If you are excited about buying a smartphone that folds it’s better that you start saving from now. Because the new Samsung Galaxy X which was recently showcased at a company event costs insanely high that is around 2 million Korean won. That’s around £1365 or $1775(approx. Rs.1,29,397) before local taxes, which is even most costlier than the iPhone XS Max which starts at £1099.
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Back in Wednesday, the company has given the first glimpse of the upcoming foldable phone, saying it’ll be mass produced “in the coming months.”The device, shown off during Samsung’s developer conference in California, has been the subject of much speculation for the past four or so years. While we didn’t get a clear look at the phone’s design during its unveiling we did get to see its major gimmick, the folding screen in action.
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However, we had expected that Samsung’s new flagship foldable smartphone could cost huge but it resulted in many expensive phones ever. Meanwhile, top-specced iPhone XS Max with 512GB of storage will set you back £1449, and depending on how many Galaxy X variants Samsung opts to launch, the folding tablet-cum-handset could be the priciest mobile device we’ve seen in quite some time.
The new phone should arrive in March 2019, shortly after the February launch of the Galaxy S10. Samsung’s head of mobile DJ Koh previously said the phone should arrive in the first part of 2019.
The Samsung Galaxy X has a 7.3in tablet-like display that, when folded, is protected by the Galaxy X’s own design and a second 4.6in display is then used on the outside to turn it into a phone.