Samsung to build two more foldable phones, report says

Samsung Galaxy Fold is not the only foldable phone coming from the Korean giant’s workshop. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company is working on two more foldable phones, each with its own distinctive design. 

One of these phones will have a clamshell design — vertically folding, Razr-style — while the other will fold outwards, just like Huawei’s Mate X. 

According to the report, the vertically folding phone should come in late 2019 or early 2020. Samsung plans for it to have an extra screen on the outside (just like Galaxy Fold) but the design may change. The outwards-folding phone will come afterwards, and it should be thinner as it’ll have no extra screen. The devices may have an under-the-display fingerprint scanner. 

No other details about the design, features or the pricing of these devices are revealed in the report. The Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s first foldable phone, is also the company’s priciest, costing $1,980. 

The report does share a few more tidbits about the Fold, though. Samsung is said to be trying to improve the Fold’s display by improving its durability and eliminating the crease that appears on the display after it’s folded around 10,000 times. Interestingly, Samsung is even considering offering free screen replacements to users due to this issue. 

I’ve had a chance to see the Galaxy Fold in person, and that crease definitely exists even on a new device. While the crease is invisible in most scenarios, it can be seen when you look at the phone from a certain angle. 

Bloomberg says that Samsung forecasts producing at least 1 million foldable devices this year. The Galaxy Fold is officially coming out on April 26; given its exorbitant price, it’ll be interesting to see how well it sells.