Samsung may ditch Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE for cheaper Z Flip

South Korean technological giant Samsung is planning to ditch rumoured Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE and could replace it with an affordable alternative under Z Flip banner.

According to The Elec, the company has canceled the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE, having been unable to make it as thin as the company would like.

The website claim that the Samsung’s phone is not slimmer than its Chinese rival the Honor Magic V2.

This led Samsung to completely abandon the project.

While we’d take this claim with a pinch of salt, leaker @Revegnus1 has agreed with the report, so it seems quite likely that the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE is indeed dead in the water.

The device is likely to be replaced by the Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, claimed in the report. However, it is not clear that Samsung would be launching the Galaxy Z Fold 6 or not.

Those hoping for a more affordable foldable phone might not be totally out of luck, though, as the Elec’s report adds that Samsung is considering launching a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE next year.

It sounds like these plans aren’t finalized yet, but if it does happen, then this could be a truly cheap – or at least mid-range – phone, since the Z Flip line already contains Samsung’s most affordable foldables.