Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 5 isn’t likely to arrive for another month, but it already picked up a big edge on the competition — at least if you believe a new rumor about the latest version of Samsung’s foldable flagship.
Specifically, a Twitter leaker by the name of Revegnus claims that the Galaxy Z Fold 5 “will see a slight reduction in price” compared to the Galaxy Z Fold 4, which cost $1,799 when it debuted a year ago. Even if that’s a $100 to $200 drop, that’s still a step toward making the price of one of the best foldable phones easier to swallow.
You shouldn’t pin your expectations entirely on the say-so of someone on Twitter — especially not these days — but the Galaxy Z Fold 5 pricing rumor has an element of veracity to it. Foldable phones carry hefty price tags, and one of the thing stopping wider adoption of these devices is the fact that they cost so much. Shave a little off the price, and suddenly people are a lot more willing to consider something that was previously too rich for their blood.
We saw this happen with the Galaxy Z Flip, which originally debuted at a $1,380 starting price. That eventually fell to $999 with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 — the first time a foldable phone dropped below the psychological $1,000 threshold. It’s not coincidental that Samsung saw a big gain in sales for that lower-cost foldable.