Discussion on the Pricing of Samsung Fold 5

The speaker believes that the Samsung Fold 5 is not offering enough new features compared to previous models, especially considering the high price of $1,800. They suggest that Samsung should have lowered the price to make it a more incremental upgrade and compete with other powerful devices available at a similar price point. The speaker questions whether the value of the Fold 5 justifies its price, pointing out that there are other products, such as a MacBook Pro, that offer more power for a similar or lower price. They also argue that Samsung should have been able to lower the price by cutting production costs, considering that the design has not significantly changed in three years. The speaker acknowledges that the smartphone industry rarely releases products cheaper than expected, but praises Samsung for increasing the starting storage of the Flip 5 model to 256 gigabytes.