One of the biggest drawbacks of the current batch of foldable phones is their price. Products like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 are simply too expensive for most consumers. This could change as early as next year if possible projects from Samsung come to fruition.

According to the tipster @Jukanlosreve (via 360 Gadgets), Samsung is likely to introduce a Galaxy Z Flip FE (fan edition) model as early as next year. When it arrives, the phone will likely include a Samsung Exynos 2400 chipset, which is the same one that currently powers the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus in some regions. Interestingly, earlier this yearanother Samsung executive said the company has no plans to launch a cheaper foldable.

In Octoberanother tipster said Samsung plans to introduce a cheaper Galaxy Z Flip model and a premium tri-fold foldable design. At the time, they claimed that a Samsung executive said the company was “considering ways to lower barriers to entry so that more customers can truly experience foldable products, given the high level of user satisfaction existing foldables”.

Not much is known about the Galaxy Z Flip FE, other than the likelihood that it will include an internal chip. However, we can gain some insight by looking back at previous “FE” products. Typically, these products offer many of the same features as previous flagship models, while omitting some elements to achieve a lower price.

Plans for the Z Flip FE still not final

With that in mind, it’s reasonable to expect the Galaxy Z Flip FE to look like the Galaxy Z Flip 6, but could include a less advanced display, fewer storage options, and other cost-saving tweaks . As a result, we expect the Galaxy Z Flip FE to be priced lower than the entry-level Galaxy Z Flip 6, which currently sells for almost $1,100 in the US, showing that the plans ‘probably haven’t been finalized yet, another Samsung executive said. earlier this year that the company had no plans to release a cheaper foldable.

Samsung’s current lineup of foldable phones, including the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, were released in July. Assuming new models are revealed around the same time in 2025, we can probably expect to see the first Galaxy Z Flip FE arrive a few months before that. The Galaxy Note FE was the first “Fan Edition” device, released in 2017. Current FE products include the Galaxy S24 FE and Galaxy Tab S9 FE.

Furthermore, the same informant indicates that the next Galaxy Z Flip 7 could be equipped with a Samsung Exynos 2500 chip. On the other hand, the current Galaxy Z Flip 6 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. If this information are accurate, this suggests that Samsung plans to use its more affordable in-house Exynos chipset for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in some regions, while in others, like the US, it will continue to use Qualcomm’s latest flagship chip , most likely. the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. This practice of using different chipsets depending on region has been a long-standing strategy for Samsung’s flagship devices. The move means it can lower the price of its most popular phones in some regions.