This is the cell phone that Bill Gates is currently using, not made by Microsoft

KOMPAS.com – Founder of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the world, Bill Gatesdisclose smartphone which he is currently using, in a Q&A session on the forum site onlineReddit.

One account asked Gates, “What cell phone are you using right now?”

Responding to this question, the billionaire replied that he was using a folding cellphone made by Samsung, namely the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4. Gates said that the cellphone was a gift from Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee.

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“(Currently) I have a Samsung Fold 4 that was given to me by Jay Y. Lee, Vice Chairman of Samsung, when I met him in South Korea to update the cellphone. Galaxy Z Fold 3 mine,” Gates wrote on Reddit with handle @thisisbillgatesquoted KompasTeknoMonday (16/1/2023).

From that statement, it is known that Gates’ previous cellphone was also made by Samsung, namely the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The tycoon said that the screen on the Z Fold 4 was quite large, making Gates comfortable when accessing Microsoft services such as the Outlook application and others.

“Of course I use Outlook and software other Microsoft. Screen size (Fold 4) keeps me from needing a tablet, enough smartphone and my portable PC (Windows),” Gates wrote.

The news of Gates using an Android phone is nothing new. Because, before using folding cellphones made by Samsung (Z Fold 3 and Fold 4), in 2017 he also revealed the same thing. However, he did not specify the model or brand of HP used.

Also read: Bill Gates Turns Out to Use a Foldable Cellphone, but Not Made by Microsoft

This is quite interesting because generally the top officials or company founders will be proud of their homemade products by using them in everyday life.

Gates seems quite different. However, considering that Microsoft also has a fairly close partnership with Samsung, this is not surprising.

This information has indeed made some people wonder because Gates does not use a cellphone made by Microsoft, namely the Surface Duo folding cellphone.

The last foldable phone that the company launched was Surface Duo 2 in 2021 ago. This device is the successor to the Duo 1 which was released in September 2020. This cellphone has a design that is quite similar to Samsung’s foldable cellphone.

This is because both of them are equipped with two main and secondary screens with a hinge in the middle, so that the screen looks wider. When stretched, the cellphone has a screen that is almost box-shaped.

Even so, when Gates was asked whether Microsoft would launch another new folding phone, he did not provide certainty.

Also read: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Review: Z Fold 3, which is more pleasant to look at and hold

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