Not to worry, though, Samsung will reportedly release the world's
first foldable smartphone later this year.
It's unclear at this time what
the first foldable smartphone from Samsung will have to offer other than the foldable OLED display itself.
The Moto Razr or the Motorola Razr was
the first foldable smartphone released in 2004.
The ZTE Axon M, marketed as
the first foldable smartphone, is made of two displays attached by a mechanical hinge — but it's almost 1.5 x thicker than Samsung's Galaxy S9.
Samsung's already mythical
first foldable smartphone could still sport an inward - folding design after the fold - out concept has been abandoned.
Samsung's
first foldable smartphone is «almost ready», as the company is fully committed to the project.
ZTE's Axon M, marketed as
the first foldable smartphone, has two different screens that come together to make a unified display.
Samsung's long - in - development
first foldable smartphone is inching closer and closer to a commercial release, stopping by Vegas recently for a secret demo.
The world's
first foldable smartphone may be commercialized as early as next month and come in the form of a ZTE - made device codenamed the Axon Multy, Android Authority reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the Chinese company's plans.
After years of behind the scenes iteration, Samsung will reportedly announce
its first foldable smartphone later this year, according to a new report from the Korean Herald.
Instead, a new report says that Samsung's
first foldable smartphone will be the next flagship to be unveiled this year, which means the launch is coming much sooner than most people thought.
These rumors have now turned into something slightly tangible as leaked photos have begun surfacing showing how exactly
the first foldable smartphone will look like.
They are constantly pushing to find the «next big thing» in the smartphone world, as can be seen in rumors about Galaxy X, which could be
the first foldable smartphone.
Chinese panel manufacturers and Smartphone manufacturers are also going after «world's
first foldable Smartphone» title.
South Korean and Chinese companies are competing for their sense of pride with a title of «world's
first foldable Smartphone» on the line.
BOE, Visionox, and AUO introduced prototypes of foldable panels and they are working on mass - producing world's
first foldable Smartphones by working with Chinese Smartphone manufacturers such as LENOVO, OPPO, and VIVO.
Rest easy knowing this: If you rush out to buy one of
the first foldable smartphones on the market, it won't be long before you see apps in the Play Store that take advantage of its unique capabilities.
The world's
first foldable smartphones, manufactured by Samsung, are more and more likely to go official early next year, in two innovative form factors.
Not exact matches
Recent reports claim Apple is working on an iPhone with touchless gesture control and / or a curved screen, while its main rival is working on the
first foldable Samsung Galaxy X and a Samsung wearable that wraps around our wrists and can be configured into an upright position to be used like a
smartphone.
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It is company's
first Dual Screen
Foldable smartphone.
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It isn't the
first dual - screen
smartphone with a
foldable form factor — the Kyocera Echo, Sony Tablet P, and the NEC Medias, the Axon M's predecessors, feature transforming tablet - to - candybar designs.
Samsung has been working on
foldable displays for a number of years, and the South Korean giant might finally be ready to showcase its
first completely flexible
smartphone in 2018.
Latest rumors about Samsung's
first foldable phone say the device will sport a 7.3 - inch OLED display, which can be folded in half for its
smartphone configuration.
Foldable smartphones are not exactly a novelty anymore since the ZTE Axon M released last year made sure that the Chinese manufacturer was the first one to deliver a foldable smartphone to the
Foldable smartphones are not exactly a novelty anymore since the ZTE Axon M released last year made sure that the Chinese manufacturer was the
first one to deliver a
foldable smartphone to the
foldable smartphone to the market.
The company is hoping to beat Samsung to the market with the
first truly functional,
foldable smartphone.
Huawei was the second manufacturer to launch a
smartphone with in - screen fingerprint sensor after Vivo, but we hope the company will be the
first one to launch a
foldable smartphone in the market.
The company also has a history of chasing industry -
first solutions, having recently proclaimed itself to be the
first OEM that commercialized a
foldable smartphone while announcing the Axon M, so rushing a 5G phone to the market would be in line with its M.O. even though the next generation of wireless networks isn't likely to be available in the majority of the U.S. until late 2019 and is only expected to be commercialized on a national level more than two years from now.
Originally announced in mid-October, the Axon M is ZTE's
first attempt at making a
foldable device designed in a manner reminiscent of the 2011 Kyocera Echo and sporting specs that put it in the upper mid-range segment of the
smartphone market.
Reuters notes that «curved displays are in the early stages of development and allow bendable or
foldable designs that could eventually allow mobile and wearable gadgets to take new forms that could radically change the high - end
smartphone market,» although it's not clear just how radical the
first models released by LG and Samsung will be.
After (way too) many years of waiting, filled with frustrating pre-production hurdles, endless R&D work, the occasional mouth - watering demonstration and more delays than we care to count, a major
smartphone manufacturer could finally be ready to announce the world's
first commercial
foldable device.
Keeping this in mind, it is entirely possible that Samsung will offer the
first flip or
foldable smartphone to the market.
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.
In addition to unveiling a new flagship phone, Samsung has hinted 2018 will give us the
first truly
foldable smartphone.
But Samsung could unveil the
first - ever
foldable smartphone even before that year since it's rumored
foldable «Galaxy X» phone has been popping up in rumor mills recently.
Unfortunately, Samsung won't be the
first one to launch a
foldable smartphone, but its loyal customers will surely be patient enough to wait.
Samsung has a real chance of becoming the
first smartphone maker in the world to make a
foldable device that we actually want to use.
For example, we told you about Project Valley, or what could be Samsung's
first smartphone to arrive with a
foldable display.
First possible sketches of the Galaxy X were recently sighted in the database of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPRIS) which publicized one of Samsung's most feasible patents detailing a
foldable smartphone to date.
A Samsung
foldable smartphone, the world's
first of the kind, could break cover in January, with Snapdragon 820 or 620 processing power, and microSD.
Now, it is being reported that Samsung is eyeing to launch its
first smartphone with a
foldable display early next year.
We
first reported about Project Valley, the codename for Samsung's
first dual - screen (and possibly, a
foldable)
smartphone, almost a year ago.
Whatever this device is, we are quite excited to see the company's
first device with a
foldable display as it could very well change the course of the whole
smartphone industry, and we are sure that you are excited about it as well.
In fact, 2017 is the
first to give us a
foldable smartphone in the shape of ZTE Axon M, but like ZTE, many OEMs were having their
first go at these new technologies.
We have yet to see the
first mass produced
smartphone with
foldable display, so some time will pass until a phone with rollable display actually arrives.
The
first patent points to a fold - out design for the upcoming
foldable smartphone.
Of course, this isn't the
first time we've heard of Samsung's apparent plans to offer a
foldable smartphone.