Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S20 range among those added to Netflix HDR support list

The folks at Android Police have spotted that Netflix has updated it list of devices with HDR and HD support. Among those getting some good news are mainly Samsung customers with a wide range of devices picking up improved streaming quality. Samsung Galaxy Fold customers, who have been waiting the longest of those newly added will finally get HDR support as will Samsung’s newest customers who have just picked up a Galaxy S20 model or the new Galaxy Z Flip.

The full list of newly added devices with HDR support includes:

– Samsung Galaxy Fold
– Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G
– Samsung Galaxy Note 10+
– Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
– Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite
– Samsung Galaxy S20
– Samsung Galaxy S20+
– Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G
– Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
– Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
– Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
– Sony Xperia 1 II
– TCL 10 Pro
– Xiaomi Mi 10
– Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro

The list of devices with newly added support for HD streaming is extensive and is entirely comprised of Samsung smartphones and tablets, which up until now, were only able to stream Netflix video in standard definition.  Among these are Samsung’s mid-range recent A-series and M-series phones and Samsung’s recent mid-range Galaxy Tab A-series, the Galaxy Tab S5e and Tab S6 Lite. To enjoy movies in the higher quality an upgrade from the US$8.99/month ‘Basic’ plan to the US$12.99/month ‘Standard’ plan which offers up to 1080p playback or Fold and S20 owners will need to stretch to the US$15.99 for the Ultra 4K (on a PC) and HDR support for their devices.

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