Rumors of a foldable phone have been swirling around Samsung (SSNLF) ever since the company showcased a flexible display at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013.
Rumors of a foldable phone from Samsung have been circulating in one form or another for years, and other manufacturers have been working on their own OLED displays that can bend, fold and scroll.
Not exact matches
Samsung have been working on
foldable tablets /
phones for years, on and off at various stages, and while two models technically could have been launched at the start
of the year, Samsung were soon
rumored to wait until the market shifted a little while their technologies also matured more, and there were even talks
of postponing the developments
of the devices because
of reshuffles within Samsung.
Recent
rumors also suggested that the
phone will come equipped with two separate screens supported by a hinge, meaning that the device could be ZTE's
rumored foldable phone that would become the first device
of its kind to ever hit the market.
TechRadar speculates that the mention
of foldable screens could be hinting that the company is already experimenting with flexible display technology like the one that is being
rumored for Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy X
phone.
Samsung Galaxy X: The
rumors of a «
foldable» OLED
phone have circulated or years and it's no secret that Samsung has it's sites set on debuting just such a device.
Perhaps Samsung could mimic Apple's route and name a
phone something along the lines
of «Galaxy X.» Quite possible, yes, but there's the small issue
of that name being
rumored as the company's much - anticipated
foldable smartphone, pegged to be the next true innovation in smartphone design.
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rumored Galaxy X
foldable phone.
While Apple is expected to come out with its first
phone without the home button,
rumored to be called the iPhone X, Samsung is said to finally come out with a
foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy X / Galaxy X1, which might be launched by the end
of the year.
It's understandable why Apple might want to keep Samsung out
of its
foldable phone business, especially in light
of rumors about the Galaxy X. That's the reported name
of the
foldable phone that looks likely to appear in 2018 after years
of rumors that Samsung was on the cusp
of releasing such a device.
The Galaxy X brand is believed to be the South Korean
phone maker's
rumored foldable smartphone, with a few possible sketches
of the Galaxy X having been recently spotted in the database
of KIPRIS showing one
of Samsung's patent applications for a
foldable smartphone.
Last year,
rumors surfaced about Samsung's
foldable phone, as part
of the Project Valley.
While many
of us eagerly wait for the
rumored Galaxy X, Samsung has been filing many patents pertaining to full - screen and
foldable screen
phones.
However, more recent
rumors stated Samsung is still on track to release a
foldable phone in the second half
of 2016.
There have been so many
rumors of «bendable» and «
foldable»
phones being ready for prime time in the last couple
of years that it's foolish to put stock on reports until we see something more substantial than «information from industry sources.»