One of the biggest drawbacks of the current crop of foldable phones is their price. Products like Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 They are simply too expensive for most consumers. The situation could change as early as next year if Samsung’s possible plans come to fruition.
According to tipster @Jukanlosreve (via Gadgets 360), Samsung will likely introduce the Galaxy Z Flip FE (fan version) next year. When it arrives, the phone will likely be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2400 chipset, which is currently found in the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus in select regions. Interestingly, earlier this year, another Samsung executive said that the company has no plans to release a less expensive foldable phone.
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In October, another tipster reported that Samsung was planning to introduce a less expensive Galaxy Z Flip model and a premium foldable tri-fold design. At the time, they claimed that a Samsung executive said the company was “considering ways to lower barriers to entry so more customers can truly experience foldable products, given the high satisfaction of existing users with foldable devices.”
Not much is known about the Galaxy Z Flip FE other than the possibility that it will come with an internal chip. However, we can get some ideas by looking back at previous “FE” products. These products typically offer many of the same features as previous flagship models, but some items are missing to achieve the lower price.
Plans for Z Flip FE aren’t final yet
With that in mind, it’s reasonable to expect the Galaxy Z Flip FE to be similar to the Galaxy Z Flip 6, but may include a less advanced display, fewer storage options, and other cost-saving tweaks. As a result, we expect the Galaxy Z Flip FE to be priced lower than the entry-level Galaxy Z Flip 6, which currently retails for nearly $1,100 in the US, indicating that plans are likely not finalized yet. said another Samsung executive. The company had no plans to release a less expensive foldable model earlier this year.
Samsung’s current lineup of foldable phones, including Galaxy Z-fold 6 and the Galaxy Z Flip 6, released in July. Assuming the new models are revealed around the same time in 2025, we can probably expect the first Galaxy Z Flip FE to arrive a few months earlier. Galaxy Note FE was the first Fan Edition device released in 2017. Current FE products include Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE.
In other news, the same tipster reports that the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 7 could be powered by Samsung’s Exynos 2500 chip. On the contrary, the current Galaxy Z Flip 6 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. If this information is correct, suggests . that Samsung plans to use its more affordable in-house Exynos chipset for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in some regions, while in others, such as the US, it will continue to use Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip, most likely the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. This practice of using different Region-specific chipsets have been a long-standing strategy for Samsung’s flagship devices. The move means the company may be cutting prices on its most popular phones in some places.
Source: Digital Trends
