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“#Samsung slashes prices in bid to boost foldable phone sales<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Samsung is hoping cheaper but more durable versions of its foldable phones will broaden the app<\/a>eal of a high-concept design that\u2019s so far fizzled with consumers.<\/p>\n

The electronics giant on Wednesday launched its effort to turn things around with two new products designed to function as both a phone and, when unfolded outward on a hinge, a tablet.<\/p>\n

The larger Galaxy Fold3 boasts a 7.6-inch display when unfolded and will sell for $1,800, a 10% drop from last year\u2019s model. The other device, the Galaxy Flip3, looks more like a flip phone, but can still be opened from its clamshell position into a 6.7-inch display. It will sell for $1,000, more than 25% below the price for last year\u2019s original model.<\/p>\n

Besides the new phones, Samsung also unveiled its first smartwatches powered by software designed in tandem with Google as both companies try to catch up with Apple in that part of the wearable tech market.<\/p>\n

Since releasing its first foldable phones in 2019, Samsung has been hyping the technology<\/a> as a breakthrough that will spur more consumers to splurge on new phones instead of holding on to older devices until they wear out or upgrading to new models that have most of the same features.<\/p>\n

But foldable phones have barely made a ripple in the smartphone market, with roughly 2 million of the devices shipped last year, according to the research firm International Data Corp. That\u2019s a tiny fraction of the nearly 1.3 billion smartphones shipped worldwide last year, IDC said.<\/p>\n

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The larger Galaxy Fold3 will sell for $1,800, a 10 percent drop from last year\u2019s model. The smaller Galaxy Flip3 will sell for $1,000, more than 25 percent below the price for last year\u2019s original model.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cWhat has really been holding back the mass consumption of these foldable devices is the high price,\u201d IDC analyst Nabila Popal said. \u201cMost people really don\u2019t see the need for it. At least nothing that justifies forking out an additional thousand dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Popal believes Samsung\u2019s lower prices for its latest foldable phones are still too far above what most consumers are willing to pay for phones. That\u2019s one reason IDC projects only a modest uptick in foldable phone shipments this year, to an estimated 6 million to 7 million devices.<\/p>\n

Besides high prices, sales have been held back by doubts about whether the foldable devices can withstand the wear and tear that traditional smartphones typically endure. Those worries have shadowed Samsung\u2019s foldable line-up since it delayed the release of first models in 2019 to fix problems with bulging screens and flickering displays.<\/p>\n

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Samsung\u2019s new foldable phones are now compatible with its S Pen stylus.<\/figcaption>
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Samsung has equipped its newest foldable phones with more durable glass and water resistance to reduce the chances of the devices being damaged. It has made the foldable phones compatible with its popular S Pen stylus for the first time to woo customers accustomed to using the digital writing tool on Samsung\u2019s traditional Note and Galaxy phones.<\/p>\n

In another sign of foldable phones\u2019 progress, nearly 50 of the top 100 mobile apps, are now available for its unique format, said Drew Blackard, the South Korean company\u2019s vice president of product management.<\/p>\n

Those improvements have emboldened Samsung to make the foldable phones its marquee products during the second half of the year, backed by a marketing campaign that will hail their advantages.<\/p>\n

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Samsung\u2019s foldable phones haven\u2019t ignited consumer interest thus far, and some analysts say the price cuts don\u2019t go far enough to lure buyers.<\/figcaption>
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Blackard likened the third generation of Samsung\u2019s foldable phones to the third generation of the company\u2019s Note phones that came out in 2013 and changed the perceptions of a product line-up that was initially mocked for introducing smartphones with five-inch screens. Within the next year, Apple released the first model of its trendsetting iPhones with bigger screens that have now become a standard feature.<\/p>\n

But Apple still hasn\u2019t felt compelled to make an iPhone with a foldable screen yet.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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