According to South Korean newspaper The Korea Herald, Samsung have unveiled the world's first foldable smartphone to a private audience in Las Vegas during the recently concluded CES 2018. Reports claim that the phone is set to be announced later this year and has been named Galaxy X.
Patents of the device shows a book like handset that can be opened to transform into a tablet. The Korea Herald claims that there exist two versions of the handset; an in-folding one and another out-folding one. According to the Korean Herald the in-folding one will go into production in November.
A few more patent drawing were uncovered giving us further insight about the phone's design. Below are the aforementioned drawings.
When not in use, the secondary display can be turned into a touchpad making it ideal for gamers. This design is similar to that of the Nintendo's DS range.
Koh Dong-jin, president of mobile business at Samsung
Electronics, said earlier this year the company is setting its eyes on 2018 to
release the 'the holy grail' of smartphones with a bendable display.
He said: 'As the head of the business, I can say
our current goal is next year.
'When we can overcome some problems for sure, we
will launch the product.'
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