Samsung folding smartphone in early 2019?

The 2019 of Samsung could start big with the announcement of the Galaxy X which is the Korean automaker's first folding smartphone. According to a source in the Wall Street Journal, the codename of the device is Winner . The flexible OLED screen will have a diagonal of 7 inches when it is open. A recent patent reveals the possible design of the "portfolio"

About a month ago, a prototype of Project V appeared online with two screens side by side, as the ZTE Axon Mr. Winner has a flexible OLED display [19659003] covering the two halves of the smartphone and the zipper that allows you to fold the device as a wallet. In addition to the 7 inch internal display, there is a small horizontal display on an external side, while on the other there is the camera. A similar product will require expensive components, so a fairly high price is expected ( over $ 1500 ).

This means that, at least initially, the Winner will be a niche smartphone . In addition, Samsung has planned the launch of a limited number of units, just to evaluate the receipt by users. The long-term goal of the manufacturer is to differentiate its offering with a third series of high-end, after Galaxy S and Galaxy Note. The design of the Galaxy X (hypothetical name) should be similar to that shown in a recent patent.

The operation of the smartphone is described in the patent. A sensor on the back measures the condition, duration, angle and bending speed. As soon as the user touches and tilts the back cover slightly, the upper half of the screen is activated. Keeping your finger longer will also activate the bottom half of the screen. If the user does not exert any pressure on the cover, the smartphone returns to the "unbent" position and the display turns off. The two halves can be operated separately, for example to display the status information (upper half) or the virtual keyboard (lower half).

Samsung's first folding smartphone should be announced at CES 2019 Las Vegas . The Galaxy S10 will be presented at the Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona.