Samsung Electronics has revealed two new models, which are reinforced from foldable phones at prices starting from one thousand dollars to one of them and 1,800 dollars for the other..
The company announced its phone "Galaxy Z" 3 "and" Galaxy Z3 "with more smooth designs, better water resistance and a more sustainable screen.
A phone can be requested from now to be delivered in a later period of the month in the United States, Europe and South Korea.
"Flip 3", whose screens extend to 6.7 inches at a price starting at 999 dollars, in line with other high -style phones, compared to $ 1799 for the "Fold 3" phone, which extends its screen on 7.6 inches.
These two new models come at a time when the South Korean company faces a fierce competition from Chinese manufacturers, led by (Xiaomi), which ranked second in the market in the second quarter of the year.
(TM Roh), head of the Samsung mobile department, said that the company has again expanded the capabilities offered by the foldable smartphones that give users flexibility and multiple uses necessary for our world this accelerated world.
The company says that the goal of "Flip 3" is to provide a foldable "well -cost" folding phone, while "Fold 3" replaces the devices operating with large screens and is equipped with a pen that can be used on the screen.
A recently conducted study showed that (Kanales) was that (Xiaomi) overthrew the company (Apple) from the second rank in the global market for smart phones, a market that flounders in turmoil due to a lack of segments supply and closure measures that affected consumers.
This study revealed that the global sales of smartphones increased by 12%, and South Korean Samsung maintained the top of the market with 19% of its shares..
The Chinese Xiaomi advanced for the first time to the second place with 17% of the market shares and sales that increased by 83%, according to Kanales.
Apple, in turn, fell to third place, and iPhone sales did.
The fourth and fifth ranks were the share of the Chinese (OPPO) and (Vivo) with about 10% of the classes on the market for each of them.
Smart phone sales increased by 11% compared to last year, but they fell after the first quarter of the year in light of a global shortage of semi -conductors, according to the research group..
