Samsung to begin production of foldable smartphone in Q3 2017

14 March 2017
Samsung Electronics and Samsung Display plan to produce “thousands of prototypes” which will probably be revealed at IFA 2017 in Berlin.

Sort by:

  • D
  • AnonD-646623
  • PUa
  • 27 Mar 2017

Anonymous, 16 Mar 2017You obviously have never studied the tech or facts even one... morePerhaps you'd like to enlighten me with your well researched references?

    • ?
    • Anonymous
    • krW
    • 16 Mar 2017

    AnonD-646623, 16 Mar 2017iPhone met the needs of many consumers and offered usabilit... moreYou obviously have never studied the tech or facts even one day yet

      • D
      • AnonD-646623
      • PUa
      • 16 Mar 2017

      Anonymous, 15 Mar 2017Apple didn't do ANYTHING different or better when it launch... moreiPhone met the needs of many consumers and offered usability on a large screen like the previous XDA's couldn't. Pinch-to-zoom had not been implemented like that on any other device.

      But the success of any company is frequent and consistent updates in an agile manner, which is what Apple have been doing since day 1, and Samsung do to a degree with their high end phones.

      Taking risks is an entirely different matter and requires a large amount of R&D money, not everyone can afford that obviously.

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • 7Xm
        • 15 Mar 2017

        AnonD-625786, 15 Mar 2017I really don't know if whether this is a gimmick or the fut... moreWell, it's always good to know someone is taking the risk. That's how tech moves after all.

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • krW
          • 15 Mar 2017

          AnonD-39937, 14 Mar 2017Let's not confuse imagination with reality...Samsung never ... moreSamsung has been the first on a number of things in the phone world and pushed many things ahead. As well as obviously being the one leading the way in tech.

          Don't be a bias fam towards them whether it's for or against. Credit where credit is due

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • krW
            • 15 Mar 2017

            Anonymous, 15 Mar 2017when the industry has platued samsung just come out with ne... moreYup. No sense in new and advancing tech at all.

              • ?
              • Anonymous
              • nFK
              • 15 Mar 2017

              AnonD-39937, 14 Mar 2017Let's not confuse imagination with reality...Samsung never ... moreSamsung is the reason big phones exist...

              They were the ones that popularised them with the Note line.

                • D
                • AnonD-625786
                • 0@r
                • 15 Mar 2017

                I really don't know if whether this is a gimmick or the future of smartphones. I guess we'll have to wait and see.

                  • M
                  • Max
                  • Mvv
                  • 15 Mar 2017

                  Oh, you really shouldn't rush it, Samsung... any of these centuries is fine, really... if you need a handful a decades more, just say so.

                    • Y
                    • YodaSec
                    • pE%
                    • 15 Mar 2017

                    LEAKS says Nokia working on foldable 10inch phone calling Phonetransformer who will be compact phone and tablet in one device. But keeping in secret to blow market. Figuratively for sure. Also 360 angle camera in phone.

                      • D
                      • AnonD-248589
                      • Ibx
                      • 15 Mar 2017

                      That would certainly be a revolutionary development.

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • Hqc
                        • 15 Mar 2017

                        AnonD-39937, 14 Mar 2017Let's not confuse imagination with reality...Samsung never ... moreApple didn't do ANYTHING different or better when it launched the iPhone. It rode off the success of the iPod for years. The first iPhone lacked countless features that even their most basic competitors had, it took them years to build a phone that could stand on its own without relying on the iPod.

                        Apple phones became big for two reasons, brand name and they were simple. A lot of people enjoy simple.

                        Samsung phones became big because they were everything the iPhone wasn't. Till now they are still the only company in the market to take risks and try new things.

                          • N
                          • Nickname
                          • Hqc
                          • 15 Mar 2017

                          Anonymous, 15 Mar 2017when the industry has platued samsung just come out with ne... moreThe market results would disagree with you that the Edge was a pointless feature....

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • Fv4
                            • 15 Mar 2017

                            when the industry has platued samsung just come out with new pointless features such as an edge to get customers excited and buy it. a foldable phone has no benefits. unless people want smaller phones all of and want to unfold it to watch netflix, i cant see the point in them.... just another samsung gimmick which will be extremely expensive, even compared to the edges.... at least the likes of sony apple and huawei have their heads screwed on and work on practicallity and upgrading quality.

                              • D
                              • AnonD-558092
                              • cWE
                              • 14 Mar 2017

                              So did other reports said earlier. The only thing that changed in the past years was only the year it was supposed to be showcased.

                                • D
                                • AnonD-634681
                                • 3DR
                                • 14 Mar 2017

                                AnonD-39937, 14 Mar 2017Let's not confuse imagination with reality...Samsung never ... moreThat's fair enough, but you just cant use the past to tell the future, just because Samsung haven't been the best in terms of innovation doesn't mean they cant accidentally come across something with the masses of money they must be shovelling into it

                                  • D
                                  • AnonD-634681
                                  • 3DR
                                  • 14 Mar 2017

                                  Shadow Snypa786, 14 Mar 2017Course it is a gimmick probably cos Samsung is doing it, if... moreIf apple was making it that would be their slogan, they even do it with their stickers advert

                                    • D
                                    • AnonD-523334
                                    • 7k7
                                    • 14 Mar 2017

                                    AnonD-632062, 14 Mar 2017Sigh! Each time the launch seems farther and farther away. ... moreAgreed. That "iconic" image shows how old these news are.

                                      • M
                                      • Markobarko
                                      • 3pv
                                      • 14 Mar 2017

                                      New era on the horizon and it ain't gonna stop at foldable.

                                        • D
                                        • AnonD-523334
                                        • 7k7
                                        • 14 Mar 2017

                                        AnonD-39937, 14 Mar 2017Let's not confuse imagination with reality...Samsung never ... more"Samsung was never the company which brought the next big thing in mobiles ". OK except big screen. Which changed the way we use, play an do stuff with mobiles.
                                        Apple surrendered the trend with iPhone 6 and even more so with iPhone 7 (some features being exclusive to bigger iPhone.) bigger phones have bigger batteries, better endurance, more room for other circuitry and most importantly people nowadays do much more with phones that they wouldn't if phones were 4.0".