Cheaper Samsung Galaxy Fold: not so cheap?

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Of Galaxy Fold, the foldable smartphone from Samsung, should become more accessible to the general public. That is why the South Korean company is working on it a cheaper model. But according to Korean media, we should not take into account a very low price.

In addition to the fact that the cheaper Galaxy Fold does not get very cheap, we must according to The Korea Herald in Viva 100 also adjust our expectations in terms of release date. For example, there was talk of a launch in 2020, but that may also not be the case.

Cheaper Samsung Galaxy Fold not very cheap

The arrival of a cheaper one Samsung Galaxy Fold does not mean that the foldable phone is really cheap. Something that The Korea Herald and Viva 100 let you know. The two different news channels look at the arrival of the smartphone and report the developments. According to Viva 100, the Galaxy Fold will receive a prize of 1 million South Korean Won. Converted that is an amount of approximately € 800.

Now that is anything but an example of a cheap smartphone. Despite the fact that this promise has never been made before, we can imagine that many people would have taken a cheap variant into account. Still, we can Galaxy Fold Lite, as the smartphone is probably going to be called, definitely cheaper. The regular Galaxy Fold is currently sold for € 1699. That means that the smartphone would become almost € 900 cheaper. A good deal if you ask us.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Vouwbare iPhone — Of Galaxy Fold with its folding screen (Image: WANT)

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Although we are not yet sure about what the smartphone will bring us. What does the Galaxy Fold Lite deliver on and what about the durability of the new device. Questions that we will not get answered yet.

‘Not in 2021’

Where it was previously expected that Samsung the Galaxy Fold It wouldn’t seem to be the case that Lite would be launched in 2020. The Korea Herald reports that the company plans to launch in 2021. This is due to the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5G will appear in 2020.

Time will tell us. Interested in other news about the Samsung Galaxy Fold? Then be sure to check out our overview page!