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Everything Samsung announced during its big Unpacked event, from a new foldable phone to the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra with 100x zoom

Samsung revealed a few more details about its new foldable smartphone — the Galaxy Z Flip.

Everything Samsung announced during its big Unpacked event, from a new foldable phone to the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra with 100x zoom

The new Galaxy S20 phones — all three of them.

The new Galaxy S20 phones — all three of them.

Samsung unveiled its brand new flagship premium smartphones — the $1,000 Galaxy S20, the $1,200 Galaxy S20 Plus, and the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra. The new phones will be available to buy on March 11.

One of the big things about Samsung's new Galaxy phones is they all support 5G connectivity thanks to the latest Snapdragon 865 chip from Qualcomm. As mentioned above, these are smartphone that people are actually meant to buy, not concept devices for showcasing. The Galaxy S20 phones usher in the age of 5G as a mainstream feature.

Samsung also says the cameras in new Galaxy phones are the biggest refresh since the Galaxy S7 from 2016. Indeed, each Galaxy S20 has regular, ultra-wide, and zoom lenses, with the Galaxy S20 Ultra reaching 100x zoom. Samsung is also using much larger camera sensors — from 64 megapixels to a whopping 108 megapixels — for sharper, clearer photos, and better low light shots.

Samsung also gave its new Galaxy S20 phones new screens with 120Hz refresh rates. In a sentence, that means the Android operating system, your apps, and some of your videos and games will look and feel significantly smoother than before.

Check out everything you need to know about the new Galaxy S20 phones here.

Samsung is adding Google's Duo video calling functionality right in the Galaxy S20's phone apps.

Samsung is adding Google

In a move to make certain core features like video calling more universal in the Android ecosystem, Samsung and Google partnered up to offer the Duo video-calling functionality right in the Galaxy S20's Phone app. It's a great move that should bring some kind of cohesion in the Android ecosystem.

Samsung touted that video calling with Google Duo will be better than ever when you're connected to a 5G network.

Samsung's answer to Apple's AirPods — the Galaxy Buds Plus.

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Samsung isn't letting Apple get away with the wireless earbuds crown, and it unveiled its new $150 Galaxy Buds Plus during its Unpacked event, which will be available to buy on February 14.

Without noise-cancellation, and costing $100 less than the AirPods Pro, the new Galaxy Buds Plus are competing closer to the standard $160 AirPods.

The new Galaxy Buds Plus offer 11 hours of battery life, so Samsung says, which is significantly longer than the AirPods' 5-hour battery life. The buds can be charged in their wireless charging case, too.

Samsung is also giving its new Galaxy Buds Plus a shortcut that lets you launch the Spotify app.

And a few little extras...

And a few little extras...
  • Netflix and Samsung are partnering to unlock bonus content in Netflix titles exclusively for Galaxy users.
  • Samsung announced that it will be giving Galaxy owners access to YouTube Premium, the paid version of YouTube that removes ads and includes the YouTube Music streaming service, for up to four months.

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