Back in 2019, the smartphone industry had caught on to a new trend through technological advancements. This trend was for smartphones with a foldable display, with Samsung being one of the first to release such handset. However, these devices with a bendable display weren’t affordable for most consumers but it seems Samsung is looking to change this.

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According to a new report, the South Korean tech giant is planning on releasing three new foldable smartphones. In this lineup, one is said to feature Galaxy Z Flip‘s UTG (ultra thing foldable glass), while the other two models are expected to arrive with plastic panels, similar to Samsung Galaxy Fold. Unfortunately, this news is currently unconfirmed, so take it with a grain of salt for now.

i´ve heard $900 ish and Fold Lite as the name
with tiny/no back screen

— Mauri QHD (@MauriQHD) May 11, 2020

Apparently, the new foldable Samsung smartphone may be called Galaxy Fold e, or even Galaxy Fold Lite, and will be priced around 1,100 or 900 US Dollars. Again, there is no confirmation regarding this information, but more details should arrive in the coming few weeks. So stay tuned.

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Samsung is finally set to release the Galaxy Fold in the coming weeks. The pre-registration page for the device has already gone live in China and the foldable will launch on September 4 in South Korea. Now that the phone is finally making it to the market, a new report from SamMobile suggests that a cheaper Galaxy Fold device is in the making.

The current Galaxy Fold handset is priced at nearly $2000. So even if the phone turns out to be perfect, there will be limited takers for the device. Considering this, it actually makes sense for Samsung to work on a foldable smartphone that’s cheaper and accessible to a larger segment of the population.

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Unfortunately, we are not sure whether Samsung plans to use a cheaper design for bringing down its price. However, the same report states that this Galaxy Fold model will have the model number SM-F700F and will come with just 256GB of internal storage. That’s half of what the current Galaxy Fold offers at 512GB. This along with other cutbacks could probably make cheaper Galaxy Fold a possibility.

Even today, foldables are tricky and extremely expensive to manufacture. But as the technology matures and as engineers come up with cheaper alternatives to existing solutions, there’s no doubt that we’ll see significantly cheaper foldable smartphones make it to the market in the coming years.

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