Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Samsung is preparing a foldable smartphone for 2017 – Le Figaro

The giant South Korean electronics could launch two flexible smartphones next year, after making phones with curved screen.

in 2013, Samsung had introduced with great fanfare a flexible phone prototype. Three years later, the South Korean group is ready to market this technology to the public. Samsung has indeed provided the launch of two smartphones with bendable screen for 2017, according to information from BloombergBusinessweek. The first model could double up “like a pocket mirror.” The second would have a 5-inch screen (12.7 cm diagonal) can be deployed into an 8-inch (20.32 centimeters), becoming as large as a tablet. Smartphones could not hand roll, as some components – including batteries -. Are not adapted these twists

Dubbed “Project Valley,” these new phones would be unveiled in February 2017 at the show Mobile World in Barcelona, ​​Mobile World Congress. It was during this event that manufacturers are generally announce their new products for the year. Only exception, Apple introduces its new iPhone in September. The US group had filed in 2013 a patent for a flexible smartphone. It could also launch smartphones with a curved OLED screen on the banks in 2017, according to Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities and largest Apple specialist. Samsung would also be in the ranks to become its OLED display provider.

The South Korean group is indeed a specialist of this technology, which already several of its smartphones. Edge of the range Samsung Galaxy has a curved display. With its foldable smartphones, so it would be a step ahead of its US rival. It will not be too much to recover. Samsung sales in the mobile fell 6% between 2015 and 2014. The South Korean is competition from Chinese brands in the low-end devices, and only compete against the iPhone in the highest price ranges .

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