Samsung confirms Galaxy X foldable phone in late 2018

Samsung says after a series of consumer surveys it is now confident that there is good demand for a foldable smartphone, so it decided to move the launch of the Galaxy X from early 2019, to late 2018.

Samsung does not want to allow Chinese OEMs like Huawei to get a head start in this emerging market. In an interview with CNBC, Samsung CEO DJ Koh stated that the Galaxy X foldable phone will launch later this year, but it might not be available worldwide at the same time, so some parts of the world could get the model in 2019. Koh hinted at a November unveiling held at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco. When asked about how the device is supposed to differ from current smartphones and tablets, Samsung’s CEO explained that most of the functions can be used in folded mode, but users need to unfold the phone to browse the Internet or see pictures, for example.

The device may sound similar to a traditional flip phone which relied on a hinge to connect the two parts of the handset. But Samsung is likely to focus on creating an actual screen that bends. The Wall Street Journal reported in July that an upcoming foldable smartphone would use a single screen.

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