Samsung W2018 review: A China-exclusive luxury clamshell flagship with two AMOLED screens.
Luxury clamshell flagship for China.
Samsung W2018 was a $2,900 China-exclusive clamshell with two FHD AMOLEDs and Snapdragon 835 flagship internals — the apex of Samsung's long-running luxury W-series. A status symbol with serious specs.
01Display
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2017.
02Camera
70/10070/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
03Performance
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 14 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2017 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.
06Value
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2017 — 20 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Dual AMOLEDs inside and out.
- Galaxy Note 8-class internals and camera.
- Variable f/1.5–2.4 aperture.
- Premium clamshell with physical keypad.
- China-exclusive, $2,900 luxury pricing.
- Heavy 243 g.
- Small battery for the hardware.
- Niche audience.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .