Samsung Galaxy X: the brand's first foldable phone

Update: We could get our first concrete information on the Samsung Galaxy F today (November 7) and we may have gotten a first look at it.

We could have just gotten our first look at the Samsung Galaxy X – or Samsung Galaxy F as it might be called – as the Samsung Developer Conference kicks off today (November 7). The company had already confirmed that it would show off the phone's interface at the show.

Samsung did reveal something huge: its first foldable screen, which opens up clamshell-style and flattens out for a tablet-size display. The Infinity Flex Display, as the technology is called, is an entirely new direction for Samsung smartphones that requires the development of new materials and processes to make it functional.

What is clear is that the Infinity Flex Display mounted on the Galaxy X itself, or that it was simply a placeholder phone to show off the screen. Samsung literally revealed it from the shadows to hide the design.

Previously, we would just see "detailed images" of the next-gen handset, if anything.

Samsung's Keynote from the Samsung Developer Conference on YouTube If you want to see the possible unveiling of the Galaxy X (skip to 1:23:00). It's unclear if there will be more news about the long-rumored forthcoming Galaxy phone coming out of the conference.

In the meantime, you can read everything we know so far below. The Samsung Galaxy X has been rumored for a few years, and the leaks continue to roll in the foldable, flexible, bendable smartphone.

We have gone through all the flexible Samsung smartphone leaks, from the first reports of a mobile phone back in 2011 to the most recent reports naming the Samsung Galaxy X and Galaxy F directly.

There's a lot of things going on, but it's a bit of a Samsung Galaxy X launch date, and things are starting to get a little clearer.

Cut to the chase

• What is it? Samsung's much-rumored folding smartphone
• When is it out? First details today, but may not be on sale until 2019
• What will it cost? It will be one of the most expensive phones around

Samsung Galaxy X release date and price

The Samsung Galaxy X release date is now clearer as Koh Koh – CEO of Samsung's mobile division – has said the phone will be unveiled in 2018. More specifically, the company may lift the wind at the Samsung Developer Conference from November 7 ( that's today!).

At the very least we are promised a look at the interface, but it's unclear whether the Galaxy F will be shown or not.

Reports from South Korea will be confirmed until 2019, but it will be announced before then. However, it can be at least globally when it does land.

We're going to be able to buy it, we're going to be able to buy it, probably at MWC 2019. That event is taking place at the end of the month, so the Galaxy X would probably not go on sale in this case before March 2019.

You can have a lot for it too an analyst reckons the Samsung Galaxy X price could reach ₩ 2,000,000 (around $ 1,850, £ 1,375, AU $ 2,400).

Samsung Galaxy X leaks and news

In November 2017 we got a look at the possible interface of the Galaxy X, revealing a familiarly Samsung UI, but where each half of the display shows a different screen, rather than just making everything bigger or smaller.

This interface has been shown in a patent, which also allows us to look at the possible design of the phone, showing something with a laptop-like design, but a second screen where the keyboard would be.

We are looking forward to seeing you at this interface as soon as possible.

Apparently we'll see more features focused on improving multi-tasking and productivity. So it sounds like a phone call to the phone.

That makes sense, since the Royce FlexPai has made it to the market, but it is very expensive and has not made a huge amount to justify the folds, beyond novelty.

The announcement of the Galaxy is unlikely to be expected, as early as 2018 an industry source claimed Samsung would likely start producing the phone – which will apparently have a 7.3-inch display – in November 2018, with a launch in early or early 2019. That matches what DJ Koh has since claimed.

However, we do not think we should be able to look at the phone today.

But apparently the prototypes of the camera have already been shown offside closed doors at CES 2018, which took place in January.

Meanwhile Samsung's Q4 2017 financial results included claims that foldable OLED panels and phones could be a big money-maker for Samsung in 2018 and beyond – which is yet more evidence that the Galaxy X is coming soon.

In May 2018 we heard that Samsung had always changed the phone's codename from 'Valley' to 'Winner' and that the final handset will be made up of three 3.5-inch screens, which can be opened up to a tablet or a book. .

Samsung has created a battery for the world with a capacity of between 3,000mAh and 6,000mAh.

