We’ve rounded up rumors about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2, including the day it will be announced, improvements to the glass, plus new colors and materials.
The Galaxy Fold was one of the standout phones of last year, for better and for worse. After reviewers found fatal flaws in the design, Samsung went back to the drawing board, and eventually released an improved phone that has earned fans and sparked competition. You might say that updates and improvements are part of the Galaxy Fold’s DNA. So, we’re excited to see how Samsung steps up its game with the sequel, a phone that’s now being called the Galaxy Z Fold 2.
In our review of the original Galaxy Fold, we advised waiting for the sequel, hoping it would add some necessary improvements. The Galaxy Fold is so delicate that Samsung includes a free screen repair in the first year. It has no ingress protection (IP) rating against water or dust. None. At $2,000, it launched as the most expensive phone Samsung ever sold, and it arrived in obvious need of improvement.
Here’s what Samsung might have planned for the follow-up.
According to the latest rumors, we won’t actually see a “Fold 2,” as Samsung is more likely to fold the larger devices into the Galaxy Z Fold family. The next device to launch in early August will be the Galaxy Z Fold 2, according to a report from reliable Samsung leaks site SamMobile. If you check out the Galaxy Z page on Samsung’s US website, the original Galaxy Fold joins the family unofficially at the bottom.
Samsung will announce the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with the Galaxy Note 20 during a streaming event on August 5, according to rising leaker Jon Prosser. We usually expect only a brief interlude between announcement and sales, but it’s hard to say how coronavirus has changed the supply chain.
The new Galaxy Z Fold 2 will cost less than the original, at least for the base model. Rumors suggest Samsung will offer a 256GB version at a lower price point. The original Galaxy Fold sold for almost $2,000, but Samsung saw even more success with the Galaxy Z Flip, which sells for around $1,400 itself. The more affordable Galaxy Z Fold 2 could retail somewhere between those figures, maybe around $1,800.
There have been murmurs about an “entry-level” folding phone that could cost $1,100.
