A new report says Samsung will release a cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 model this year and details one change coming to the foldable phone.
Right after MWC 2024 ended, a Galaxy Z Fold 6 rumor emerged that Samsung might be developing an Ultra version of the handset. The report seemed to confirm that Samsung would sell a cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 this year. But it also implied that, rather than cutting the entry price of the current Fold 5 model, it would just launch a more expensive Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra alongside the base Fold 6.
I said at the time that I didn’t like the prospect of the “cheap” Galaxy Z Fold 6 starting at around $1,799. The Ultra would be priced even higher in such a scenario.
A new development suggests that the interpretation might not be correct. Samsung might indeed cut the price of the cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 as the pressure from competitors intensifies.
According to ETNews, Samsung has two problems to deal with. On one hand, there’s Huawei’s resurgence in China. The Chinese vendor is about to capture a big chunk of new foldable phone sales in the first half of the year. That’s largely thanks to Huawei’s home market.
On the other hand, there’s Apple, which has been closing the gap with Samsung when it comes to overall sales.
