Samsung's new foldable phone: Cheaper, but still a novelty

SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.

The new phone can unfold from a small square upward into a traditional smartphone form, and will go on sale Feb. 14 starting at $1,380. The company announced the phone at a product event in San Francisco.