Samsung Phone Folds in Half, Costs Nearly $2,000
No. 1 smartphone maker also unveils four Galaxy S10 models, seeking wider swath of consumers
Samsung has four new phones in its premium line—the Galaxy S10e, S10, S10+ and S10 5G. WSJ’s Joanna Stern explains how they differ in size, cameras, price and network connectivity.
SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled the industry’s first mainstream foldable-screen smartphone on Wednesday, in a radical design change that shakes up the ubiquitous device’s aesthetic—but also sends the industry’s pricing model soaring to new heights.
Called the Galaxy Fold, the new Samsung device delivers on one of the industry’s long-running pursuits: making a tablet-size phone with a glass display that can bend in half, allowing it to be closed like a wallet and fit in a consumer’s hand, pocket or purse.
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