Samsung Galaxy F41 hands-on: To be, or not to be, that is the question

Last updated: November 30th, 2020 at 11:51 UTC+01:00

Ah, the Milky way F41. This is a phone that nosotros had initially assumed to be an 'affordable' foldable, merely to afterward find out that Samsung was looking at rebranding the first-class Galaxy M31. The Galaxy M series was launched as an Amazon exclusive, though information technology eventually started selling on other major online retailers in Republic of india. Only information technology seems that wasn't enough and Samsung wanted to make an sectional lineup for Flipkart, the other big Indian retail player, and the Galaxy F series seems to be the effect.

So the Galaxy F41 is a rebranded Galaxy M31, but are they both exactly the same? Well, at that place are a couple of changes. At that place'due south the name, of form, with Samsung using the 'Full On' branding to make the F series sound libation than the K series. The F41 has but 3 rear cameras while the M31 has four (the sometime lacks a macro camera). Finally, the F41 comes in an exclusive dark-green color, and Samsung is likewise using different names for the color options. Where the M31 comes in Sea Blueish, Iceberg Blueish, and Space Black, the F41 is available in Fusion Blue, Fusion Green, and Fusion Black.

Unfortunately, none of those changes really make a compelling example — or any case at all — for the F41'south beingness. While information technology remains to be seen how unlike futurity F series phones will exist from Galaxy M handsets, the F41 is just not a slap-up selection, and that's considering both the F41 and M31 are priced the aforementioned. You get the 6GB+64GB configuration for Rs xv,499, and the 6GB+128GB configuration for Rs 16,499.

But the M31 gives you four rear cameras for that price instead of three. Granted, the low-resolution macro cameras on Samsung's budget phones aren't all that special, nor is anybody interested in macro photography. Nevertheless, why would yous want to pay the same price to get lesser specs, even if the only thing y'all're missing out on is a macro camera y'all may or may not utilize?

The Galaxy F41 seems to be designed for a certain retailer instead of the consumer, and that would exist okay if it had something unique to offer. But it doesn't (except for a new color?), and since yous will be paying the same for both the M31 and F41, the sometime only makes more sense, no affair how of import or unimportant a macro camera may be for yous.