Microsoft founder Bill Gates once again showed his affection for Samsung smartphones. According to the industry, Gates Bill & Melinda, co-chairman of the Gates Foundation, said on his social networking service (SNS) on the 11th (local time) that it marked the 50th anniversary of mankind’s first mobile phone call.
He said, “My current phone is Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4,” adding, “It is far from the heavy bricks I carried in the early days of MS.”Earlier, Chairman Gates said that he received the Galaxy Z Fold 4 as a gift from Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and is using it. Asked what smartphone he is using at the “Ask Me Anything” event held by the U.S. online community Reddit in January, he replied, “I am using the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 that Chairman Lee gave me when I visited Korea last time.” Chairman Gates is called a Samsung foldable smartphone lover. He was asked the same question at an AMA event in May last year and said he is using the ‘Galaxy Zfold 3′ model.In addition, Microsoft, which he founded and is currently a technical advisor, has released a dual-screen smartphone called “Surface Duo 2” such as Samsung Galaxy Zfold, but Bill Gates is still using Samsung Electronics’ products.
Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics is set to release its fifth foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 5, in the second half of this year. This product is expected to reduce its weight (253g) by 3.8% (10g) compared to its predecessor by applying a water drop hinge instead of the existing U-shaped hinge.
Sophia Kim
US ASIA JOURNAL
