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Samsung said to be planning a new folding-screen clamshell smartphone
The images show a clamshell smartphone, along the lines of what Samsung presented two months ago, but also similar to the brand new Motorola Razr.
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Samsung foldable phone (Bloomberg/File)
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whole series of photos supposedly showing Samsung's future folding screen smartphone have appeared on the Chinese social network Weibo.
What is perhaps still only a prototype has a form factor that is similar to the one unveiled by the South Korean manufacturer at the Samsung Developer Conference in October 2019.
The images show a clamshell smartphone, along the lines of what Samsung presented two months ago, but also similar to the brand new Motorola Razr.
Samsung's next foldable phone could be this RAZR-like clamshell https://t.co/mKkYo0brmc pic.twitter.com/xY726eVi3P
— Engadget (@engadget) December 19, 2019
In any case, it is very different to the Galaxy Fold, the brand's first ever foldable-screen model, which is more like a small tablet that folds in half.
Note that the smartphone in the leaked pictures has no logo and could very well be a working prototype. Once fully opened, it should offer a screen of about 6.9 inches in 22/9 format. It does not have a notch but a "punch-hole" front camera. However, no technical specifications have filtered through for the moment.
Unlike the Galaxy Fold, this new model folds vertically. Although it may be a little smaller, it is similar in aspect to the Motorola Razr, which is due to go on pre-order in the US on December 26 and will be in store January 9 for US$1500, a Verizon exclusive.
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Samsung will likely present this new folding-screen model in February 2020, probably at the same time as the Galaxy S11. It should also be a bit cheaper than the Galaxy Fold, which is priced from US$1980.
