Samsung's foldable phone to come in March for $1,770
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- Galaxy Note 10
- YMp
- 12 Nov 2018
Hope it's not DOA work ridiculous pricing!! Generally it takes few iterations for Samsung to master the implementation and proper use cases... This is a new form factor...hope the wannabe guinea-pig can throw money into this!! You are most welcome! The price will be shattered to $600 when Chinese OEMs master the tech!!
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- Anonymous
- Q5x
- 12 Nov 2018
can I fold it into an air-plane ? or boat ??? but still fragile and for sure wont last for a year. the foldable phone will screwed up :(
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- Gary
- bx9
- 12 Nov 2018
Whackcar, 12 Nov 2018They're very different though... The Axon M is basically tw... moreYeah, $1770 is an absurdly high price, that's my main point, especially for a device with major durability concerns.
Once you quote its price in terms of how many other phones you can buy, it becomes obvious how ridiculous this is. Nice!
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- Anonymous
- 04b
- 12 Nov 2018
Worth it IMO. just dont drink alcohol for a year, just dont buy take away coffee for a year, dont eat out for a year etc etc.. and you have the money.. priorities...
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- Carol
- mgK
- 12 Nov 2018
Welcome to the era where people pay more money on phones then pay for thier and their children education.
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- Gary
- bx9
- 12 Nov 2018
FreedaBees, 12 Nov 2018The phone you mentioned doesn't fold, so why compare? Sams... moreYes it does, foldable phones aren't a new idea.
Most of the top smartphone brands are Chinese nowadays, and their international prices are a function of domestic prices, usually 10 to 30% more. GSMArena quotes a lot of phone prices in RMB and their USD & EUR equivalents.
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- Nrj
- t1{
- 12 Nov 2018
Is this a new or a joke by samsung. ? Anyway who cares about. Saving 1770$ bucks is not a bad deal.
- Whackcar
- X}3
- 12 Nov 2018
Gary, 12 Nov 2018Compare to ZTE Axon M which is selling at about $285 in China... They're very different though... The Axon M is basically two phones joined together. The screen itself doesn't fold... Which is why it's much cheaper to produce.
But $1,770 for the Samsung F would be too much really... For that price you could buy:
1 x Huawei Mate 20 Pro & save plenty of money
2 x Samsung S9+ & save some money
3 x OnePlus 6T & save some money
5 x PocoPhone F1 & save some money
7 x Lenovo Z5 & save some money
9 x Moto G6 Play & save some money
17 x Xiaomi Redmi 6A & save some money
Pretty wild when you think about it. :D
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- VasiliN9
- SwA
- 12 Nov 2018
Gary, 12 Nov 2018Compare to ZTE Axon M which is selling at about $285 in China... You are comparing oranges with apples. ZTE Axon M is just a horizontal flip phone, nothing more.
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- FreedaBees
- nyP
- 12 Nov 2018
Gary, 12 Nov 2018Compare to ZTE Axon M which is selling at about $285 in China... The phone you mentioned doesn't fold, so why compare? Samsung is making a phone that's also a tablet. The ZTE and all other phones like it are not remotely the same.
Price in China is irrelevant unless you can get it through customs and landed for that price - unless you live in China, of course.
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- Bernard(Berlin)
- ScR
- 12 Nov 2018
$1700 price tag is too much for such a beta device.
It's cool but not $1700 cool
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- siminum
- mjP
- 12 Nov 2018
being the first to release such a device does not mean that they have to rob us; I get it, it's new, it's desirable but enough with those prices...they've been leaking this technology for years
https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/sunday-vibes/2018/11/430047/future-proof-foldable-phone-horizons
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- Anonynotmous
- vV5
- 12 Nov 2018
this not what im expected to see :( btw,that phone tho...looks so lame tbh.Looks like 2014 era phone
- Moj
- a34
- 12 Nov 2018
Not a clever move samsung.
And it is most likely like ZTE Axon M.
price is total BS!
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- Anonymous
- LfN
- 12 Nov 2018
Thank you, next
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- Medo
- sr$
- 12 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 12 Nov 2018I cant even afford 770$ phones :D:DDude I cant even aford 300 US one :(
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- Ultimate Rugal
- fFA
- 12 Nov 2018
In the latest smartphone pricing, i guess mid rangers are more than enough. Xiaomi has confirmed that it takes only $350 to build flagship smartphones. Buy mid range smartphone, and save the extra money for something that is MORE important.
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- Furiounx
- w6X
- 12 Nov 2018
xformer, 12 Nov 2018foldable! who cares!! what's that good forI wouldn't be surprised if we had to assemble it too. XD
- Whackcar
- X}3
- 12 Nov 2018
Bad pricing for a gimmick product. These foldable phones will be selling for half the price in 2-3 years at most. The technology would also have improved by then.
Currently if you're solely interested in full-screen display phones, then you should consider one of the new slider phones. If you don't want a slider, then you can consider the Nubia X. These days there are plenty of notch-less bezel-less phones to choose from.
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- Gary
- bx9
- 12 Nov 2018
Compare to ZTE Axon M which is selling at about $285 in China...