It's hoping that the successful launch of the Galaxy S9 will keep things moving along in the interim while
a planned foldable smartphone could provide growth in the future.
Samsung is rumored to be
planning a foldable smartphone for early next year it's planning to call the Galaxy X.
Not exact matches
Huawei is working on a
foldable smartphone that it
plans to launch sometime next year, according to a report from CNET.
Earlier, the Korean media reports noted that Samsung has
planned on releasing 5 flagship
smartphones next year, including a Galaxy X,
foldable phone.
A report last year said that Apple chose LG Display to go forward with its
foldable iPhone
plans rather than Samsung so that its biggest rival in the
smartphone business would not catch wind of Apple's designs.
Samsung has already confirmed that it is
planning on introducing a
foldable Galaxy
smartphone next year.
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.
However, ZTE is
planning on something more innovative with its
foldable smartphone that's currently codenamed as Axon Multy.
A new report is claiming that Samsung is
planning to start production of a its prototype
foldable Android
smartphone later this year.
It's exact release date is still up in the air, but now we have more details on what Samsung's
planning with its
foldable smartphone.
Samsung has some reason to rush though since it's not the only manufacturer
planning to release a
foldable smartphone.
Companies including Vivo and Xiaomi launched handsets with flexible screens in 2016, and many other manufacturers have
plans to develop curved or
foldable smartphones in the near future.
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.
Samsung's president of mobile business Koh Dong - jin says the company
plans to launch its
foldable smartphone in 2018, thats is, if they can «overcome some problems.»
Samsung's president of mobile business Koh Dong - jin has confirmed that the South Korean phone maker is
planning to launch a
foldable smartphone in 2018.
The leading
smartphone players seem to have their own
plans for phones with
foldable displays.
Samsung is not limiting themselves to
smartphones, with the help of these
foldable OLED panels Samsung is also
planning to make a grand entry into the automotive electronic industry.
Citing industry sources, the report says the Korean giant
plans to come up with the
foldable display's final design in March, mass produce panels in September, and ultimately start mass production of the
foldable smartphone in November.
Of course, this isn't the first time we've heard of Samsung's apparent
plans to offer a
foldable smartphone.
If all goes well, Samsung
plans to make the
foldable smartphone available to customers in 2018, ET News says, citing sources.