Samsung's foldable phone to arrive next year

10 January 2018
The company's mobile boss DJ Koh said UX was the biggest obstacle they are facing in commercialization.

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berri jam, 10 Jan 2018Saying "UX is the biggest obstacle." it would help if your... moreUX means user experience.

I'm guessing this means that spreading android across two screens is trickier than you might think, and that everyday tasks are that bit harder to achieve. I'd imagine that a brand new Android skin is needed to make it work, and work well. On the plus side, sounds like the hardware is there.

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    • AnonD-632062
    • 3Yf
    • 10 Jan 2018

    Sigh... Yet another delay. The 2012 Galaxy S3-era UI on the suggestive image proves how long we have hearing these rumours.

    It's like the tomorrow that never comes. Or like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Or a unicorn. Or they are just saving it for the Samsung Galaxy X (to coincide with the 10th Galaxy flagship....)

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      • 10 Jan 2018

      Zenodroid, 10 Jan 2018Next year? Xda said in the end of 2018Yeah, right...
      They've been saying this every year for about 3 years now..

        Next year? Xda said in the end of 2018

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          • berri jam
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          • 10 Jan 2018

          Saying "UX is the biggest obstacle." it would help if your explained what is UX?

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            • 10 Jan 2018

            AnonD-441601, 10 Jan 2018Another useless samsung technology. It will be really ove... moreCopy what? I never seen any flexible smartphone released before. If you talking about dual display like Axon, nope, thats not it. Btw, this is very useful. From a phone to tablet usability. I doubt you find this useless. Lets not talk about price if you dont understand how costing work.

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              • 10 Jan 2018

              Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... moreLazy ZTE chained two displays, while Samsung put a money and effort to make flexible, bendable display which can be folded.

              Axon M is just a gimmick. Because of these bezels, you'll never feel two displays as one and that will ruin a lot of experience.

              Kudos Samsung for doing right thing.

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                • 10 Jan 2018

                AnonD-441601, 10 Jan 2018Another useless samsung technology. It will be really ove... moreCopy what? I never seen any flexible smartphone released before. If you talking about dual display like Axon, nope, thats not it. Btw, this is very useful. From a phone to tablet usability. I doubt you find this useless. Lets not talk about price if you dont understand how costing work.

                  likely a 10th anniversary Galaxy S

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                    • 10 Jan 2018

                    Quite an interesting concept... Good luck in implementing it and making it real!

                      Hopefully at least microsoft "foldable" this year for testers.

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                        • 10 Jan 2018

                        Another useless samsung technology.
                        It will be really overpriced.
                        It will have a breakable screen with no chance to put any cover on it.
                        And its a copycat from other companies which did same thing long time ago.
                        But with few inprovements.
                        I have no idea about pricing but as we know samsung it will cost more than Apple X and apple will soon follow with its own Ifopad. Stands for Iphone Foldable pad.
                        Really nothing new these days just one corporation copying another,

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                          • 10 Jan 2018

                          Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... moreMate agree with you.
                          Its a same device like others did before just with some minor cosmetic changes.

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                            • Hkt
                            • 10 Jan 2018

                            I'm waiting eagerly for this masterpiece, maybe it'll come as a special edition with S10 like some anniversary version.

                              Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... moreand ZTE axon M is copied from Kyocera echo released on 2011
                              https://youtu.be/VHqDzvlzCXU
                              but samsung phone have one screen foldable not 2 screens like Axon m or kyocera ...

                                Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... morePlease keep your mouth shut, until you know what Samsung is talikg about. Axon M has two separate displays with bezel in center. Unlike Samsung with single flexible Screen.

                                  Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... moreGet enlightened. Here's a well-informed outlook of what you can expect from the Samsung Galaxy X.

                                  Mar 2017: http://youtu.be/2v1lQcbeqw8
                                  Dec 2017: http://youtu.be/t-daMashXTk

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                                    • 10 Jan 2018

                                    Yeah, it's always "next year" for everything, isn't it. At this point I just want someone, anyone, to come out with a foldable before they do just to shame them...

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                                      • 10 Jan 2018

                                      Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c copycat samsung always copy... moreLol. By foldable, Samsung is not refering to dual display fold together. Samsung is talking about flexible bendable display. Dont you even see the picture there?

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                                        • wri
                                        • 10 Jan 2018

                                        https://youtu.be/jpdR-bdV08c

                                        copycat samsung always copying others.