SEOUL, June 28 (Yonhap) – Samsung Electronics Co. to market two new foldable smartphones in the second half of the year, with an affordable model slated for release next year, officials said on Sunday. industry sources.
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Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Fold 2 and the 5G variant of the Galaxy Z Flip at an event in August, as well as its flagship phablet Galaxy Note 20, sources said.
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However, its affordable foldable smartphone, likely called the Galaxy Fold Lite, is not expected to debut at the event, they said.
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Rumor has it that the South Korean tech giant is releasing a foldable version of its smartphone that costs almost half the price of an ordinary Galaxy Fold.
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Foreign observers predict that the Galaxy Fold 2 will have a 7.7-inch screen when unfolded, while having a 6.23-inch cover screen, both larger than the 7.3-inch and 4-inch screens , 6 inches, respectively, from its predecessor.
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Samsung should use ultra-thin glass (UTG) for the Galaxy Fold 2, as it did for the Galaxy Z Flip. However, many predicted that the second generation of the Galaxy Fold likely wouldn’t include the S-Pen.
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The 5G variant of the Galaxy Z Flip is not expected to have any major changes in specs compared to the first model.
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Samsung’s unveiling of the new foldable smartphones will take place against the backdrop of strong competition between Huawei Technologies Co. and Microsoft Corp.
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Chinese Huawei plans to release its Mate X2, while Microsoft plans to introduce the Surface Duo in the third quarter of the year.
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