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Samsung Revamps Flagship Smartphone Release Schedule
The Note lineup normally launched around September/October is when the new foldables are expected to arrive. Samsung may be planning to launch its new foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3, in July this year - months earlier than the Z Fold2, which arrived last September. If Samsung is now making a shift to its release strategy and its H1 flagship (the S21 series) already released in January, then this new timeline could make sense. If the company staggers two major calendar releases per year, they may be six months apart, which puts new foldables six months after the Galaxy S21 lineup.
Figure 1:Galaxy Z Fold 3
The Note lineup normally launched around September/October is when the new foldables are expected to arrive. Samsung may be planning to launch its new foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3, in July this year - months earlier than the Z Fold2, which arrived last September. If Samsung is now making a shift to its release strategy and its H1 flagship (the S21 series) already released in January, then this new timeline could make sense. If the company staggers two major calendar releases per year, they may be six months apart, which puts new foldables six months after the Galaxy S21 lineup.
Figure 1:Galaxy Z Fold 3
The Galaxy Z Fold3 is expected to make a change from the UTG (Ultra-Thin Glass) composition of the second-generation of foldables and may switch back to plastic. The Fold3’s display is rumored to measure 7.55-inches on its internal display with a 6.21-inch cover display. Another rumor said that the Galaxy Z Fold3 may be priced the same as the Z Fold2 when it launched: $2,000. A supposed render of the Z Fold3 looks like parts of the S21 Ultra were mashed up with a folding form factor and an S Pen. We are yet to see Samsung offer a folding device that supports the S Pen. Previous models have displays that are too delicate and mark easily.
Figure 2: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Render
Figure 2: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Render
For the Z Flip 2, the inner display may grow to 6.7-inches diagonally and it is rumored to have feature a 120Hz refresh rate. The Z Flip3’s cover display is also expected to grow from the original Z Flip’s. It’s also rumored that there will be a cheaper Z Flip3 model, perhaps one powered by a midrange chipset.
The Galaxy Z Flip launched at $1,449 and can now be had for $1,199. This is not a limited time deal or anything like that, the phone simply has a new price from today going forward.
Figure 3: Galaxy Z Flip 2 Render
The Galaxy Z Flip launched at $1,449 and can now be had for $1,199. This is not a limited time deal or anything like that, the phone simply has a new price from today going forward.
Figure 3: Galaxy Z Flip 2 Render
Samsung's online store, sells the Z Flip for as low as $199.99 (that's not a typo!), the (rather huge) caveat being it requires a trade-in of an eligible device (another Flip or an original Galaxy Fold to get that whopping $1,000 off).