IT Home reported on May 26th that Samsung will launch two phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5, at the end of July this year. The source, Revegnus, stated in a recent tweet that Samsung has reduced the prices of these two phones by 100,000 Korean won (approximately 533 yuan RMB) compared to the previous generation.

The report stated that the main reason for Samsung to lower the price of the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 is that the cost of the application processor (AP) has dropped by 20%, and the proportion of AP in the entire phone cost ranges from 10% to 20%.

The average price of a high-end smartphone AP is around $80, while the cost of the AP used in the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is $140.

IT Home reviewed related news and found that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 256GB model is priced at 1998700 Korean won (approximately 10,653 yuan RMB) and the 512GB model is priced at 2097700 Korean won (approximately 11,181 yuan RMB). If the price is reduced by 100,000 Korean won, the starting price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 will be 1898700 Korean won (approximately 10,120 yuan RMB).

The Samsung 256GB model of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is priced at 1299000 Korean won (approximately 6924 yuan RMB), and after the price reduction, the price will be 1199000 Korean won (approximately 6391 yuan RMB).

The specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 are as follows:

It has a brand new drop-shaped hinge, which does not have any gaps when folded. The external screen size is 6.2 inches, the internal screen size is 7.6 inches, and both support a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen material is AMOLED. It is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy chip, and has 3 cameras on the back of the body, including a 50-megapixel main camera, which supports optical image stabilization; a 12-megapixel ultra-wide angle lens; a 10-megapixel telephoto lens that supports 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilization.