Samsung launches Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in 40 countries

With the demand for smartphones increasing by the day Samsung Electronics has launched its latest foldable smartphones in 40 countries on August 26 The attempt is to hope that the new products could help jumpstart the lackluster global smartphone sales amid high inflationThe smartphone maker said the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 along with the Galaxy Watch 5 and the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro are officially released in South Korea the US and France among others and plans to expand the products availability into around 130 countries by SeptemberPreorders for the foldable phones had been available in approximately 70 countries since Samsung unveiled them earlier this month during an online Unpacked eventSamsung has witnessed a robust demand for its fourthgeneration of foldables in India registering more than 50000 prebookings for Galaxy Fold4 and Galaxy Flip4 in less than 12 hoursAvailable in Bora Purple Graphite and Pink Gold colours Galaxy Z Flip4 is priced at Rs 89999 for the 8GB128GB variant and Rs 94999 for the 8GB256GB variantThe Bespoke Edition that offers glass colours and frame options will be available on Samsung Live and Samsung Exclusive Stores for Rs 97999 the company said in a statementAvailable in Gray green Beige and Phantom Black colours Galaxy Z Fold4 is priced at Rs 154999 for the 12GB256GB variant and Rs 164999 for the 12GB512GB variantConsumers can also purchase 12GB1TB variant exclusively on Samsung Live and Samsung Exclusive Stores for Rs 184999In South Korea 970000 preorders were made for the seven days ended on August 22 according to the company the biggest figure for any foldable phones and up around 54 per cent from the previous record reports Yonhap news agencyThe clamshellstyle Galaxy Z Flip 4 fitted with a thinner hinge comes with a longer battery life and stronger camera performance The much larger Galaxy Z Fold 4 which opens like a book became lighter and offers an enhanced multitasking and userfriendly screen environment with a layout similar to that of a PC It also comes with a longer battery life and better shock protection featuresWhile Samsung is an early trailblazer in the global foldable market the new phones seem to lack breakthrough innovations and have similar specifications some experts saidThe latest foldable smartphone series came at a time when the worlds largest smartphone maker like many other consumer devices companies is facing headwinds from global economic woes that have left consumers with less money to spend on nonessential goodsSamsung shipped 60 million smartphones in the second quarter leading the global smartphone market with a 21 percent market share according to market research firm Canalys The tally is down 19 percent from the previous quarter but slightly up from 58 million a year agoAlso Read Microsoft releases beta version of Office app to support Apple Pencils Scribble featureThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever