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Meet the $3,300 Edition of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 (techcrunch.com) 59

Posted by msmash from the what-in-the-world dept.
An anonymous reader shares a report: If you're going to spend $1,000 on a phone, you might as well spend $2,000. And honestly, if you're going to spend $2,000, why not just go for it and spend $3,300? That seems to be a chief guiding principle behind the Samsung Galaxy Fold Z 2 Thom Browne edition -- a handset for those who want the priciest mobile device you can buy -- and then some. Samsung has been partnering with the high-end American fashion designer for a couple of devices now. The Z Fold 2 edition follows the release of the Thom Browne Galaxy Z Flip, which also cost an additional $1,100 over the price of the standard foldable. Further justifying the device's cost is the inclusion of a Galaxy Watch 3 and the Galaxy Buds Live -- neither of which ship with the standard Fold Z 2. And perhaps even more importantly, it's something you can lord over the heads of your slightly more frugal friends who only shelled out for the regular Fold.
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Meet the $3,300 Edition of the Galaxy Z Fold 2

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  • Gotta protect my investment. Or maybe I just want to buy a new one every few months.

    • Re: (Score:2, Redundant)

      by Shaitan ( 22585 )

      How is this off topic? Moderation abuse.

      • Maybe the person who moderated it meant to mark it as "Troll" and misclicked "Offtopic" by accident. A quick Google search would have answered the case question, then again perhaps it was just meant as a joke that didn't land well.

        Alas!

        • Re: (Score:2)

          by Shaitan ( 22585 )

          It is a joke... in line with wasting money which is the theme of this phone and story. It is actually about as on topic as you could get. Troll is no more appropriate than offtopic.

    • Well if you have to ask...

      Anecdotal for sure, but I've noticed that not having a case is somewhat of a status symbol in an of itself based on ppl I see rolling case/no case. If it breaks your assistant has a new one on your desk tomorrow, not really a problem for this product's target demographic.

      • Well if you have to ask...

        Anecdotal for sure, but I've noticed that not having a case is somewhat of a status symbol in an of itself based on ppl I see rolling case/no case.

        You wouldn't spend $25,000 on some handmade Luis Vuitton shoes and then put a case around them, would you?

        No, you go out and walk around outdoors, wear them on the beach, etc.

  • Frugal friends? (Score:1)

    by Anonymous Coward

    Being a typical basement-dwelling something-or-other, my friends are fungal, not frugal.

  • Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

    by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:04AM (#60461708)
    Comment removed based on user account deletion

    • Re:Oh yeah? well this one costs $5,000 (Score:5, Funny)

      by 93 Escort Wagon ( 326346 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:17AM (#60461762)

      "this is just a cinderblock painted black with a coat hanger tied around it"

      The black version is finally out? Please, take my money!

    • One woman even told me "this is just a cinderblock painted black with a coat hanger tied around it" and folks let me be honest, she isnt wrong.

      I like that you're still rocking a Nokia 3310! Yeah, those things were pretty much built like bricks. I never knew them to have reception issues, but the coat hanger mod does sound interesting.

      I'm surprised you're able to get $5,000 for them, but trust-fund hipsters are all about vintage technology it seems. Maybe try and sling a few vinyl records alongside the phones.

    • Hi how are you? If I may take a moment of your time, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about something So new, So revolutionary, So exciting that it will completely Change. Your. Life.

      Now I know what you're thinking. Trust me, I get it. So I'm going to cut right to the chase. If you respect high quality, if you expect only the best, then folks let's get right down to business.

      If you enjoy having fun. If you like guarantees. I proudly present to you, The Perfect Product.

