ZTE Libero Flip is the cheapest foldable phone to date

21 February 2024
It's currently on pre-order in Japan for the equivalent of $265.

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AnonD-641645, 21 Feb 2024It has been a while since I last saw a foldable. Do they st... morecrease on foldable is only exclusive on samsung devices.

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    you have to suffer, 21 Feb 2024they didn't even pay attention to the back of the devi... moreThere was many factors,so I think the popularity of iphone (but low-priced handsets like SE and a generation ago vanila model) in Japan is largely due to the fact that telecom carriers used to sell them as a JPY1 set with a high-cost telecom plan.

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      • 21 Feb 2024

      It has been a while since I last saw a foldable. Do they still have creases?

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        • 21 Feb 2024

        This article contains an incorrect statement.
        Just making a reservation for purchase does not make the price JPY 39,800.
        You need to switch from your current carrier to Ymobile and sign up for a high-cost communication plan at the same time to get JPY 39,800.
        I don't know the power relationship between smartphone manufacturers and telecommunication carriers in other countries.
        But in Japan, the telecommunication carriers have a very strong and distorted structure.

          Anonymous, 21 Feb 2024"rumors has it that Samsung is about to pull out from ... morethey have larger marketshare because consumers vote with their wallets. samsung can remove any feature they want yet they would still buy them. just like apple.
          sorry to shatter your blue diagonal bubble but that's how reality work nowadays. just full of pure greed.

            yalim, 21 Feb 2024one camera can do depth sensing, even 6 year old pixel phon... moreeven redmi note 4 with gcam can do portraits better with software. no depth sensor required.

              yalim, 21 Feb 2024one camera can do depth sensing, even 6 year old pixel phon... moreI don't understand these companies. If they want to bring costs down and make their higher-priced phones look more attractive, why not just have two sensors on budget phones, wide + ultrawide? While depth and macro sensors make phones look like they have really good cameras (average person thinks more cameras must = better photo, and higher MP must = better photo), they do have a cost to them, and when you can see just how many phones still use them, you have to wonder just how much money is being wasted here.

              Hell, if you don't want the extra money, it could at least be used to have a slightly faster chipset; a slightly better camera sensor or OIS on the main sensor; a slightly brighter, sharper, faster, more colour accurate or more energy-efficient screen; a slightly better speaker setup; or even a slightly thinner phone for people that care about that kind of thing (I personally don't care unless it's more than 10mm).

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                • 21 Feb 2024

                This is a little misleading.
                To get to $265 you NEED to sign a NEW contract with carrier.

                So, not really a discount.

                  That is really really a steal deal at $265 with pre-order

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                    Anonymous, 21 Feb 2024"rumors has it that Samsung is about to pull out from ... more*addition:

                    Samsung has bigger marketshare than sony and sharp in Japan.

                      yalim, 21 Feb 2024one camera can do depth sensing, even 6 year old pixel phon... moreNothing, other than giving the illusion of a dual camera setup.

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                        • 21 Feb 2024

                        Anonymous, 21 Feb 2024They hate Koreans more than China. Like Samsung phones have... more"rumors has it that Samsung is about to pull out from Japan."

                        Lol. Nice made up story, i appreciate that 👍

                        In fact, samsung has bigger phone marketshare than Sony and Sharp.

                        Googling for 1 minute about this fact is the best thing you can do right now.

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                          • 21 Feb 2024

                          one camera can do depth sensing, even 6 year old pixel phone can do portraits with less than half the processing power. what's the point of the depth camera except wasting internal space?

                            ZTE is 135% Chinese. It's just promoted in a Japanese ad. Weird choice to launch in Japan.

                              moerutoukon, 21 Feb 2024Strangely enough, Japanese people buy iPhones like crazy ev... morethey didn't even pay attention to the back of the device. you may see small details at the bottom where it said "Made in China" sign. the reason why japanese buy iPhones or any apple product is the status symbol and brand value. i don't see what's special about them. other than just looking at fidget spinner camera style with black hole sensor, and glorified ipad with keyboard and touchscreen removed. if you know what i mean.

                                Anonymous, 21 Feb 2024no money = no buy dont complain. dont look for what i... moreso if a device with less functions and features but expensive, no one should not ever complain?
                                Thank you for such inspiring words, Anonymous.
                                you are the reason why the market has gone boring and stale today.

                                  Just put a single camera. and this phone would be any decent. why bother put depth sensor that does nothing but to waste space?

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 21 Feb 2024

                                    Damn, why not global?

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                                      • 21 Feb 2024

                                      wow, 1st phone Releasing on Day of Leap Year.

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                                        • 21 Feb 2024

                                        Oh wow, is this available in the USA?
                                        Me likes it.

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