Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 faces competition from Huawei and may introduce new changes next year

According to news on October 20, Korean media revealed that Samsung Electronics plans to innovate on the foldable mobile phone released next year to make it thinner. Behind this plan is the fact that this year Huawei launched a foldable mobile phone with a larger battery capacity and is thinner than Samsung. This poses a competitive threat to Samsung. Therefore, Samsung Electronics urgently needs to take measures to remain competitive.

This year, Samsung released the folding screen mobile phone Galaxy Z Fold5 with a thickness of 13.4mm after folding. In comparison, Huawei’s Mate released in April this year The X3 is 11.8mm thick, and the Mate X5 released in September is even thinner than 11.1mm. With the candy bar smartphone released this year, Apple iPhone 15 Pro Compared with Max's 8.25mm thickness, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is 1.6 times thicker, while Huawei Mate X5 is 1.3 times thicker. Xiaomi’s foldable phone MIX Fold released in August this year The thickness of 3 is 10.9mm.

However, Huawei’s foldable phone is not only thinner, but also has a larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 has a battery capacity of 4400mAh, while Huawei’s Mate The X3 is 4800mAh, while the Mate X5 reaches 5060mAh. The battery capacity of Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 is 4800mAh.

Although Huawei's foldable phone leads in thickness and battery capacity, there are reports that Huawei's product is not as durable as the Samsung Galaxy Z in aspects such as hinges Fold5. As the leader in the foldable phone market, Samsung Electronics plans to introduce changes in next year's new products that are different from this year's models to maintain its leadership.

An industry insider pointed out: “Huawei’s new products are all-out masterpieces, and the Galaxy Z Fold5 has almost no improvements compared to the previous generation. Samsung definitely Feeling frustrated.”

It is reported that Samsung plans to ship 20 million foldable mobile phones next year, which is a doubling of this year’s shipments of 10 million units. This year, Samsung Electronics originally planned to ship 16 million foldable phones, including 3 million previously released foldable phones and 7 million Galaxy units. Z5 series. However, due to the economic downturn, the Galaxy Z5 series inventory exceeded the eight-week optimal inventory level.

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