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Alyse Stanley

The Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra now looks dead — and this is the replacement

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 in front of pool .

We're likely to see Samsung unveil its latest foldables, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, this summer at its Galaxy Unpacked event. But while previous rumors suggested we'd get both a mainline and an improved Ultra version of the Galaxy Z Fold 6, a new leak suggests the opposite. Instead of a Galaxy Z Fold 6 Ultra, Samsung reportedly has a more affordable version in the works, presumably named the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE to keep with the company's naming conventions for its best Android phones. 

That's according to ET News, which originally speculated that the Z Fold 6 would release a cheaper model back in February. Its latest report this week doubles down on the idea that the South Korean company plans to bring its Fan Edition (or FE) moniker to its line of foldable smartphones. To cut costs, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 FE (or whatever Samsung ends up calling it) is tipped to remove the digitizer, the display layer needed to track a stylus’ position, and thus lose S Pen Support. 

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