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Samsung Electronics Co. will launch its foldable phone in the first half of next year and produce at least a million, Yonhap News reported, quoting the company's smartphone chief, DJ Koh.
The Suwon, South Korea- Based company gave a preview of its foldable screen phone at a developer conference in San Francisco on Wednesday without giving details of its price, name or release date. Mr Koh, chairman of Samsung's mobile communication division, told reporters after his event that he would launch the device in the first half "" anyway, "said Yonhap on Sunday. [19659002AnewversionofthefoldablephonewillbeunveiledeachyearsuchasSamsung'sflagshipphonessuchastheGalaxyS9whichcouldincreasetheproductionvolumeofitsfoldabledevicesbasedonmarketacceptanceKohsaidTrendForcemarketresearchfirmSamsungdeliveredatotalofmorethan300millionphoneslastyear
The world's largest maker of phones has set up a team with Google to develop a software interface for the foldable phone since Sundar meeting with Koh. Pichai, CEO of Google, two months ago, he said. READ ALSO: Discover FlexPai, the world's first folding phone [19659] 002] Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers are trying to reinvigorate slowing demand, with users around the world increasingly waiting for devices to be upgraded. Bloomberg News announced last month that Samsung was considering launching a cheaper version of its flagship product, the Galaxy S10, next year, to attract the attention of consumers.
The 5G also offers Samsung a "great opportunity" next year, Koh said. The plan to make fifth-generation mobile networks available has been advanced by nine months, according to Yonhap.
First published: November 11, 2018 at 11:55 am IST
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