, a half-phablet, half-tablet device that folds in two like a book.

Pricing and full specifications have yet to leak, but the S11 will likely be positioned to compete with Apple's iPhone 11 and 11 Pro smartphones.

hentaiboy

Wonder where the megapixel dong-hang will end up?

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baconstang

A "fresh design" from 15 years ago?

fastasleep

What's up with this teaser design using two different shapes for the same letter? Makes my brain hurt.

EDIT: just saw the video, still weird though.

edited January 2020

trashman69

Yawn 

gaby

ZZzzzzzzzZZzzzzzZzzz

chasm

Yeah, another foldable ... because the first (and second) Galaxy Fold sold soooooo well and got such raaaaave reviews ...

esquirecats

Samsung HQ: "When is someone going to make a good foldable for us to copy?"

georgebmac

And, here we go again!

Samsung will introduce a phone with better specs than the equivalent Apple Phone.

The reviewers will compare hardware to hardware and declare the Samsung the better phone -- all the while ignoring what actually sets the iPhone apart from all others:  Apple's ecosystem as well as its integration of not only hardware and software but its integration of all their products so that they work together and compliment each other.

lkrupp

GeorgeBMac said:

And, here we go again!

Samsung will introduce a phone with better specs than the equivalent Apple Phone.

The reviewers will compare hardware to hardware and declare the Samsung the better phone -- all the while ignoring what actually sets the iPhone apart from all others:  Apple's ecosystem as well as its integration of not only hardware and software but its integration of all their products so that they work together and compliment each other.

But that scenario continues to not work. The iPhone remains the world’s top selling premium smartphone for the very reasons you point out. People do know the difference.

anantksundaram

Who cares...

muthuk_vanalingam

hentaiboy said:

Wonder where the megapixel dong-hang will end up?

No need to worry. The 108 MP is mentioned purely for marketing purposes only. Most of the times, the phone will take 12 MP photos only since that would be the default resolution in the camera app.