Samsung’s Foldable Smartphone Might Arrive in 2019 For Around $1,850

Jun. 14, 2018

“Parts affiliates and first-tier subcontractors will begin supplying parts to Samsung Electronics’ handset division beginning in November, at the earliest, with the company assembling the phone aiming for a launch next year”, Park Hyung-woo, an analyst at Shinhan Financial was quoted as saying.

The foldable Galaxy smartphone is expected to feature a 7.3-inch OLED display, but in its folded state, the device will provide 4.5-inch of screen real estate to interact with the device. As expected, the device won’t come cheap by any means but if new reports are to be believed, the foldable Galaxy smartphone will burn a galaxy-sized hole in your pocket with aprice tag estimated to be around $1,850. Kim Jang-yeol, research chief at a brokerage firm called Golden Bridge Investment, suggests that the device will be priced around 2 million won (US$1,850) without carrier subsidies.

Not much is known about the foldable Galaxy device’s internal hardware, except the dimensions of its OLED display and that it will come equipped with a pressure-sensitive3D-touchdisplay of some kind.

Samsung has asserted in the past that the foldable nature of the device won’t just be agimmick, instead, it will offer some practical advantages when it comes to productivity.“In a world where Android backers are doing all they can to stand out from the crowd, the reason top-tier smartphone firms are jumping into the market is that foldable designs are different and allow customers to use them one-handed, while also providing a larger high-resolution display when multitasking is desired”, a Samsung engineer was quoted a saying.