And just hours after we first caught wind that Samsung was planning to unveil its next-generation Galaxy flagship next month, the company made it official. Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2020 will take place on February 11 at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time in San Francisco.

There, of course, the Galaxy S11 series smartphones are expected to make an appearance. However, the Galaxy Fold 2 is also expected to make an appearance. Rumors are swirling about a clamshell-style foldable that folds on its horizontal axis like the upcoming Motorola Razr, rather than vertically in the middle like the original Galaxy Fold.

Moreover, some sources tell us that Samsung's second attempt at a foldable will cost less than the first. How much cheaper will it be?The Galaxy Fold, which finally reached customers this fall after a lengthy delay to resolve serious manufacturing quality issues, cost a whopping $1,980. Its successor may be priced at around 1 million won (about $840).

We, too, would be surprised to see a folding phone at such a low price. At the very least, we hope that Samsung will build on the potential that the Galaxy Fold has clearly shown, while avoiding the first-generation pitfalls that would break the deal.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy S11 has been appearing in more and more renderings lately, making it clearer what to expect on this front. Samsung's next flagship could have as many as five camera lenses on the back.

Meanwhile, for the front of the phone, there are rumors that the design will be more repetitive, repeating the perforated cutout in the center introduced on the Galaxy Note 10. And surprisingly, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 865 chipset (with 5G modem) is expected to be included in the S11 series.

Interestingly, while we'll have to wait a bit longer to see the Galaxy S11 in the flesh (rather, some sources speculate it will be called the S20), before the February Unpacked event, an entirely different line of Samsung smartphones debuted at the It has been. Just two days ago, Samsung announced cheaper Lite models of its Galaxy S10 and Note 10 flagships.

These lower-priced devices will be revealed to the world for the first time at CES 2020. Likewise, we will be there for Unpacked on February 11.