There is no question, the price of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 will be expensive but it will be margin cheaper than the original Galaxy Fold, at least in one region.
The price of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 UK will be a whopping £ 1,799, according to the official Samsung website in a leak first spotted by notable leaker Max Weinbach.
That’s £ 100 ‘cheaper’ than the first Galaxy Fold, as noted by our own deputy editor, John McCann, in a funny, sobering retweet comment. The first-gen Fold cost £ 1,899 when it launched late last year.
Good news: Second generation Fold is £ 100 cheaper than the first gene model. Not so good news: it’s still £ 1,800 https://t.co/sI9ffDwjDxAugust 27, 2020
You can pre-order the Fold 2 on that site, though Samsung’s second-gen foldable will be fully unveiled next week, Tuesday, September 1st. That’s when we hear about the official US price and release date,
The UK pre-order page confirms that the release date of Galaxy Z Fold 2 is also: Friday 18 September, with a shipping date of 17 September. It will come with 256GB and will be available in two colors: Mystic Bronze and Mystic Black.
What is the price of Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 elsewhere?
This does not guarantee that the Galaxy Z Fold 2 will be cheaper anywhere else than the original Fold. In the US, the first version cost $ 1,980, and in Australia, AU $ 2,900. But this leak gives us a ballpark figure – it will be expensive everywhere.
The good news is that we do not expect the Fold 2 to be a directional conversion from the new price of £ 1,799, as some subsequent tweets have posed. That would make it $ 2,375 in the US, but we often see UK prices for tech just US prices.
Another bit of good news: the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 seems to be a much better value. When it was posted at the launch of Note 20, we saw a glimpse of an exterior display that is much larger than the original (our biggest complaint) and specs that match the Note 20 Ultra (except the camera has a 2x optical zoom, not 5x optical).
We will have all the coverage of the Z Fold 2 on Tuesday, September 1st, complete with a live blog and how to watch the live stream guide. Stay tuned for the great event that Samsung is calling Galaxy Unpacked Part 2.
