According to a report on April 9, South Korean media reported that the epidemic did not stop Samsung phones from pushing new steps. It is expected to launch Galaxy Note 20 series phones and Galaxy Fold 2 in August this year.
According to industry sources, Samsung has been preparing for the launch of the Galaxy Note 20 since this week. The current plan is to launch in August, and the Galaxy Fold 2 will be unveiled together. Although the epidemic affects, Samsung has no plans to postpone the release of these two new machines. , Which considered moving the press conference online.
The report mentions that Samsung will not and does not want to delay the launch of the Galaxy Note 20, because they have already prepared this new machine for a long time, and there is also the Galaxy Fold 2. If they do not take into account the sudden outbreak, they plan for the latter The goal is that global shipments exceed one million.
As for the details of the Galaxy Note 20, according to sources, Samsung will upgrade the stylus of the new machine, and it will be equipped with a 7-inch screen, and the screen will not have any gaps because it uses the design of the under-screen camera.
It is worth mentioning that the Korean industry chain also revealed that the threshold of Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 is lower than that of Samsung Galaxy Fold. 256GB storage starts (Galaxy Fold only has a 512GB version). It is expected that the starting price may be reduced by hundreds of dollars. , As a reference Samsung Galaxy Fold is priced at 1980 US dollars.
According to Korean media reports, the impact of the current epidemic on Samsung mobile phones is also very large. Currently, a quarter of their 37 production lines in the world are in a state of suspension, including Samsung Electronics ’largest smartphone in India. factory.
Prior to this, Samsung Electronics estimated that the operating profit for the first quarter was 6.4 trillion won, which is higher than the 6.2 trillion won a year ago, mainly because the epidemic has increased the demand for chips such as memory, but the company ’s smartphones and consumption The electronic business suffered a lot because of the epidemic.
As for folding screen phones, Samsung said it will continue to be optimistic and increase corresponding innovations. People in the industry chain said that Samsung is indeed very optimistic about folding screen mobile phones. Next year, it is expected that the shipment of this type of equipment will be about 6 million units, and this number will soar to 20 million units in 2022. The sales scope has been expanded to 60 countries and regions around the world.
In addition to its own folding screen mobile phone, Samsung is actively selling its own folding screen solution to some mobile phone manufacturers. According to the industry chain, Xiaomi, OPPO, OnePlus, vivo and even Huawei are actively testing the folding screen solution provided by Samsung.
