These last 2016 patent filings also show that Samsung is viewing
the foldable smartphone as a scrolling device that will allow users to «open the scroll» when viewing weather, date, time, and other pertinent information.
Samsung will not roll out
the foldable smartphone as a stop - gap product, but as a well - made flagship that can appeal to consumers,» Koh said.
«Samsung will not roll out
the foldable smartphone as a stop - gap product, but as a well - made flagship that can appeal to consumers.»
While Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display were working on increasing level of perfection of prototype of
foldable Smartphone as much as they can, Chinese companies have rapidly pursued after South Korean companies.
Not exact matches
ZTE's Axon M
foldable smartphone is official in the company's home country
as of Tuesday and is now also making its way to select European markets, the Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer said.
As we can see from the images, the
smartphone features
foldable design and comes with two 3.3 - inch touchscreen TFT display with 320 x 480 pixels resolution, moreover, Samsung Hennessy runs on Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bran mobile operating system, and has a 1.2 GHz quad - core processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, and 5 - megapixel rear camera.
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.
Buzz is that it really focused on protecting security of information so that information regarding its next new product not getting leaked
as it even did not introduce its
foldable Smartphone to its partners that had participated in development of this product.
As foldable Smartphone is an innovative product that did not exist before, it believes that it will be able to expand related markets in the future after drawing positive experiences from
foldable Smartphone users.
It is heard that Samsung Electronics is working on making appearance of its
foldable Smartphone more luxurious and elegant
as it is an ultra premium
Smartphone.
A 2020 launch for the
foldable iPhone will fall in line with this trend,
as previous reports have pegged a
foldable Samsung Galaxy
smartphone to be released by December or by early next year.
It has already incorporated elements of the technology in its curved Galaxy Edge
smartphones, and one industry analyst described Samsung's goal of releasing a
foldable device next year
as «quite realistic.»
Samsung has confirmed that it's been working on a
foldable smartphone, believed to be known
as the Galaxy X.
There have been reports in the past few months that claim that Apple is internally working on a
foldable smartphone that could be released
as early
as 2020.
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.
While discussing short - to - mid term advancements in mobile, Samsung said it intends to, «differentiate its
smartphones by adopting cutting edge technologies, such
as foldable OLED displays.
«Samsung Invents a New Kind of Flexible
Foldable Display that they refer to
as the «Variable Curvature Display» Main Samsung Wins Two Distinctly Different
Foldable, Dual Display
Smartphone Concept Patents»
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.
On the back of the ZTE Axon M, you will find a 20 - megapixel camera, while that camera can be used
as its front - facing shooter,
as this is a
foldable smartphone, and you do have displays on both sides when it is not folded out.
Keep in mind that
as Samsung approaches the tenth iteration of its flagship
smartphone series next year that there's the potential of the
foldable phone concept materializing that same year.
As of now, there is no information about the availability of theAxon M
foldable smartphone in other markets.
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.
We don't know a lot about these
foldable smartphones,
as it's still very early on and Apple is a famously secretive company when it comes to upcoming products.
Apple is working on a
foldable iPhone that it could launch
as soon
as 2020, analysts have predicted, the biggest form - factor change the best - selling
smartphone has ever seen.
ZTE's Axon M, marketed
as the first
foldable smartphone, has two different screens that come together to make a unified display.
The
foldable / flexible display shown in the graphic above is designed to appear
as one giant display once the user unfolds their
smartphone.
Samsung's first
foldable smartphone is «almost ready»,
as the company is fully committed to the project.
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.
Samsung is said to be working on a
foldable smartphone that could be known
as the Galaxy X. And although that won't infringe on the company's Galaxy S schedule, it could cause a naming problem.
However, ZTE is planning on something more innovative with its
foldable smartphone that's currently codenamed
as Axon Multy.
The upcoming launch of
foldable smartphones could make a Razr brand revival an even more tantalizing prospect,
as it complements the original lineup's core design.
With or without Samsung's Galaxy S8 and Galaxy X
foldable smartphone (without, most likely), this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is shaping up pretty much
as eventful and exciting
as always.
Kolon Industries executive Kang Chung - seok said back in December that he expects that between three and five companies will start mass producing
foldable smartphones by 2018,
as pointed out by Android Authority.
The
foldable smartphone is inching ever so closer to existence, but
as the intel is still quite thin, the nail biting continues.
«For the Display Panel business in 2018, the company expects OLED to become a mainstream panel in the
smartphone industry and will reinforce its competencies in new applications such
as foldable, automotive, and IT displays.»
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.
It does seem like Samsung is rushing with its decision
as it flip - flops on which direction to go with the design of its
foldable smartphone.
New reports say Apple has tasked LG to create a
foldable display for the iPhone that could debut
as early
as 2020, which would further increase its rivalry with Samsung, another company dabbling in
foldable smartphone technology.
«With new form factors entering the marketplace next year to entice consumers,
smartphone manufacturers will find themselves locked in a fierce battle with one another
as they jostle to win market share for their new
smartphone models featuring dual - edge curved and
foldable AMOLED displays.»
It turns out that Samsung isn't the only company working on a
foldable smartphone,
as Apple is also toying with that idea.
Or the company could create
foldable Surface tablets that could be utilized either
as tablets or
smartphones.
As for specifications, the same report said the upcoming
foldable smartphone will come with a 5 - inch folded - display.
While we are seeing the reports of
foldable phones since 2011, the tech giant last year presented the
foldable phone prototypes, it is clear that folding
smartphones are no longer being taken
as a gimmick.
A
foldable phone with Windows Core OS could do a lot more than an Android phone such
as Samsung Galaxy X. 2018 could be the year that this tech finally comes to light, but are you interested in a
foldable smartphone?
A sort of smorgasbord of different concepts — such
as foldable smartphones — Motorola wasn't short of their fair share of exciting technology.
In an earnings call on Wednesday, Samsung said
foldable OLED displays and Bixby will help drive the company's growth in 2018: «
As for the Mobile business, Samsung will continue its efforts to differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting - edge technologies, such as foldable OLED displays,» Samsung explaine
As for the Mobile business, Samsung will continue its efforts to differentiate its
smartphones by adopting cutting - edge technologies, such
as foldable OLED displays,» Samsung explaine
as foldable OLED displays,» Samsung explained.
The industry still seems to point to 2018 or 2019
as the ideal timeframe for these futuristic
smartphones, but there is some expectation that Samsung will push forward with at least one
foldable smartphone this year.
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.
A concept image for Samsung «s
foldable smartphone, dubbed
as «Galaxy X,» shows that it's a touchscreen handset that can be folded out into a large tablet,
as pointed out by Business Korea.
We've been calling the
foldable phone Galaxy X, but the truth is there is currently no official name, however the phone is expected to have a 7.3 - inch OLED display that can be used
as a regular
smartphone or folded out to become a tablet.