The new Galaxy Z Fold3 smartphone with a 7.6 -inch diagonal screen has a starting price.$ 799.99 in the US while the Galaxy Z Flip3 scout model has a starting price of $ 999.99, in both cases being lower prices than the versions launched last year, which had a starting price of 1.$ 999 and 1 respectively.$ 380.
The South Korean group said that the new Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 phones will be launched on August 27 on markets such as the US and Europe.
„Există cu siguranţă o cerere pentru ecrane mai mari deoarece oamenii consumă mai mult conţinut media iar telefoanele pliabile sunt singura formă care permite ca ecranele mari să devină foarte portabile…problema o reprezintă preţul”, susţine Park Sung-soon, analist la Cape Investment & Securities.
Folding phones, with about 8.6 million units that would be delivered this year, will represent only 0.6% of the total number of 1.447 billion smartphones that will be delivered in 2021.However, it is a more than double figure compared to the three million folding phones delivered in 2020, and Samsung is by far the leader, with a market share of over 88%, say analysts from Counterpoint Research.
According to them, in order for folding phones to expand beyond the area of niche models, prices must drop up to 1.000 and 1.$ 500 and must be more offers from companies other than Samsung and Apple, which would launch its own foldable model around 2023.
In addition to price reductions, which according to analysts could help folding phones to generate more demand in US markets and possibly China, the new models revealed by Samsung Wednesday are lighter and thinner, have an improved design and durabilityThey are also compatible with a stylus, which could allow them to attract some of the users of Galaxy Notes phables.
In addition to the new foldable phones, Samsung revealed a new generation of smart watches and ear headphones with a new desing and new features.Solid sales of such accessories have allowed Samsung to improve the profitability of its mobile division in the last quarters.