Samsung Working on Two More Foldable Smartphones

  • Device that folds from top to bottom is next in line
  • ‘Outfolding’ model may also challenge Huawei, Xiaomi
Samsung unveils the Galaxy Fold smartphone during the Samsung Unpacked launch event on Feb. 20.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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Samsung Electronics Co. is working on a pair of new foldable smartphones to follow its Galaxy Fold, seeking to seize an early lead in new market segment.

The South Korean manufacturer is said to be developing a clamshell-like device, and another that folds away from the user similar to Huawei Technologies Co.’s Mate X, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified discussing internal plans. The $1,980 Galaxy Fold that Samsung plans to release in April folds inward like a notebook.