Samsung to Release folding display phones

Samsung CEO confirms folding display devices release due for 2015 

Samsung at its second analyst meeting in South Korea has spilled the beans about its upcoming devices with newer technologies.
Samsung Electronics CEO, Kwon Oh Hyun announced new plans - including devices with folding displays, such as foldable phones - due in 2015. Kwon revealed that the company has been putting a lot of effort into new form factors which include phablets; wearable devices (Galaxy Gear); flexible phones; curved phones (Samsung Galaxy Round) and even foldable phones, notes The Wall Street Journal report. Unfortunately, Samsung's top executive did not reveal a timeframe for the devices with folding displays but clearly hinted that the company is indeed working on such devices.

Interestingly, Kwon also acknowledged room for improvement in the company's first wearable tech device, the Galaxy Gear, and also revealed that the company is not 100 percent satisfied by the product.

Further, JK Shin, president and CEO of IT & mobile communications claimed that Samsung's tablet sales would exceed 40 million units in 2013, which is more than double the sales of Samsung tablets in 2012. Samsung has also promised investors new technology to take on Apple, and renewing its focus on tablets.

Not too long ago, Samsung unveiled its first smartphone with a curved display, the Galaxy Round which is a variant of the Galaxy Note 3.

The Samsung Galaxy Round's 5.7-inch display has a horizontal curve and even weighs less than the Galaxy Note 3, which according to the company allows better grip compared to other flat-screen models in the market. However, Samsung's announced that the Galaxy Round would initially be available only in South Korea, with no word about releasing in other markets

Samsung made waves at the 2014 International CES last week with the unveiling of its Galaxy Note Pro and Galaxy Tab Pro tablets, but behind the scenes, the manufacturer was showing off technology, which may be featured in future devices.

Samsung showcased the world’s first foldable AMOLED display at a private event during CES 2014, ETNews reports. The 5.68-inch high resolution prototype is reportedly made of new plastic substrate, which allows displays to be extremely thin and flexible. In addition, Samsung has successfully implemented touchscreen functionality into its flexible display.

Samsung’s flexible display concept notably dates back to even before 2013, but the manufacturer announced its Samsung Youm flexible display technology at last year’s consumer electronics show. During the early months of 2013, news surfaced that Samsung was having trouble with its flexible display development, but many still had hope that  a flexible display device would still release in 2013. Ultimately, no such device was released by Samsung, but the manufacturer came close with the Samsung Galaxy Round. Reports indicate that the Galaxy Round actually does not utilize flexible display technology, but rather incorporates an indium tin oxide (ITO) film into its curved display, a material which breaks easily and thus was not suitable for flexible display development.

But with its new film-like polyimide (PI) substrate features in the recently showcased foldable AMOLED display, Samsung appears to have overcome the developmental hurdles, which plagued the manufacturer in 2013. Analysts indicate that foldable AMOLED displays will be commercialized by 2015 at the earliest.

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