This time we hear about the foldable
display smartphone concept from Samsung. The foldable smartphones may no longer exist as just a concept as Samsung as well
as LG are said to be releasing such smartphones as early as Q3-Q4 2017.
Initially, it was said that Samsung is developing a tablet-like device with a
display that folds into a smartphone. But the company seems to have realized
recently that folding-in smartphones are probably not the ideal way to go. So, the company is now said to be working on foldable display
smartphones that essentially fold outwards. So, it starts off as a smartphone
and whenever required, you can open it up to convert it into a large 7-inch
tablet.
This some pretty good looking concept
renders of this foldable display smartphone. We are not sure whether the
final product from Samsung will end up looking like this, it does
give us a glimpse of how a smartphone which can enlarge itself into a 7-inch
tablet could materialize in real life.
While a foldable smartphone sounds like an amazing concept, brining it to real life comes with its own set of technical challenges. We have seen flexible displays but a foldable smartphone requires much more than that. We will have to wait and see how Samsung tackles the rigid parts that are inside a smartphone like the circuit board. The specs on such a phone have to be top-notch and hence, it’ll be interesting to see how the company designs its first foldable display phone.
