While dual cameras were all the rage this past year, it seems
like foldable smartphones will be the hot new trend of 2018.
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.
But instead of being a
foldable one - screen tablet that can flex and fold in the middle, the latest evidence suggests that Samsung Galaxy X will be a dual - screen phone just
like the
foldable dual - screen
smartphone ZTE Axon M.
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ETNews calls these displays «out -
foldable» displays, which probably means that the target devices are a
smartphone - sized devices that open - up to have a tablet -
like display.
The problem is when you have folding screens but the components are not
foldable and in a separate hard casing, which removes a lot of the elegance of devices
like smartphones.
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.
Lenovo's Folio tablet isn't coming out any time soon, but shows what a future of
foldable tablets and
smartphones might look
like.
LG unveiled a TV that could fold up
like paper, and ZTE exhibited the ZTE Axon M, the
foldable smartphone it announced late last year.
Would you buy a
foldable, dual - screen
smartphone like ZTE's Axon M?
Foldable OLED panels are part of its 2018 strategy and it even mentioned in its Q4 2017 earnings release that the company's mobile division will try to differentiate its smartphones by adopting advanced technologies like foldable OLED d
Foldable OLED panels are part of its 2018 strategy and it even mentioned in its Q4 2017 earnings release that the company's mobile division will try to differentiate its
smartphones by adopting advanced technologies
like foldable OLED d
foldable OLED displays.
A recent patent filing by Samsung also confirmed that there is a
foldable smartphone in the making, with the
likes of face, palm, and fingerprint authentication being worked on.
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.
With the executives statements, it looks
like Samsung's
foldable smartphone might actually end up being the Galaxy Note 9.
Koh also didn't specify what the Samsung
foldable smartphone will look
like.
However, it seems to be more complicated than that since it looks
like the South Korean phone maker is still somewhat unsure on which direction to go with its
foldable smartphone, according to a report by ETNews.
With Koh stating that Samsung is planning a 2018 launch for its
foldable smartphone, it seems
like the company is fast - tracking the device's development.
The dream of a fully
foldable Samsung
smartphone or tablet continues to feel
like a very distant one, despite a recent showcase of a screen prototype.
In the design, Samsung seems to be working on a
foldable smartphone that can be rolled
like a newspaper and has a book -
like design with one side featuring a curved edge, an emulation of what the company had on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.
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.