technolo
January 14, 2018
Samsung Privately Showed Off its 7.3″ OLED Foldable Smartphone Prototype at CES
Foldable displays have been a mainstay of science fiction films for decades, and Samsung
might make them a reality pretty soon. A select group of VIPs was
reportedly shown the company’s prototype with a foldable display at the
2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to ETNews.
Samsung is usually the first to market with new display tech. The company perfected OLED displays over several years to such an extent that Apple chose it to supply the iPhone X’s screen, the first OLED screen in iPhone history.
Considering Samsung’s proven track record at mass-producing new display tech, it seems plausible that the electronics giant can deliver on a foldable, flexible smartphone.
Foldable devices were one of the biggest themes of CES this year. LG unveiled a TV that could fold up like paper, and ZTE exhibited the ZTE Axon M, the foldable smartphone it announced late last year. As display metrics like color accuracy, screen-to-bezel ratio, and others start to approach perfection, it’s only natural that the industry is searching for the next big thing, and foldable displays might be it.
The biggest issue with foldable displays, of course, is their durability, and it’s going to be interesting to see how the smartphone and tech industry tackles the issue.