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Samsung W27
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy · 16/512 GB, 16/1 TB
- Inner
- 8″
- Outer
- 6.5″
- Battery
- 5,000 mAh
- Weight
- 215 g
- Folded
- 8.9 mm
China-exclusive luxury foldable launched jointly with China Telecom as 心系天下三星W27 (successor to the W26) and built on the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Announced 29 Oct 2026; reservations opened the same day and reporting puts general sale at 13 Nov 2026, so this is still 'announced' and Samsung's own pages are in pre-order state. Size, weight and core hardware match the Z Fold8 Ultra; what differs is the Chinese glaze-inspired two-tone finish with gold frame, hinge and camera trim, 16 GB RAM on every tier (the Z Fold8 Ultra's 512 GB tier is 12 GB), Tiantong satellite voice and messaging with a year of China Telecom satellite service (300 minutes, 100 messages), and the price: CNY 18,999 for 16+512 and CNY 21,999 for 16+1TB, roughly CNY 2,000-2,200 above the equivalent Z Fold8 Ultra. Samsung China publishes only the Chinese colour names; the English glosses here are transliterations. Not confirmed by Samsung China and taken from secondary outlets: display resolutions and aspects, the ultrawide and telephoto apertures, telephoto OIS, IP48, 20 W wireless charging and the Android 17 base version - all consistent with the Z Fold8 Ultra panel and chassis, but provisional. The 13 Nov on-sale date rests on one AI-generated aggregator page. Battery is Samsung's typical figure; no rated figure is published. Stylus support, reverse charging and charging standards are unconfirmed and left out. gms is false because Samsung's China-market phones ship without Google Mobile Services (the spec page lists 中国电信 and 翼支付 as preinstalled); no source states it outright.
Setups using the Samsung W27
Specifications
Inner display
- Size
- 8″
- Resolution
- 2504 × 2256
- Refresh rate
- 1–120 Hz
- Panel
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X (second generation), 422 ppi
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Aspect ratio
- 20.9:18
Outer display
- Size
- 6.5″
- Resolution
- 2520 × 1080
- Refresh rate
- 1–120 Hz
- Panel
- Dynamic AMOLED 2X (second generation)
- Peak brightness
- 3,000 nits
- Aspect ratio
- 21:9
Performance
- Chip
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
- Memory tiers
- 16 GB + 512 GB · 16 GB + 1 TB
- Expandable storage
- No
Battery and charging
- Capacity
- 5,000 mAh
- Battery life
- Samsung China claims about 27 hours of continuous video playback.
- Wired charging
- 45 W
- Wireless charging
- 20 W
- Port
- USB-C
- Other
- nano-sim, esim
Cameras
- Rear 1
- 200 MP wide · F1.7, 2x optical-quality zoom, 8K video
- Rear 2
- 50 MP ultrawide · f/1.9, 120°
- Rear 3
- 10 MP telephoto · 3x optical zoom, f/2.4, OIS
- Inner selfie
- 10 MP
- Outer selfie
- 10 MP
Body
- Weight
- 215 g
- Thickness folded
- 8.9 mm
- Thickness unfolded
- 4.1 mm
- Frame
- Armor aluminum with gold embossed finish
- Back
- Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3
- Hinge
- Ultra-thin hinge cover with frosted metal finish and gold trim
- Water and dust
- IP48
- Colours
- 霁湖蓝 (Jihu Blue), 霁霞红 (Jixia Red)
- Stylus
- Not supported
- Stylus notes
- No source mentions pen support; inferred from the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra base, which has none.
Software and AI
- OS
- Android 17 · One UI 9
- Google services
- No
- AI
- Galaxy AI
- AI features
- Circle to Search, My FanCam, Photo Assist, Live Translate, Samsung Knox
Availability
- Announced
- 29 October 2026
- Released
- 13 November 2026
- Status
- Announced
- Regions
- China
- Launch price (China)
- CN¥18,999
Sources
- www.samsung.com.cn/smartphones/samsung-w27/ · 2026-11-02 · Samsung China official product page: name 三星 W27, 8.0in inner (second-gen Dynamic AMOLED, 3000 nits, 120Hz adaptive, 422 ppi) and 6.5in cover, 4.1 mm unfolded (excluding camera module) / 8.9 mm folded, 215 g, Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 cover and back, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, 16GB RAM with 512GB or 1TB, 200MP F1.7 main with 2x optical-quality zoom + 50MP ultrawide + 10MP 3x telephoto, 8K video, 10MP inner and outer selfie, 5000 mAh (典型值/typical) with ~27 h video playback, One UI 9, colours 霁湖蓝 and 霁霞红. Page is in pre-order state; no prices or dates shown
- www.samsung.com.cn/smartphones/samsung-w27/buy/ · 2026-11-02 · Samsung China pre-order page: 512GB|16GB and 1TB|16GB tiers, both colours, eSIM from Chinese carriers plus one physical SIM, pre-order gifts incl. CNY 1,399 Samsung Care+ Elite, CNY 1,000 of China Telecom satellite service and a bundled 45W charger
- www.ithome.com/1/019/588.htm · 2026-11-02 · IT之家, 29 Oct 2026: announcement date, CNY 18,999 (16+512) and CNY 21,999 (16+1TB), 45 W wired charging, Tiantong satellite service (1 year, 300 satellite minutes, 100 satellite messages), Galaxy AI / Knox / Circle to Search / Live Translate
- finance.sina.com.cn/tech/discovery/2026-10-29/doc-iniwwtuu2780320.shtml · 2026-11-02 · Sina (reprinting Kuai Technology), 29 Oct 2026: official name 心系天下三星W27, colour origins (霁蓝釉/霁红釉 glazes), armor aluminium frame with gold embossing, dual-layer titanium shock-absorbing layer under the inner panel, 3x optical zoom, Tiantong satellite voice and SMS, One UI 9
- post.smzdm.com/p/a03xlo48/ · 2026-11-02 · SMZDM, 30 Oct 2026: on-sale date 13 Nov 2026 across all channels, joint launch with China Telecom, 16 GB RAM on every tier against 12 GB on the Z Fold8 Ultra 512 GB, price deltas vs the Z Fold8 Ultra and the W26. Flagged on the page itself as AI-generated, so treated as weak secondary
- www.phonebunch.com/news/samsung-w27-launch-price-specifications-cn_9810.html · 2026-11-02 · PhoneBunch, 30 Oct 2026: display resolutions 2504x2256 and 2520x1080, aspects 20.9:18 and 21:9, ultrawide f/1.9 120° and telephoto f/2.4 with OIS, IP48, 20 W wireless charging, Android 17, folded 72.8 x 158.4 x 8.9 mm / unfolded 143.2 x 158.4 x 4.1 mm
- nokiapoweruser.com/samsung-w27-launched-china-specs-price-exclusive-wallpaper/ · 2026-11-02 · NPowerUser, 30 Oct 2026: cross-check of prices, 215 g, 8.9/4.1 mm, IP48, 45 W wired and 20 W wireless, Android 17 with One UI 9