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Samsung Looking for a Lower Galaxy Fold 2 Price Point 
April 12, 2020
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SamMobile, reports that Samsung is considering two different storage options for the Fold 2, the successor to the Galaxy Fold. Apart from the regular 512GB variant which will match the capacity of the original Fold, Samsung may launch a cheaper, 256GB model. Exact price figures aren’t being mentioned. The cheaper, 256GB version will probably shed between $100 and $200 from the price of the 512GB model, judging by how storage affects the price in current Samsung flagships. The Fold 2 is expected to feature more refined bezels, a new hinge mechanism, and a larger second screen. The main fold-in type display will increase from 7.3 to 7.7 inches, and the strange notch in the upper right corner will transform into a cutout of the Infinity-O variety. There is also information that the Galaxy Fold 2 will have an S Pen, just like the expected Note 20 model and its predecessors. Samsung Display is expected to use wants Ultra-Thin Glass (seen in the Z Flip) to make the Fold 2 more scratch resistant and S pen friendly. But the "Galaxy Fold 2 is not able to employ high-pixel cameras because it is too thick." What this means is that it won't contain 108-megapixel sensor of the Galaxy S20 Ultra in the new Fold 2.
 
Samsung will also refresh the Galaxy A-series midrange phones for 2020. The lineup consists of six phones, all of which are aimed at people who want high-end features without paying big bucks. The most affordable version costs $110, while the highest-end A71 5G tops out at $600. There will also be a slightly more affordable $500 model that is 5G-ready. The entire lineup ships with Android 10 software with One UI 2.0, and features a 3.5mm headphone jack.

• First to launch on April 9th was the A01 and A51, costing $110 and $400, respectively. The A01’s specs seem serviceable for the cost, with an octa-core processor, a 5MP selfie camera on the front, and a 13MP rear camera with 2MP depth on the back. The display is 5.7 inches, and it has HD+ resolution with Samsung’s “Infinity-V” v-shaped notch at the top to house the selfie cam. The phone contains a 3,000mAh battery, and its 16GB of onboard storage can be expanded via microSD. The A01 will arrive first via Verizon, with support at other carriers coming in a few weeks. The A51 seems poised to take on the likes of Google’s Pixel 3A and perhaps the rumored Pixel 4A. This device is the successor to last year’s Galaxy A50 and has a big 6.5-inch FHD+ OLED Infinity-O display with a hole-punch camera in the screen. It has a 48MP camera lens on the back, and its ultrawide-angle lens has a 123-degree field of view. The camera can record video in 4K resolution, and Samsung says the phone has stabilization that will help keep the footage looking smooth. Samsung touts this one as having “amped-up performance” using a 10nm octa-core processor with 4GB of RAM, a 4,000mAh battery, and 128GB of onboard storage. It will have a microSD slot, allowing for up to 512GB of additional storage. Verizon has first dibs on this phone starting on April 9th, though Sprint will sell it starting April 10th, with other carrier support coming in the following weeks. AT&T has informed us that it will carry the A51 in early May.
• Coming in between the A01 and A51 in terms of pricing and capabilities are the A11 and A21, which will cost $180 and $250, respectively. These will launch at some point in the summer. Both will have octa-core processors. The A11 will offer a 6.4-inch HD+ display with a hole-punch selfie cam. The rear camera has three lenses (wide-angle, ultrawide-angle, and depth). The phone also includes a 4,000mAh battery, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. 
• The A21 is just a little bigger with a 6.5-inch screen. The main difference is that it has a quad-lens rear camera array, with a macro lens added to the three included on the A11. Additionally, the A21 comes with a 4,000mAh battery and 3GB of RAM, and it supports 15W wired fast charging.
• Also coming later this summer is a 5G-ready version of the A51 which will cost $500. There are other differences between this and the $400 model: the 5G version will have 6GB of RAM (compared to 4GB), support 15W wired fast charging, include a 4,500mAh battery (compared to 4,000mAh), and will support up to 1TB of additional microSD card storage. This phone will support mmWave and sub-600MHz spectrum 5G support.
• One step above the A51 5G is the $600 A71 5G, Samsung’s top-end midrange phone that’s on the verge of flagship pricing. It will also be released this summer. It will have a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED Infinity-O display with a hole-punch camera. It will also have a quad-camera system on the back, though Samsung has only said that its main lens is 64 megapixels. Other features worth highlighting include 25W wired fast charging, 128GB of storage (with 1TB of microSD expandable storage support), 6GB of RAM, and a 4,500mAh battery. The A71 5G will also support mmWave and sub-600MHz spectrum 5G support.

 
Samsung’s message with these phones is that it’s trying to make 5G more accessible for people who don’t want to spend hundreds more on a Galaxy S20. The A71 5G is priced at $600, it comes within $200 of the cost of a 5G-ready Galaxy S20 (though the phone doesn’t yet support Verizon’s mmWave spectrum).