The Samsung folding smartphone revealed to developers

Samsung unveiled a folding handset at an event in San Francisco

. He described his Flex Infinity screen as "the foundation of the smartphone of tomorrow" and announced his intention to start production in a few months.

the device looks like a 7.3-inch (18.5 cm) tablet. When it is closed, a separate, smaller "cover" is on the opposite side of the handset.

Samsung has been launching the concept for more than five years and was trying to bring Huawei a device first.

However, both were outclbaded last week when little-known small business Royole unveiled its own foldable phone.

Unlike Royole's FlexPai, Samsung has hidden the final look of its device.

He did not reveal either how he was going to mark the phone.

However, it was revealed that the future handset would be able to operate three times. Apps at a time.

Justin Denison, the leader who unveiled the handset, remarked that, once folded, the handset fits snugly into the jacket pocket.

Unlike the FlexPai, both sides of the Samsung device remain flat when they are closed.

Samsung smartphone shipments fell by 13.4% between July and September compared with the same period of the previous year, according to the IDC market research firm.

Although the sector as a whole experienced a contraction over 12 months, the South Korean company remains underperforming, its market share increased from 22.1% to 20.3%.

But badysts believe that a flexible phone could strengthen Samsung's brand. and stimulate interest in his extended family of appliances.

"We already have compressible, swivel, clamshell and even foldable phones," commented Marta Pinto of IDC.

"Differentiation is very important.Samsung smartphone sales are down, in the face of strong competition from Huawei and other Chinese brands.

" Says he manages to put on the market a really interesting new device, it could be a chance to regain momentum and regain growth. "

Google also hosts a developer event for Android programmers. 19659007] One of its engineers has announced that he would soon add a support to the operating system to allow other manufacturers to create their own foldable phones.

He also tweeted an animation of the concept in action.

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