Samsung discuss folding phone design, says improvement isn’t dead

Between triple cameras and slider designs, it’s tough to argue that we’re not considering at least some innovation in the smartphone space. But Samsung (unsurprisingly) thinks the actual innovation will arrive in the display arena.

In a blog post written on the Samsung website, a company supervisory said “modest smartphone sales” have signaled that innovation has reached a holdup. This view is shared by analysts from the likes of Counterpoint Research, following a global sales decline in Q3 2o18.

But Hark-sang Kim, a senior vice president at Samsung Mobile, reckons the foldable phone represents a “new era” for the smartphone.

Bringing the foldable phone to life
Kim explained that it took the company seven years to ideal the foldable technology and user experience. The administrative said Samsung made “significant” investments in developing the material used in the foldable display, adding up that they created a “natural and durable” folding device.

“We also had to reorganize the placements of the battery, cooling system, and camera so that they can be placed within the slim body professionally,” the executive said. Finally, Kim said you can wait for an instinctive user experience featuring apps that flawlessly switch between small and large displays.

It’s all excellent having a foldable phone, but will people and developers settle towards the form factor? The latter is particularly key, as having compatible apps could help drive acceptance. But app support will likely require to be meaningful in order to make the form factor feasible. After all, who cares if all you’re getting is a blown-up UI on the bigger screen, right?

Samsung showed off a prototype of its foldable phone previous year which had a 7.3-inch foldable display (1536 x 2152 resolution), with an outward-facing display at 4.5-inches (840 x 1960 resolution). We won’t have to wait long to see extra details though, as the firm is anticipated to show off the device in some capability at the Galaxy S10 event on February 20.