    • Throw in a Monster gold plated USB cable, and I’ll get one. Maybe even two. The syncing boost using Monster cables is not to be matched.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by Nidi62 ( 1525137 )

      I cant believe Samsung is even attempting a $3000 offering when I've been selling a $5000 phone for quite some time now. Its prestige is not to be doubted, for at this price how could it be anything but sheer opulence? People have told me they cant believe I would sell something like this, that they cannot believe what theyve just paid for, and that I can believe. My new phone is unlike any other in its build quality. One woman even told me "this is just a cinderblock painted black with a coat hanger tied around it" and folks let me be honest, she isnt wrong. I'll be taking orders from my Talahassee office until early October or whenever my sentencing date is, after which time I intend to offer an even more luxurious folding, twisting, and AI enabled cellphone from my office at Moore Haven Correctional Facility for $10,000 or 2 packs of cigarettes and a bar of soap.

      Sorry, not interested until you offer a version encrusted with diamonds. I have standards.

    • How about a $15,000,000 iPhone?

      https://www.pcmag.com/news/15m... [pcmag.com]

  • I suppose middle-aged IT guys aren’t their prime demographic, but - I’ve never even heard of them.

  • I am not paying that or any other amount when there's a crease down the middle of the display. Call me after they figure out how to use a clotñ-like or fabric substrate of some kind. Oh yeah and an under-display selfie camera like the ZTE Axon 20 5G instead of the hole punch camera would be nice.

  • It's a phone, not jewellery. (Score:3)

    by devslash0 ( 4203435 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:18AM (#60461776)
    When it comes to mobile devices, sooner or later every one of us will suffer from either damage, theft or loss. Why would I want to risk losing so much money by putting so much value in such a small everyday object? Mobile phones are supposed to be functional, not be a replacement for a Rolex. If I carried so much money in my pocket every day I'd develop serious anxiety in a week, madness in a month. But perhaps you have to be mad to pay so much for a phone...

    • Re: (Score:3)

      by Pascoea ( 968200 )
      If you concern yourself with how much money you're carrying around, you're not the target market for this phone.

    • If this is a "risk" to you then you're not the target market and have no need to ask this kind of question.

      There are many people out there for whom losing $3300 is not a risk, it's just a fashion expense.

  • Subjects Suck (Score:3)

    by aardvarkjoe ( 156801 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:20AM (#60461794)

    ...slightly more frugal friends who only shelled out for the regular Fold.

    You mean "slightly less stupid friends."

  • 1/5 of a Rolex? (Score:3)

    by VeryFluffyBunny ( 5037285 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @10:22AM (#60461800)
    Does 5x Samsung Galaxy Fold Z 2 Thom Browne edition = 1x cheapest Rolex watch? Nope. Don't think so. This phone isn't for rich people, it's for tacky, cheap wannabe rich people. Save your money & don't make a fool of yourself in public.

    • Yeah we all know that real rich people buy gold and diamond encrusted iPhones https://stuarthughes.com/shop/... [stuarthughes.com]

      • "Real rich" people don't use telephones. That's for staff.

        • What are you talking about? "Real Rich" is not defined as a multi-billionaire. You're ignoring an entire world of entitled shits. Socialites who spend daddy's money on $2000 handbags to carry around their oversized rodents, Saudi royals spending oil money on gold plated Lamborghinis, the entire world is full of people with more dollars than sense.

          Hell one of the school teachers my wife works with falls into this department. He teaches as a hobby, he's filthy rich, drives his Telsa to work... oh wait Tesla i

          • Sorry, I don't do staff.

            P.S. I was told to write this by my boss because he doesn't actually use the internet himself. We're all just "staff" to him.

            OK, I have to go now... Yes your Lordship. Coming right away!

    • Does 5x Samsung Galaxy Fold Z 2 Thom Browne edition = 1x cheapest Rolex watch?

      You are implying that since this smartphone is $3300, it is 1/5 the price of the cheapest Rolex watch, which comes out to be $16,500. That is completely incorrect. The entry-level Rolex model is the Oyster Perpetual 3-hander, which retails for about $5700 for the 39mm version. There is a women's 26mm version that sells for $4850.

