Samsung reveals long-awaited folding phone, the Galaxy Fold – and its stunning price tag
- The Galaxy Fold transforms from a 4.6 inch phone into a 7.3 inch tablet-like device by unfolding on its long edge
- Announced alongside the new three-size Galaxy S10 line-up, the Fold will carry a whopping US$1,980 price tag when it is released on April 26
Samsung unveiled a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen in an attempt to break the innovative funk that has beset the smartphones market.
The phone, announced Wednesday in San Francisco, will be called the Galaxy Fold and will sell for a whopping US$1,980 when it is released April 26.
Consumers willing to pay that hefty price will get a device that can unfold like a wallet so it can work like a traditional smartphone with a 4.6 inch screen or fold out on its long edge into something more like a mini-tablet with a 7.3 inch screen.
When fully unfolded, the device will be able to simultaneously run three different apps on the screen.
“Get ready for the dawn of a new era,” declared DJ Koh, who oversees Samsung’s smartphone division. The new phone, he said, “answers sceptics who said everything has already been done.”