Samsung teased the existence of a higher-end Galax...

In a brand new weblog put up titled “Meet the Subsequent Chapter of Extremely,” Samsung Newsroom US is teasing the corporate’s next-generation book-style foldable smartphone. Presumably the successor to final yr’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, the quick put up alerts the South Korean cellphone maker’s intent to merge collectively its high-end Extremely branding with its present pedigree of flagship folding cellphone fashions.

“With industry-leading {hardware}, cutting-edge efficiency and seamless AI integration optimized for the foldable format, it’s what customers have come to count on from Galaxy Extremely. And when it unfolds, it transforms– right into a extra immersive leisure hub, a spacious workspace, or a multitasking powerhouse, now enhanced by highly effective Galaxy AI options designed particularly for the foldable type,” says Samsung.

Embedded inside the weblog put up is a quick video, which depicts the unfolding silhouette of a Galaxy Z Fold-style handset towards a evenly illuminated backdrop. Ending with “the Extremely expertise is able to unfold,” it may be deduced that Samsung desires to launch an Extremely-tier book-style smartphone later this yr.

There aren’t many different official particulars to go off of presently, apart from the point out of custom-designed Galaxy AI features meant for the foldable type issue. What these AI additions would possibly seem like, and the way helpful they may finally show to be, is completely up within the air.

An Extremely-tier Galaxy Z Fold is precisely what the physician ordered

Its price ticket is certain to be eye-watering, although

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For as well-refined as recent-generation Galaxy Z Fold smartphones have turn out to be, I can not assist however really feel like Samsung has been stagnating on the {hardware} entrance. After testing out each the Honor Magic V3 and the Oppo Find N5 book-style foldables in current months, Samsung’s newest folding flagship feels thicker, heavier, and duller by comparability.

A protracted-standing criticism of the Z Fold line is that, regardless of its close to $2,000 price ticket, it fails to ship all of the cutting-edge specs present in Samsung’s slab-style Galaxy S Ultra series. Notably, current Z Fold gadgets have featured digicam arrays which might be a step down from their Extremely-branded contemporaries.

True function and specification parity throughout each of Samsung’s high-end cellphone traces could be excellent, particularly in an more and more aggressive market full of excellent Android foldables. That being mentioned, I fear about value creep — foldables have been round in a mainstream capability for half a decade, and we have but to see MSRPs hit a extra interesting value level.

Earlier rumors have recommended a July launch window for Samsung’s subsequent foldable gadgets (via Android Headlines), with leaked CAD files pointing to a slimmer-than-before 4.5mm body thickness. Pocket-lint will maintain an in depth eye on further next-generation Galaxy Z Fold leaks and rumors, forward of the gadget’s inevitable launch later this yr.

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