An executive at Samsung Korea said it expects to launch a low-priced foldable smartphone in 2021.
“We will expand the portfolio of foldable smartphones to make them easier for customers to buy,” Dr. TM Roh, head of the Mobile Communications Business Division at Samsung Electronics, said in an official statement.
Roh didn’t tell us about the specific model or specs,Korean news site The ElecReports that the horizontal folding smartphone “Galaxy Z Fold Lite (tentative name)” will be announced in the first quarter of 2021 (January to March).On the other hand, there is also information that a low-priced version of the vertically folded smartphone “Galaxy Z Flip” will be released.Leak accountIs reported by.
In addition, Roh says he will add some of the most popular features of the Galaxy Note to other devices as well.this isReuters and others report, “Galaxy S21 Ultra (tentative name)” and “Galaxy Z Fold 3” are thought to mean compatibility with the S pen.
Folding smartphones have a special structure and two screens, so their price has been positioned one step higher than high-end models. However, if an easy-to-purchase model is introduced, it seems that the market for folding smartphones can be expected to expand further in 2021.
Source: Samsung
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