Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series is expected to get better next year. Alongside the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the next-gen Galaxy Z Flip which should launch as the Galaxy Z Flip 3, Samsung is also expected to announce a more affordable Fold called the Galaxy Z Fold Lite. Now, a leak has revealed when these devices will launch as well as their screen sizes.
Galaxy Z Fold Lite
According to the Twitter leaker Tron (@cozyplanes), the Galaxy Z Fold Lite will be the first Samsung foldable to launch next year. It will be announced in the first quarter of the year, so we can expect it to launch alongside the Galaxy S21 series or maybe even get its own Galaxy Unpacked event. The Galaxy Z Fold Lite was expected to launch this year but was postponed.
The Galaxy Z Fold Lite will come with a 7-inch screen with Colorless Polyimide (CPI) film instead of Ultra-thin Glass (UTG). This should not be surprising as this is supposed to be a more affordable foldable device. The Fold Lite will not only have a smaller main display than the original Galaxy Z Fold, but its cover display will also be smaller at just 4-inches.
Galaxy Z Fold Lite (Q1 release)
Internal 7" CPI
External 4"Galaxy Z Flip 3 (Q3 release)
Internal 6.7" UTG
External 3"Galaxy Z Fold 3 (Q3 release)
Internal 7" UTG LTPO TFT (60μm~100μm)
External 4"— Tron (@cozyplanes) December 3, 2020
Galaxy Z Flip 3
Samsung will take a break before announcing its next foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The vertically folding phone will launch in the third quarter of 2021. The leak says it will have a 6.7-inch screen, the same size as the original but contradicting the info we heard last week that says the phone will have a 6.9-inch main display. The primary screen will have UTG glass.
his leak also mentions that the cover display is 3-inches in size. This is the first time we have heard a specific dimension of the screen which has been reported to be bigger than that of the Galaxy Z Flip which has a 1.1-inch cover screen. While it is unconfirmed, 3-inches is definitely a big upgrade from 1.1-inches.
Galaxy Z Fold 3
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 comes next and will also launch in the third quarter of the year. The internal screen is said to be 7-inches in size which is smaller than that of the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The UTG LTPO TFT screen will come along with an even smaller cover screen that measures 4-inches.
The rumor says, Z Fold 3 will have Under Panel Camera and S-Pen, but Screen size will decrease compare to Z Fold 2
Sounds like they are going back to Fold's screen size.— 에아 (@hwangmh01) December 3, 2020
It is surprising that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is coming with a smaller display but the leaker is not the only one who has heard of the smaller screens. The tweet above also says that the screen size will be smaller. It also mentions an under-display camera and an S Pen.
No Galaxy Z Fold FE
The leak only mentions three foldable phones. The Galaxy Z Fold FE which appeared in a leak a few weeks ago is missing. While that is surprising, it is understandable considering that there is a Galaxy Z Fold Lite. If we are being honest, two affordable foldable phones in a year does not make sense.
Nevertheless, we will advise that you take the info with a pinch of salt until more concrete details surface.
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