Probably not, since «Pistachio Ice Cream» (yum, by the way) should add support for phones with multiple screens and
foldable displays as well, and the Pixel 3 can't be all those things.
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.
Not exact matches
That means it is equipped with features such
as electrically
foldable / adjustable ORVMs, reverse parking camera with
display on infotainment screen, automatic climate control, and touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, depending on the variant.
As for specs, we are also told once again that the
foldable Samsung tablet that was shown by Samsung to a few insiders early in 2018, was a 3 - screen
foldable tablet, with one 3.5 - inch OLED
display on the phone side, and two 3.5 - inch OLED
displays on the unfolded tablet side that would combine to make a 7 - inch screen.
The ZenScreen sports an almost edge - to - edge
display with ultra-thin 6.5 mm bezels and a 1 mm
foldable smart case which acts
as a stand.
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.
By ditching the glass screen usually found on e-book readers, such
as Amazon's Kindle International Edition — reviewed here — LG said it was able to create a flexible - but not
foldable —
display that still maintains «excellent
display characteristics».
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.
As for the more outlandish, Apple is said to be developing an iPhone with a
foldable display alongside LG Display, with panel production for an iPhone with a folding display set to kick off i
display alongside LG
Display, with panel production for an iPhone with a folding display set to kick off i
Display, with panel production for an iPhone with a folding
display set to kick off i
display set to kick off in 2020.
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»
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.
We're heard a lot about the Galaxy X
foldable phone in recent years, and with the
display unit set to «reinforce its competencies» in new areas such
as foldable, automotive, and IT
displays, we may get to see such a device make its debut sometime this year:
Not much else is known at this time, but with Samsung preparing to produce
foldable displays in January
as well, it's clear that competition is about to heat up.
According to a new report from The Investor, Apple has chosen LG
Display as its supplier for
foldable OLED
displays.
Unlike the flip top phones of old where there was a tiny screen in the upper part and a mechanical keyboard on the bottom, the next - gen
foldable phones will provide one large
foldable display to accommodate media content
as well
as apps and a virtual keyboard.
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.
The leak also indicates Android P will better support handsets with new designs, such
as multiple
displays — like ZTE Axon M — and
foldable displays.
«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.
The LG model could serve
as a tablet when flat, with the
foldable displays also enabling a phone design, with extra features shown on the side, like icons, date, and time.
The source confirms that instead of trying to go all
foldable which is very difficult to accomplish immediately, the company plans to use LG's
display to create flexible phones that will not be
as hard
as Gorilla glass or the usual models found so far.
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.
Production of the
foldable displays could start
as soon
as 2020, according to The Bell.
«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.»
As for specifications, the same report said the upcoming
foldable smartphone will come with a 5 - inch folded -
display.
While VR has started making inroads,
foldable display technology is considered
as the next - big - thing.
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.
Samsung's upcoming phone is supposed to have a single
foldable display with no hinge, and Huawei hopes to achieve the same thing
as well.
This year, however, there is a real possibility of a phone with a
foldable screen making its way into the market
as Samsung has officially announced that
foldable displays will enter mass production later this year.
Apple, however, is expanding its
display partnership with LG
as the company tries to reduce reliance on Samsung, and if a
foldable iPhone is indeed planned, this is the first screen manufacturer that is expected to be considered for the project.
Previous reports have suggested the
foldable phone won't be available until 2019,
as Samsung halted development to focus on bezel-less
displays instead.
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.
As it turns out, this so - called «
foldable smartphone» is not the highly anticipated Samsung device with
foldable display.
Dubbed
as Galaxy X, the handset is rumored to sport
foldable display, making it possible for users to transform it from being a phone to a tablet and vice versa.
According to ETNews, the
foldable OLED
display will measure 7.3 inches, with the device folding inwards to act
as a phone and vice versa when required to perform tablet duties.
At the same time, the next version of Android will reportedly play nice with various form factors, such
as devices with
foldable displays or multiple
displays.
The screen inside the iPhone X is
foldable as well, and Apple makes use of the tech by folding the bottom of the screen so that it's able to hide the
display controller and extend the usable portion of the
display all the way to the bottom of the phone.
Samsung also mentions in its press release that the mobile division is going to try and differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting - edge technologies «such
as foldable OLED
displays.»