Samsung Galaxy Fold e just leaked — and it will cost much less than Galaxy Fold 2

Samsung Galaxy Fold e merely leaked — and it volition cost much less than Galaxy Fold two

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Samsung's Galaxy Fold 2 could be getting a cheaper cousing when it releases later this twelvemonth. It's likely to come with some merchandise-offs, merely may just be the affordable foldable that users take been waiting for.

The news comes from Max Weinbach on Twitter, who has reliably leaked info on phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S20 series. The cheaper foldable smartphone volition be called the Galaxy Fold e, and will retail for $1,100, roughly $900 cheaper than the Galaxy Fold when it launched last yr.

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There'southward a rumor, and go along in mind this is a rumor, Samsung will be releasing a Milky way Fold e for $1100. They are too working releasing 3 folds. 2 with plastic, ane with UTG. Could explain the Winner2 vs Champ codenames.May eleven, 2020

A second tweet from YouTuber MauriQHD offers a similar but different leak, claiming the phone will actually be a little cheaper at $900, but will either have a small cover brandish on the exterior, or none at all. MauriQHD also says the phone will be called the Fold Lite, using Samsung's other suffix for the cheaper version of its phones.

i´ve heard $900 ish and Fold Calorie-free as the namewith tiny/no dorsum screenMay xi, 2020

In addition, Weinbach mentions that Samsung is both working on Folds with plastic and ultra-thin glass (UTG) displays, which perhaps explains why in that location are two codenames for the Fold two: Winner2 and Champ. The Galaxy Z Flip was Samsung's first phone with a UTG brandish, and while it isn't equally tough or scratch resistant every bit a Gorilla Glass screen, it's still stronger than plastic.

The major problem with electric current foldable phones is their price. Even the cheapest foldables like the Z Flip or the problematic Motorola Razr 2020 still toll $1,400. Still, the $ane,000 to $1,100 toll range is inhabited by a more normal range of flagships, like the Galaxy S20 or iPhone 11 Pro. A foldable at this cost indicate will be tempting for a lot more users who want to endeavor out the radically dissimilar form gene of a flexible telephone, and could finally be the moment that foldable phones actually accept off.

We're anticipating an August release for the Galaxy Fold 2, which volition appear alongside the Milky way Annotation 20. Both phones are expected to utilize an S Pen stylus for additional functionality, likewise as 120Hz displays and new camera tech borrowed from the Galaxy S20 series.

Richard is a Tom's Guide staff author based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need advice on. Following on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's too written for WIRED U.M., The Annals and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he'south probable thinking about how to brew the perfect cup of specialty coffee.