Rumor has it that Samsung will launch a less expensive different to the as-yet-unannounced Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 later this 12 months, and now we’ve bought a greater thought of how a lot this thriller book-style foldable cellphone may cost.
In keeping with a report from Korean outlet SisaJournal-e (through PhoneArena), Samsung’s “entry-level foldable cellphone mannequin is estimated to be lower than $800.” This specific report doesn’t specify whether or not the machine in query is a variation of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 or Galaxy Z Flip 6, however earlier leaks have hinted on the existence of a Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE, so it appears logical to recommend that we’re speaking about the identical cellphone right here.
In fact, a sub-$800 price ticket (let’s name it $799 for the sake of argument) wouldn’t make the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE ‘low-cost’, per se – a minimum of not low-cost sufficient to get anyplace close to our greatest low-cost telephones listing – however that determine would put the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE at lower than half the value of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, which launched for $1,799.99 / £1,749 / AU$2,599 in July 2023.
Certainly, a $799 price ticket (which equates to round £749 / AU$1,299) would additionally see the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE value greater than the Samsung Galaxy S24 in sure areas; that cellphone launched for $799 / £799 / AU$1,399 in January this 12 months.
So, what sacrifices may Samsung be getting ready to make with this “entry-level foldable” so as to supply it at such a aggressive worth? Properly, in response to the identical Korean media report, this upcoming machine could have “decrease” processor, show and battery specs in comparison with present “flagship merchandise,” although Samsung will reportedly be capable to maintain the cellphone’s digicam system at a “flagship stage.”
We’ve additionally heard that Samsung might jettison assist for the S Pen with this thriller Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE machine, so as to maintain its worth down. The S Pen is definitely offered individually to Galaxy Z Fold 5, however the cellphone’s compatibility with this accent requires an element known as a digitizer. So, by eradicating the necessity to manufacture a digitizer for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE, Samsung might cut back the manufacturing value of the upcoming handset.
An iPhone social gathering pooper?
As for when the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE may hit cabinets, the most recent intelligence from serial Samsung leaker Revengus suggests it might debut across the similar time because the iPhone 16.
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“The entry-level mannequin of the Galaxy Z Fold 6, debuting this 12 months, is predicted to be launched in September to October, 2-3 months later than the common mannequin of Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6,” Revengus wrote in a current X put up.
“In September to October, Apple’s iPhone 16 collection is about to be introduced and launched. Whereas the cargo goal for the finances mannequin of Z Fold 6 will not be excessive, starting from 200,000 to 300,000 models, it might nonetheless divert shopper consideration from the iPhone 16 collection, which is about to be launched across the similar time,” the tipster defined.
In different phrases, Samsung could possibly be getting ready to spoil Apple’s social gathering by releasing a 3rd Galaxy foldable in isolation of its two predominant greatest foldable cellphone contenders this 12 months, each of that are anticipated to reach a number of months earlier, in late July.
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