samsung unveils foldable 5g ready smartphone - samsung

Samsung Electronics will launch an expensive folding smartphone in April to work with next --
The generation of 5g networks will cost nearly $2,000.
Samsung officials said at an event in San Francisco that the Galaxy Fold will be available on April 26.
The device will have a 4. 6-
Inch display and 7 when folded. 3-
Inches are displayed as you expand.
Samsung says it has partnered with Facebook, Google and Microsoft to create special versions for their popular apps to adapt to new monitors.
Samsung chief executive DJKoh said at the event that the device "opens up new areas because it answers questions from skeptics who say everything that can be done is done.
"We are here to prove that they are wrong.
"The phone could help Samsung, the world's largest handset maker, compete with rivals such as Apple and Huawei in China, which both sell high-end smartphones.
While Huawei gained market share last year, overall unit sales across the industry fell as China's economy got stuck at the end of the year.
Samsung says it has developed new manufacturing processes for the phone's hinges and flexible displays to endure thousands of turns on and off.
Koh said the purpose of this release was to "charge our industry for growth.
"In addition to folding the phone, Samsung has also provided its 10-year update --
New cameras and 5g versions have been added to the old Galaxy series phones.
Both folding and rigid 5g smartphones are designed to beat the main competitors Apple and Xiaomi markets with the next target
Samsung defended its lead in global handset shipments.
With the 5g version of its flagship, the South Korean electronics maker appears to have beaten its Chinese counterpart in the 5g race, although the device will only run on a small number of networks launched later this year.
Apple is not expected to release 5g smartphones until the end of 2020.
Rival smartphone makers are expected to announce 5g models at the Mobile World Congress in Spain next week.
Samsung said its 5g phone will be available in early summer.
The Galaxy 10 series needs to attract consumers who are reluctant to upgrade because they only need incremental technical improvements in performance.
This reluctance led to the worst.
Smartphone sales grew year-on-year in 2018.
All Galaxy series of sturdy phones are available from March 8 except monthly Gram, S10 from $1,000, theS10 from $900 and small S10e from $750.
By contrast, Apple's iPhone XS costs $999, while Huawei's premium Mate 20 Pro costs $858.
Samsung is still the global leader in the smartphone market, with a market share of about 19%, but it is performing less than the market.
Huawei and Apple compete for second place in 13 and 12% places respectively.