What is Samsung thinking?!
The Z Fold 6 is not very slim, but that’s not the only problem with it. | Image Credit — PhoneArena
Let the FE program flourish!
The Z Fold 4 design is not perfect, but it would be perfectly acceptable for an affordable Fold FE. | Image Credit — PhoneArena
But instead of pouring time and money into making the Z Fold 6 Slim just a little bit stronger, thinner, and even costlier than the “regular” Z Fold 6 only to end up selling a few thousand units in China and South Korea, the company may want to focus on cutting just the right corners for a Fold FE variant that could easily become a monster hit around the world. Yes, I said it, I believe it, and will stand by it until the day I die PhoneArena fires me – there’s nothing wrong with cutting corners for affordability’s sake.
Let’s picture something like this, for instance:
- 7.6-inch primary display with 120Hz refresh rate technology;
- 6.2-inch cover screen with 120Hz support;
- Armor aluminum frame;
- Gorilla Glass Victus back;
- IPX8 water resistance;
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor;
- 12GB RAM;
- 256GB storage;
- 12 + 12 + 12MP triple rear-facing camera system;
- 4,400mAh battery;
- 25W charging capabilities;
- 7 years of software updates;
- $1,000 starting price.
Is all of that doable? I certainly think so. And the main reason for that is most of those specs belong to the three-year-old Galaxy Z Fold 3. Samsung could even rehash the design of the Z Fold 3 or Z Fold 4, and I personally wouldn’t mind as long as the price point sat close to the $1,000 mark. This is the only way to stay competitive in the book-style foldable segment, at least until the Galaxy Z Fold 7 comes out next year at a starting price of $1,200 or a massive asteroid destroys all forms of human life, both scenarios of which are just as likely.
