Samsung has virtually confirmed the existence of its Galaxy Z Flip FE foldable phone.
We’ve heard so many rumours about the so-called Samsung Galaxy Z FE over the past few months, we’re firmly in ‘no smoke without fire’ territory.
However, with one of those reports from October claiming that the project may have been delayed or even cancelled, there was no guarantee Samsung would follow through on its accessible flip phone project.
Now we appear to have received confirmation from Samsung itself that the Galaxy Z Flip FE remains a going concern.
How has Samsung confirmed the Galaxy Z Flip FE?
As Sammobile notes, a reference has cropped up on Samsung’s servers to a device with the model number of SM-F761B. This doesn’t correspond to any currently available phone.
Going by Samsung’s established naming convention, however, we can determine that this refers to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE.
Indeed, this name drop tells us a fair amount. The label relates to firmware for the device, issued this month, so we know it’s a physical product that’s almost ready to roll.
Also, the use of the letter ‘B’ in the name confirms that this is a European model. This will be no South Korea-only limited edition, and we’ll almost certainly be seeing the Galaxy Z Flip FE here in the UK.
What else do we know about the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE?
Previous leaks and rumours posit that the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip FE will use exactly the same 6.7-inch AMOLED display as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6.
We’ve also heard that it’ll run on the Exynos 2400 processor. That’s not the same as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 used in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, but it is the same as the chip used in the global model of the Samsung Galaxy S24. It’s not quite as capable, but it’s broadly in the same ballpark.
This could be backed by a healthy 12GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage.
We’re likely going to see the Galaxy Z Flip FE in the second half of 2025.
It’s pretty much nailed on to be significantly cheaper than the launch price of the Galaxy Z Flip 6. The FE stands for ‘Fan Edition’ in Samsung’s estimation, which means a phone that broadly approximates the features of the non-FE equivalent whilst cutting production costs.
Mattias Inghe
Potential problems
Whether Samsung will run into the same problem as it did with the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (and previous FE models for that matter) remains to be seen.
Samsung left it so late to launch the phone into the market, the more premium Galaxy S24 was being heavily discounted to a hugely competitive price. Meanwhile the next-generation Samsung Galaxy S25 was right around the corner for those who were able to pay a little more.
Here’s hoping Samsung gets its timing right with the Galaxy Z Flip FE, as the prospect of a cheaper and more accessible foldable phone is a hugely appealing one.
