Samsung Planning on Expanding Foldable Smartphones Price Range 6n1n12 Report

Samsung reportedly said that it will grow the foldable smartphones category, although it s for very little in total smartphone sales. 5254z

By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 30 October 2020 19:11 IST

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Samsung foldable smartphones may be available soon in a wider price range
Samsung will reportedly continue to grow the foldable phones category
Foldable smartphones by Samsung are priced at a high rate

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Samsung plans to expand the price range of foldable smartphones, as per a report. The company revealed this in its conference call for the quarter, and added that it will continue to strengthen its portfolio in the foldable category in 2021. Since Samsung's currently available foldable phones are priced at a , a wider price range for future foldable phones could make them more affordable.

As per a report by The Elec, Samsung said that although foldable smartphones for very little in total smartphone sales, it will continue to grow the category every year.

The South Korean tech giant also revealed that it is expecting sales and profitability both to drop in the fourth quarter of 2020, due to intensified competition for the year's end sales. Samsung's operating profits were reportedly the highest in two years though, and sales were its highest ever for a quarter.

Samsung Galaxy Fold Will Get Some of Galaxy Z Fold 2’s Features

Meanwhile, according to a recent report, Samsung's foldable phone will come with an S Pen. The report says that Samsung filed a patent for the same back in April, and describes Samsung's plans of making future foldable phones compatible with the S Pen.

The Samsung W21 5G foldable phone on the other hand is going to be Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, which was launched in China earlier but is tied with China Telecom carrier for 5G connectivity.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 meanwhile was launched last month and is currently available at Rs. 1,49,990.

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