The price of the Galaxy Z Flip is not only lower than the Galaxy Fold, it is even more competitive than other manufacturers.
With the February launch approaching, more news about Samsung’s new folding screen phone Galaxy Z Flip is also exposed to the world. @Ishanagarwal, a tech person who previously exposed S20 and Z Flip, revealed its configuration on Twitter:
The Galaxy Z Flip will use a 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED screen, a 12-megapixel main camera (instead of the previously estimated billion-megapixels), a 10-megapixel front-facing camera, 256G storage, 3300mAh or 3500mAh batteries, and a black casing And purple. In addition, Korean media said that the shell will also be available in blue, red and pink versions.
According to technology media BGR, the price of the Galaxy Z Flip in Europe is 1,400 euros (about 10,700 yuan), which is 600 euros lower than the entry price of the Galaxy Fold. There are also rumors that the price of the Galaxy Z Flip may be around $ 1,000. In any case, the Galaxy Z Flip will be much cheaper than the Galaxy Fold and cheaper than the Huawei Mate X and Motorola Razr.
It is worth mentioning that the Galaxy Z Flip will use a flip up and down scheme, which is different from the left and right flip of the Galaxy Fold. Someone has made renderings before.
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The latest leaked promotional poster also shows a Z-shaped double hinge solution. However, this scheme is more likely to be a publicity strategy rather than applied to a real machine.
Compared to the 16,000 yuan Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Z Flip shows a lower price product positioning. During the initial evaluation of the Galaxy Fold, the protective film on the display peeled off and the display malfunctioned. Therefore, after two months of redesign, it was still sought after. In response, Gao Dongzhen, the head of Samsung ’s mobile phone department, once said, “We have sold 400,000 to 500,000 Galaxy Folds.”
On January 20, Samsung just appointed Lu Taiwen, the new president of the smartphone business, to replace Gao Dongzhen to deal with the fierce competition from Chinese mobile phone companies. In 2020, Samsung ’s two folding screen phones will be particularly squeezed by Chinese companies: Huawei Mate X has begun to sell, and Mate Xs will be displayed at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in February; Xiaomi, OPPO, etc. are also available Real machine display.
It is worth mentioning that Xiaomi also applied for a new patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office on January 7th, demonstrating a plan to fold up and down instead of fold around MIX Alpha. This may mean that the shape of the folding screen mobile phone is better. It has not been concluded yet, and it will be applicable to different subdivision prices.
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