Sentences with phrase «foldable handset»

«Smartphones will have to switch to OLED anyway for future foldable handsets, so there's no need to rush the transition to OLED now,» Kim said.

While the report says nothing about what the supposed Samsung Galaxy X will look like, previous reports have indicated that the phone will be the first foldable handset to be made by the South Korean tech giant.

Last week brought news that after appearing at various trade shows these last few years, Samsung may have finally listed its long - awaited foldable handset.

While foldable handsets may be the future of the industry, most insiders agree they aren't likely to establish a significant foothold in the global market until 2020.

«Smartphones will have to switch to OLED anyways for future foldable handsets, so there's no need to rush the transition to OLED now,» said Kim Hyun - soo of Hana Investments.

Koh also said Samsung hopes to showcase a foldable handset next year but that technological hurdles must be overcome before a decision can be made.

That leaves Samsung needing a device to show case, and a foldable handset might just fit the bill.

Koh also maintained that Samsung is still hard at work in developing the foldable handset.

Interestingly, South Korean news site ET News has learned that Samsung already introduced its foldable handset at CES 2018 during a private conference with VIP customers.

The chances of ever seeing such a device increased last November, when it was discovered Apple had patented what appeared to be a foldable handset.

His comments fuelled speculation that Microsoft was working on some kind of «breakthrough» form factor, after patents awarded to the company earlier this year showed sketches for a foldable handset that could be opened up into a tablet - style device.

There is nothing much known about the device yet and as per the listing the foldable handset comes with Bluetooth v4.2 and we can expect more leaks to come out in the days coming.

The phones, reportedly part of its «Project Valley» endeavor to create a foldable handset, are referred in today's piece as «Galaxy X.»

According to then patent, Samsung's foldable handset could come with pressure - sensitive technology, so that its display could gauge different degrees of pressure.

In the recent years, more and more companies have been flaunting concept phones for a foldable handset.

Koh did not reveal if this foldable handset would be marketed as a smartphone or a tablet PC.

It's possible, a Bloomberg report said at the time, that Samsung's foldable handsets could be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February.

But a foldable handset would let us carry a tablet in our pockets.

January does seem to be a bit too early, so we should take all this info about the foldable handset with a big grain of salt until we hear something from a more credible source.

Then, last week, the US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung, revealing that the South Korean company hasn't given up on the idea of creating a foldable handset, according to Patently Mobile.

Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirmed to CNET that the company has a «working sample» of a foldable handset, but it's still in development and needs improvements to its design and flexible screen technology before it can launch.

Although Samsung's president of mobile, Koh Dong - Jin, did say the company hopes to release a foldable handset next year, it looks as if early production issues have pushed the release date back to 2019.

Samsung, for instance, is believed to be aiming for a 2019 release of its foldable handset, though there are rumors that the launch could take place even sooner, possibly this year.

This is said to be the preliminary version of the foldable handset that Samsung is planning to launch in the near future.

Samsung's foldable handset will reportedly go into testing soon and could be called the Galaxy X.