A folder would be a bent piece of cardboard.
Of course it is.
However, Foldable and Bendable are two very different things. Your LCD screen is bendable but go ahead and try to fold it.
A folder would be a bent piece of cardboard.
I think they need to get their words right. Nothing is being folded. It is being bent! Case in point, do yo fold your sheets or do you bend them?
Definition of fold. 1 : a part doubled or laid over another part : pleat. 2 : something that is folded together or that enfolds. 3 a : a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock. b chiefly British : an undulation in the landscape.
1. bendable - capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" waxy, pliable, pliant. flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
How easy will this phone be to break when folding. The should be a limit to prevent excessive bending but a little to much and your display is toast.
In tech, smaller can be more expensive because shrinking all that down into a small form factor requires a lot of engineering.why are iphones more expensive than ipad pros btw?
How easy will this phone be to break when folding. The should be a limit to prevent excessive bending but a little to much and your display is toast.
If it actually folds, it would allow you to carry a bigger screen in your pocket.What problem does this solve, specifically?
I wouldn’t mind eventually seeing something that wraps around my wrist - a watch/smartphone amalgamation.
[doublepost=1536099459][/doublepost]Crap that folds is still crap. I value my privacy and I know the best productivity is going to be from a vertically integrated company that manufactures their own chips, hardware and software. So this kind of novelty is far short of a motivation to choose something other than an Apple product.
Samsung is still on track to unveil its first foldable smartphone later in 2018, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh told CNBC.
According to Koh, it is "time to deliver" on a foldable device after Samsung research revealed that there is consumer interest in such a device.
Samsung first announced its plans for a smartphone with a bendable display in September 2017, and at the time, Koh said that the device would be positioned as a Galaxy Note. Given that Samsung has already announced this year's Galaxy Note 9, it's likely the new foldable smartphone will feature its own branding and will be sold alongside the Galaxy Note and S lines.![]()
A smartphone concept with bendable display from Samsung
Koh declined to share details on how a folding screen might work, but at IFA last week, he said that Samsung is trying to work out the details on differentiating it from a tablet design.Rumors suggest that the device Samsung is working on does not include a hinge and will instead be one single screen that is able to fold in half.
The device is said to be about seven inches diagonally, roughly the size of a small tablet, but it can be folded in half like a wallet. When folded, the exterior of the phone is said to offer a small display bar on the front and cameras in the back, with an all-screen design when opened up.
Koh told CNBC that details on the device could be unveiled at this year's Samsung Developer Conference, set to be held in November in San Francisco, but he did not offer up details on when it might go on sale. He did, however, say that while the development process was "complicated," Samsung has "nearly concluded" it.
Previous information has suggested Samsung is actually aiming to launch the device early in 2019, targeting specific markets like gamers. If initial interest is strong, Samsung is said to be planning for a broader commercial debut during the second half of 2019.
Samsung is aiming to be the first company to come out with a foldable screen, beating other companies like Apple to the new design. Rumors have suggested that Apple is perhaps experimenting with an iPhone with a foldable display.
A 2017 rumor, for example, suggested Apple is working on an iPhone with a foldable display alongside LG Display, and a Merrill Lynch analyst recently predicted Apple will introduce a foldable iPhone in 2020.
There continues to be no concrete evidence that Apple is pursuing a foldable iPhone, but the company has filed for several patents related to foldable iPhone displays.![]()
LG's foldable display concept
Article Link: Samsung Rumored to Debut First Foldable Smartphone This Year
Apple was very recently granted two patents for foldable displays.To be honest, I think this is really interesting technology. There’s a lot of unknown factors about foldable displays, however; if Samsung does release a foldable display, and it turns out to be successful, I really would be interested see if Apple would ever consider this route, as diversity is good in offering different types of technology like this. If in fact Samsung does release a foldable display, it’s a product I would consider purchasing, even if it’s not made from Apple.
Is that currently a need? What problem does it solve?If it actually folds, it would allow you to carry a bigger screen in your pocket.
You may want to check on two patents Apple has been granted.samsung releases this first
then apple makes some changes and implements it right
then samsung says "APPLE COPIED US" but also makes the same changes as Apple
I’m fairly sure they’ve worked that out....
Foldable displays have been in development for years now. It’s the next stage in tech which Apple will follow on and never lead.
Carrying a 7" tablet requires cargo pockets.Is that currently a need? What problem does it solve?