  • I will not spend $1000 on a phone, I will not spend $2000 on a phone and I darn well will not spend $3000 on a phone. Enough is enough of this stupidity.

  • $3,300 ... (Score:2, Flamebait)

    by Freischutz ( 4776131 )
    $3,300 ... and you Android wiener boys complain about the iPhone being expensive.

    • Re:$3,300 ... (Score:4, Informative)

      by thegarbz ( 1787294 ) on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:47AM (#60462126)

      They are. As usual the Android is about 1/3rd the price of the competing iPhone model https://stuarthughes.com/shop/... [stuarthughes.com]

      • They are. As usual the Android is about 1/3rd the price of the competing iPhone model https://stuarthughes.com/shop/... [stuarthughes.com]

        I can do that too, smart-ass: http://www.goldvish.com/produc... [goldvish.com] but I was talking about off the shelf commercial phones, not pimped up billionaire toys. The flagship phone of the biggest Android vendor still sells at $3300 as compared to $1,449.00 for the most expensive iPhone.

        • but I was talking about off the shelf commercial phones, not pimped up billionaire toys.

          What's the difference? You think *this* Samsung phone is an off the shelf commercial phone?

          The flagship phone of the biggest Android vendor still sells at $3300 as compared to $1,449.00 for the most expensive iPhone.

          Technically the flagship phone of the biggest Android vendor still sells at $1399, which is the most expensive Galaxy S20. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is not a flagship phone. It's a tech demo, one that is outperformed by the S20 in everything other than maximum bending force applied to the screen.

          And even if you want to misuse the term "flagship", the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in its top spec is $2000. There's a single wanker edition

          • but I was talking about off the shelf commercial phones, not pimped up billionaire toys.

            What's the difference? You think *this* Samsung phone is an off the shelf commercial phone?

            The flagship phone of the biggest Android vendor still sells at $3300 as compared to $1,449.00 for the most expensive iPhone.

            Technically the flagship phone of the biggest Android vendor still sells at $1399, which is the most expensive Galaxy S20. The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is not a flagship phone. It's a tech demo, one that is outperformed by the S20 in everything other than maximum bending force applied to the screen.

            And even if you want to misuse the term "flagship", the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in its top spec is $2000. There's a single wanker edition that sells for $3300. But hey it's just a phone. I mean at least their "flagship" watch is only $479 compared to Apple's $10000 gold watch.

            Really, 1399 vs $1449, that is a difference of the princely sum of $50 and the flagship $3300 phone will be available for sale on September 18th, what happened to the 1/3rd lower price?

            • and the flagship $3300 phone

              Samsung doesn't have a $3300 flagship phone. English words have meanings, use them correctly.

              what happened to the 1/3rd lower price?

              It will be available on September the 18th same time as the wanker edition.

              By the way you do realise the wanker edition is not $3300 for a phone right? It's $3300 for a phone + Galaxy bud live earbuds + Galaxy Watch 3 + 2 additional leather bands for the watch, + designer wallet + designer carry case + Samsung Care+ included.

              But sure, pretend that's the same as buying just a normal phone.

              • and the flagship $3300 phone

                Samsung doesn't have a $3300 flagship phone. English words have meanings, use them correctly.

                what happened to the 1/3rd lower price?

                It will be available on September the 18th same time as the wanker edition.

                By the way you do realise the wanker edition is not $3300 for a phone right? It's $3300 for a phone + Galaxy bud live earbuds + Galaxy Watch 3 + 2 additional leather bands for the watch, + designer wallet + designer carry case + Samsung Care+ included.

                But sure, pretend that's the same as buying just a normal phone.

