Samsung W2019 with Android 8.1 Oreo onboard gets its WiFi certification

Back in December 2017, Samsung released the W2018 flip phone as the first handset to hit the market with a variable aperture camera. Sadly, its price was completely off, but even those who were willing to shell out more than US$3,500 for such a device had to face another problem: the Samsung W2018 was only available in China. Anyway, it looks like the W2018 did well enough to get a successor since the Samsung W2019 has just received its WiFi certification.

The WiFi certificate only reveals that the Samsung SM-W2019 device runs Android 8.1 Oreo and supports the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. However, insiders familiar with the matter claim that this handset has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor under the hood and a dual camera setup on the back. There is no word about the other technical specs, but we should find out more in the weeks to come.

Since Samsung usually refreshes existing products around the same period of the year, we will probably see the W2019 launch in around two months. We can only hope that the rest of the world will get this phone as well and — thanks to the increased production volume — the price will go down so most people can enjoy this old-school design. Maybe a Lite edition would be an excellent idea, what do you think? Is there still room for a flip phone in 2018? If your answer is affirmative, how much are you willing to spend on such a handset?