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Samsung Electronics on Tuesday teased its next-generation Galaxy Fold design: a mini-clamshell smartphone that folds in from top to bottom, rather than the sides.
The South Korean company did not provide details on when it would launch the square-shaped device. But the first look indicates the firm is sticking with foldable smartphones, despite the troubled roll-out of its first model.
The new design, which enables the smartphone to fold in half horizontally, was shown in a video at a Samsung conference in San Jose, California, to help developers start thinking about new software for the device.
“The amazing thing with the foldable technology is that it can also become more compact like this,” said Sally Hyesoon Jeong, head of Samsung’s Framework R&D Group, showing the mock-up on a screen behind her.
“Incredible, right?” Jeong said, followed by applause from the floor.




Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone vendor, is powering ahead with the launch of 5G smartphones and US$2,000 foldable handsets, as it battles rivals Apple and Huawei Technologies in an increasingly saturated global market.
Huawei started taking orders last week in China for its eagerly awaited foldable smartphone, hoping to make up for weak overseas sales amid US trade sanctions.
Bloomberg News reported earlier this year that Samsung was planning a clamshell design for a new foldable phone to be formally announced early next year.
The foldable handset is expected to have a 6.7-inch inner screen with a thinner frame at a cheaper price than the US$1,980 Galaxy Fold. Samsung is also working with US fashion designer Thom Browne to push its luxury appeal.
Will the Galaxy Fold smartphone be the game changer Samsung is hoping for?
Like the current Galaxy Fold, the new version will also run Android software and apps. It will have a hole punch camera in the screen like the latest Samsung smartphones and two rear-facing cameras.
“This brand new form factor we are now exploring not only easily fits in your pocket, but it also changes the way you use the phone,” Samsung’s Jeong said.
Reporting from Bloomberg, Reuters

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Samsung Electronics shows off its next-generation Galaxy Fold design – a mini-clamshell smartphone that folds in from top to bottom, rather than the sides – at an event in San Jose, California, on October 29. Photo: Handout

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The new handset is projected to sell at a cheaper price than Samsung’s recently released US$1,980 Galaxy Fold



The world’s largest smartphone vendor is powering ahead with the launch of 5G smartphones and foldable handsets, as it battles rivals Apple and Huawei in an increasingly saturated global market.


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