The first smartphones with foldable displays are coming this year, allowing you to fold a device in half for use as a phone, or unfold it for use as a tablet. But why stop there? Lenovo is showing off a preview of the first laptop with a foldable display. The company says it’ll be part […]
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Sharp’s flexible smartphone display folds in half… the other way
Samsung’s first foldable smartphone closes up like a book when you want to fold it in half. So does Huawei’s, Oppo’s and most of the other upcoming models we’ve seen so far (except for Xiaomi’s prototype, which has a tri-fold wallet-like design). But Sharp is showing off a prototype of a smartphone display that folds […]
Nubia Alpha is a wearable phone with a flexible display (or a fancy smartwatch)
Most of the smartphones with flexible displays that have debuted so far take advantage of the new technology to transform from a phone into a tablet. The Nubia Alpha… doesn’t. Instead it’s basically a smartwatch with a display that wraps around your wrist. But since it can make phone calls, snap photos, and shoot video, […]
TCL’s folding phone prototypes leaked a little early
Mobile World Congress kicks off this week, and smartphone companies are planning to show off a whole bunch of new phones with slim bezels, unusual camera placements, and maybe a little 5G. Plus flexible phones are now a thing. Samsung kicked things off a bit early. Huawei’s bringing one to the party. And we’d already […]
Royole shows off flexible displays for foldable phones (and more)
A few months after Royole introduced the first real smartphone with a foldable display, the company is showing off the Royole FlexPai at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. It’s basically a 7.8 inch Android tablet that you can fold in half to use as a phone… but it’s a funny looking one. The device […]
This could be a flexible-screen smartphone that bends like a tri-fold wallet (video leak)
4 Comments on This could be a flexible-screen smartphone that bends like a tri-fold wallet (video leak)This is the year when folding smartphones with flexible displays are expected to become a real thing that you can go out and buy. We’ve already seen some early demos from companies including Samsung and Royole, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a few more examples on display at the Consumer Electronics Show next […]
Smartphones with folding screens are almost here
Samsung and LG have been working on smartphones with flexible displays for years and rumor has it that they’re about to hit the streets. But it looks like they won’t be alone. Evan Blass reports that LG will reveal its folding phone at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Ice Universe says there will be three […]
Nubia–α concept is a smartphone you wear like a bracelet
ZTE-owned Nubia is showing off a concept for a smartwatch that’s more phone than watch.. The nubia–α concept has a flexible display that wraps around a portion of the wristband, giving you plenty of space to interact with apps, contacts, and other menu items. It’s unclear if or when the nubia-a will ever see the […]
Samsung says its “unbreakable” display is tougher than Gorilla Glass
Corning’s Gorilla Glass is kind of the big name in damage-resistant display technology for smartphones and other gadgets. The company recently introduced the toughest version yet: Gorilla Glass 6 is designed to survive up to 15 falls from a height of 1 meter (3.3 feet). But Samsung says it’s new “unbreakable smartphone panel” is even […]
WSJ: Samsung’s folding-display smartphone coming in 2019
Samsung’s been working for years on a foldable smartphone with a flexible display for years. The idea is that you’d be able to a single device as a pocket-sized smartphone, or open it up to use it as a tablet with a larger screen. Now the Wall Street Journal reports that the phone could launch […]
Report: Microsoft’s Andromeda/Surface Phone device might never see light of day
According to a series of leaks, Microsoft’s been working on a mobile device that blurs the lines between phones and tablets for a few years. But the company has never publicly talked about a Surface Phone, a dual-screen tablet, or anything to do with its “Andromeda” platform that would allow the full Windows 10 operating […]
Report: Microsoft is really working on pocket-sized, dual screen Surface device
Microsoft’s Surface line of devices include 12.3 inch tablets, 13.5 inch laptops, 15 inch convertibles, 28 inch all-in-one desktops, and even wall computers with screen sizes up to 84 inches. But one thing Microsoft hasn’t offered to date? A pocket-sized Surface. Rumor’s have been circulating for years that Microsoft was working on a Surface Phone and/or […]