                Basically this thing will become the flagship Samsung Android phone on September 18th, with flagship phone being the most expensive model. This buys you one Samsung (TM) phone, a Samsung (TM) charging device, a Samsung (TM) charging cable and a set of Samsung (TM) corded earplugs and of course the orgasmic pleasure of using the Android OS https://www.samsung.com/uk/sma... [samsung.com]. They are already pre-selling this thing in the UK for GBP 1799 for the 256GB version which works out to USD 2382 meaning that the most e

  • I feel like there is a mocking tone to this submission. Did they completely overlook the stripe?? I don't know about you, but the following has my heart racing to break out the wallet.
    "[T]he second release further explores its shared ethos to provide a deeper level of hardware and software integration. The geometric grey and signature multicolor stripe is complemented by a grosgrain pattern, creating a visual texture of fabric on Galaxy Z Fold2’s unique design. Software additions, including a new lo

  • There are always people who will want to show off, buying such things makes them somehow think that they are better than their neighbours. This is really no different than £300 trainers or flash cars. Those who buy them will always find some tiny points that let them say that they are better than something reasonably priced.

    If you do it with money that you have earned: OK; but I have no time for the bratty kids who will just wine until their parents give in or those who complain until their hard worki

  • This article, and all the comments I've seen so far, have the distinct aroma of sour grapes.

    The people who buy this phone don't give a crap what you think of the phone, or them, or your opinions regarding their taste or lack thereof. If you spend any time and energy thinking about them, it's more than they will ever spend thinking about you or your likes and dislikes. Clearly, "Oh my god what if I drop it?" doesn't enter into their calculation of the value proposition any more than "Is buying this a the bes

  • A few years ago the studio I work at did an ad for a $20K phone.
    I think it was made of out of carbon fiber, titanium, possibly some diamonds thrown in, some schtick about extra-super-duper encryption for very important people, real time tech support anywhere in the world etc.

    I got curious about them a couple of years after that, looks like they're hawking some crypto-currency bullshit now.
    Guess they found out there isn't a large enough pool of people with that much money and that little sensee, and people w

  • You could buy a halfway decent used car for $3300.
    Why the ever-loving fuck would you pay that much for a gods-be-damned phone!? Especially considering that in a year it'll either be broken or obsolete anyway?

    • There are some people for whom $3,300 is a trivial amount of money. That's the target demographic.

      • Then the 'target demographic' has an IQ of about 75.

        • You have to understand that for someone worth $100 million, there's basically no difference between a $300 phone and a $3,000 phone, or heck- even a $30,000 phone. Those numbers are meaningless. So why would it indicate a "75 IQ" if they choose without regard to the price differences?

          • Because you must be dumb if you think it's a good value. xD
            IDGAF if you're a billionaire. Dumb is dumb
            Know who else would buy something like this? Some idiot who just won the Powerball lottery. You know, the ones who win hundreds of millions, but who end up flat broke in just a couple years?
            I dispute your assertion that 'rich people will buy this because they can'. DUMB rich people, maybe. SMART rich people are rich because they don't throw money away on stupid things. Note I said SMART rich people. Ther

            • $3,000 to a billionaire is like 3 cents to most folks. It literally does not matter one bit to their finances. Billionaires buy plenty of stupid stuff or else there wouldn't be a market for million dollar cars that can't make it over a speed bump.

              • I don't care if someone has 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 dollars, it's still STUPID. There is NOTHING a gods-be-damned PHONE can do that's worth $3300. Clearly. Objectively. Obviously.
        • and there are about 47 million millionaires in the world [cnbc.com]. Do you really think all those engineers, doctors, lawyers, real estate developers, etc. have an IQ of 75?
      • The demographic is not people, but corporate expense accounts.

  • So we started with bricks, and then candybar phones, and then folding phones, and then smart phones, and now we're going back to folding phones.

    Next year I expect candybar phones to come back, and then sometime later you won't be hip unless you're lugging around a brick. Then everyone will be trading their bricks in for bag phones. The selling point will be, the battery lasts a month and you always have five bars.

    I can see cord phones making a comeback. Look, isn't this cool, you don't ever have to charg

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