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 […]
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Microsoft is preparing for Windows 10 Foldables
Foldable phones are on the way… and it looks like foldable PCs may also be coming soon. Royole showed off the world’s first smartphone with a foldable glass display at CES last week. Samsung may unveil its upcoming folding phone as soon as February 20th. Now Microsoft has started including hints in Windows 10 builds […]
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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 […]
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Bloomberg: Android P will embrace the notch, folding display, and other new trends
The next major version of Android could help pave the way for new styles of smartphones including those with multiple displays, folding screens, or iPhone X/Essential Phone-style notches in the top of the screen for the camera system. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which cites “people familiar with the situation.” Of course, you […]
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Patent reminds us LG is working on a foldable smartphone too
Rumor has it that this year Samsung will release its first phone with a flexible OLED display that lets you fold the phone in half. The Samsung Galaxy X would essentially let you have a tablet-sized display when you want one, a smaller phone-sized display the rest of the time, and the ability to fold […]
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Do you actually want a folding smartphone?
Rumor has it that LG and Samsung are both working on foldable smartphones with flexible OLED displays that allow you to use a single device either as a phone or a tablet. ZTE beat them both to market by taking a big shortcut: the ZTE Axon M that ships this week doesn’t have a flexible […]
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Samsung’s foldable smartphone may close like a book
Samsung’s been working on foldable display technology for a few years, and rumor has it that the company eventually plans to release a phone that can unfold to reveal a tablet-sized screen thanks to a flexible OLED display panel. This would give Samsung’s phone a key advantage that the rumored dual-screen ZTE Axon M lacks: […]
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Samsung’s foldable smartphone coming in 2018 (maybe)
Samsung has been working on a smartphone with a flexible display that you can fold in half for years. Now Samsung’s smartphone chief DJ Koh says the company hopes to ship a phone with a foldable display in 2018. That’s a bit earlier than we’d heard from Samsung earlier this year, but Samsung’s not the […]
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E Ink demos a foldable 10.2 inch display, among other things
E Ink is probably best known for making the paper-like electronic displays used in Kindle, Nook, and Kobo-style eBook readers. But the company also makes displays used for industrial and commercial products including digital signage and whiteboards. Today the company announced that its E Ink Prism displays are now available in seven color options, allowing […]
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AU Optronics shows off 5 inch foldable AMOLED display
Smartphone makers have reportedly been developing phones with foldable displays for the past few years, although none has made it to market yet. Eventually we could see phones that offer their own screen protecting case — just fold the phone in half when it’s not in use. Or we could see phones with small-ish displays that […]