{"id":4123,"date":"2018-11-07T19:48:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/samsung-shows-off-folding-smartphone\/"},"modified":"2018-11-07T19:48:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:48:10","slug":"samsung-shows-off-folding-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/samsung-shows-off-folding-smartphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung shows off folding smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Samsung has unveiled a folding handset at an event in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

It described its Infinity Flex Display as “the foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow” and said it intended to start production within months.<\/p>\n

When unfolded the device resembles a 7.3in (18.5cm) tablet. When closed a separate display on the reverse of the handset comes into use.<\/p>\n

Samsung has teased the concept for more than five years and had been vying with Huawei to show off a device first.<\/p>\n

However, both were upstaged a week ago when a little-know start-up, Royole, unveiled a foldable phone of its own.<\/p>\n

Unlike Royole’s FlexPai, Samsung obscured the final look of its device by placing it in a case so as to hold off revealing its look until a later event.<\/p>\n

Shipments of Samsung’s smartphones were 13.4% lower in the July-to-September quarter than for the same period the previous year, according tomarket research firm IDC. <\/p>\n

Although the sector as a whole shrank over the 12 months, the South Korean firm still underperformed, with its market share slipping from 22.1% to 20.3%.<\/p>\n

But analysts say a flexible phone has the potential to strengthen Samsung’s brand and boost interest in its wider family of devices.<\/p>\n

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“We’ve already had squeezable, swivel, clamshell and even foldable phones,” commented IDC’s Marta Pinto.<\/p>\n

“Differentiation is super important. Samsung’s smartphone sales are declining as it faces serious competition from Huawei and other Chinese brands. <\/p>\n

“If it can bring a new and really interesting device to the market it could be a chance to regain momentum and return to growth.”<\/p>\n

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IBM Simon:<\/strong> The first mobile phone to offer a touchscreen user-interface – but its battery only lasted an hour.<\/p>\n

Siemens S10: <\/strong>The first handset with a colour display – although only red, green, blue and white could be shown.<\/p>\n

LG Prada: <\/strong>The handset debuted a capacitive touchscreen – detecting finger taps by changes in the display’s electrical field rather than pressure.<\/p>\n

iPhone: <\/strong>Apple made use of “multi-touch”, detecting several points of contact – allowing pinch-to-zoom and other interactions.<\/p>\n

Nokia N85:<\/strong> First phone with an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display, letting it show deeper blacks and better contrast.<\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Note: <\/strong>Although not the first “phablet”, the handset proved there was demand for a 5+ inch display, despite claims it was “comically huge”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LG G Flex: <\/strong>The curved design was derided as being a gimmick, but points the way to the true “bendy” phones of the future.<\/p>\n

Sharp Aquos Crystal: <\/strong>The phone’s “edgeless” look foreshadowed today’s trend to keep bezels to a minimum.<\/p>\n

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge: <\/strong>Samsung’s first handset to wrap its screen over one its sides used the extra space for notifications and app shortcuts.<\/p>\n

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: <\/strong>The smartphone premiered a 4K display before it was easy to obtain such ultra-high definition mobile content.<\/p>\n

Essential Phone: <\/strong>The start-up beat Apple to featuring a camera notch in its display, which allowed the rest of the screen to extend upwards.<\/p>\n

Royole FlexPai:<\/strong> The California-based start-up surprised the industry when it revealed the “world’s first foldable phone” last month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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