The Budget Friendly Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Lite may not Arrive this Year

Samsung will launch only two foldable smartphones this year, according to SamMobile.

Rumor has it that the South Korean giant will only release the successors to the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Z Flip 5G, and it seems that speculation about the Galaxy Z Fold Lite device will not be seen on the market this year.

Samsung has high hopes for its foldable phones. The board decided not to launch a Note phone this year, presumably to replace it with foldable phones. Reports also claim that the company wants sales of foldable phones to reach the levels of the Note series, something that analysts do not see as possible.

Folding phones are still a fake product and very expensive. A cheaper foldable headset can help Samsung target a wider audience. Reports have suggested that Samsung's relatively affordable foldable phone will cost between $ 900 and $ 1,100.

A foldable budget phone could also help Samsung maintain its dominance in the face of new competition from Xiaomi and allegedly Google, Oppo, and Vivo.

A research company announced last year that the Galaxy Fold Lite will be here by March 2021. The report was contradicted by an industry insider, who said the company would begin releasing the Z-flip in the second half of the year.

A recent report said that Samsung's dual-fold smartphone is under development and could arrive by the end of 2021. It now appears that its release is on an unspecified date.

In short, as for the rumors, Samsung will probably release only the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 this year. According to the rumors, they will be revealed in July.

The lack of a chip may be the reason for the delay in the release of the Galaxy Z Fold Lite.

It is unclear why the Galaxy Z Flip Lite / Fold Lite rumor has been delayed, but the current chip crisis may be behind it. Samsung is already struggling with a shortage and the Google Pixel 5a will have a very limited edition due to the same problem.

In the case of any consolation, Samsung has permanently cut prices on the Z Fold 2 and Z Flip 5G and their successors are unlikely to start higher. The Z Fold 2 baseline now costs $ 1,799, and the Z Flip 5G starter costs $ 1,199.

At one point there were reports that Samsung would launch a wheeled phone in 2021. Since then, those rumors have stopped.