Apart from flaunting the potential of
foldable smartphones at MWC, Samsung is also reportedly giving select individuals a glimpse of the prototype to test the water while also promoting its subsidiary Samsung Display to other firms.
The report that came on ETNews says that a group of VIP's were shown the prototype of Samsung's
foldable smartphone at the ongoing CES in Las Vegas.
Not exact matches
When ZTE unveiled its new
foldable phone, the Axon M, yesterday
at Duggal Greenhouse, it made some pretty grandiose claims, saying that it was «creating a new
smartphone category.»
This information comes after rumours earlier this year that stated that Samsung is looking to bring out a
foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy X,
at the end of this year or early in 2019.
The display was made by Samsung and by looking
at the positive market response it may adopt OLED based displays for its own devices, especially its
foldable display
smartphone.
If we look back
at history, the previous dual screen concept Kyocera Echo met with an ill fate and put a halt to the upcoming
foldable smartphones.
Interestingly
at the launch of Galaxy Note 8 in Korea in September, we got to know that Samsung too will be releasing a
foldable smartphone next year.
Considering Samsung's proven track record
at mass - producing new display tech, it seems plausible that the electronics giant can deliver on a
foldable, flexible
smartphone.
Apple might already be in talks with suppliers, but analysts are expecting Apple's
foldable smartphone to come out
at least two years after Samsung's, since demand could bottleneck production.
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.
At the moment, all we have is patchy details about this
foldable Samsung Galaxy X
smartphone.
ZTE's CEO, Cheng Lixin, made some news
at the launch of the
foldable Axon M
smartphone in the company's native China last week by announcing that the Axon 9 will be the name of its newest flagship
smartphone for 2018.
It's unclear
at this time what the first
foldable smartphone from Samsung will have to offer other than the
foldable OLED display itself.
At the time, it was also said that Samsung was testing two models of the
foldable smartphone, one with Snapdragon 620 and the other with Snapdragon 820 chipset.
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.
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.
No mainstream
smartphone user in their right senses will walk into a shop and buy an untried concept phone
at over $ 700, but
at a reduced price tag, the
foldable Axon M might begin to interest some enthusiastic people.
According to Koh Dong - jin who is the president of mobile business
at Samsung electronics, the company has set its eyes on bringing out the much awaited
foldable smartphone by 2018.
It was reported earlier that Samsung showed its
foldable smartphone prototype to its partners
at CES 2018, but then again, this is a rumor that we've been hearing every year.
At the end of last month, Park Weon - seo, chief research engineer for flexible displays at LG, told the Wall Street Journal that foldable displays were «next» for smartphone
At the end of last month, Park Weon - seo, chief research engineer for flexible displays
at LG, told the Wall Street Journal that foldable displays were «next» for smartphone
at LG, told the Wall Street Journal that
foldable displays were «next» for
smartphones.