Recently we've heard that the Samsung Galaxy F – which could have the launch for the phone – will have 512GB of storage, dual-SIM support, and the model number SM-F900U. Apparently the firmware is also in testing, which suggests it's coming soon.

Samsung Galaxy X: 8 years in the making

The idea of ​​a mobile phone is not new to Samsung, in fact way back in 2011 the company showed off a prototype of exactly that.

The device looked chunky and awkward, but it still worked, remaining intact after 100,000 folds, with only a 6% drop in brightness, where all the folding action happened.

Samsung has launched a concept of a fully bendable (and transparent) mobile device.

Samsung's ambitions for the technology. Now, technology has not gone so far, so do not expect the Samsung Galaxy X to be just a folding screen – but the vision is an interesting one.

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That did not stop Samsung showing off another video of a foldable future though, highlighting all sorts of transparent screens, made from plastic that's thin, light and flexible enough to fully fold or roll.

And may 2012 came to a close it seemed Samsung may be overcoming its production problems, with another report claiming that its flexible plastic screens were in the final stage of development, with the first phones sporting them likely to land in mid-2013.

Samsung's bendy plastic screens got a more real-world debut at CES 2013, along with a name – they were now called 'Youm', though it was clear from the flexible prototype on show that commercial device.

That was made even more clear when the technology was reportedly hit with new manufacturing issues in April 2013.

Assuming the previous problems had been solved, but now, the problem has been solved by the encapsulation technology, which protects the screen from moisture and air damage.

The closest thing we actually got to a foldable phone from Samsung in 2013 was the Samsung Galaxy Round. This was far from the prototypes and concepts we'd seen, but it was a big step in the right direction.

That was followed up by the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, which has recently become fully operational, including the Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus.

These are still far from being foldable, and while a Samsung Executive has promised a truly bendable device by the end of 2014, that it was referring to never appeared.

Talk of foldable phones went a bit quiet until mid-2015, when it was rumored that an upcoming phone codenamed Project Valley could be foldable.

At this point, it was said to be in the early stages of development, but it was unlikely to be successful.

In September 2015 an "insider" request that we'd see a bendable phone in January 2016. It was not clear that this Project Valley or not, but apparently it would come in both mid-range and high-end flavors. Though, of course, it did not happen at all.

In May 2016 Project Valley got a new name – the Samsung Galaxy X, which was thought to be under the name.

According to reports it would be ready for release in 2017 and would have a foldable 4K display, so that the resolution would remain high even when the phone was folded.

We were skeptical about that launch date at the time, and were right to be, we're now in 2018 and still have not seen it – though we might be about to.

But that's not quite the full story so far. At SID 2016 Samsung showed off a roll-out display (above) – but this one did not have a touchscreen layer, which would be pretty vital for a smartphone.

Then in June 2017 "people familiar with the matter" that we might see in the Samsung Galaxy X 2017 – backing up previous Galaxy X reports.

Supposedly one would fold out of a 5-inch handset to an 8-inch tablet, much like the concept. Samsung showed back to the beginning of our story, while the other would fold into a compact, along the lines of a folding phone patent we'd already seen.

This 2017 launch did not happen, but Samsung was clearly on the right track, with another one of the biggest problems in the world.

The patent describes an "artificial muscle", which would move in time with the screen bending to protect other components.

Another patent, spotted by GalaxyClub, highlighted a long device, with a shape more like a smartphone.

The shape does not seem particularly practical, but we are not sure if it is the Galaxy X will take, but it's still a long way from the phone-to-tablet convertible we've been hearing about, and a similar design has popped up since.

One of the most recent bits of information that can not be broken X looks different than previous info. Much like the ZTE Axon M that came out in 2017, images from a patent filing (shown above) show off a bezel-licious device that folds into a clamshell design.

So there were lots of signs of the phone being developed, and they were more likely to be new to the market. clearly happened if any such plans ever existed.

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That gelled with a tweet from tipster @mmddj_china, who claimed the Galaxy X would be in Q3 of 2017 – which again, obviously, did not happen.

Elsewhere we were hearing that Samsung would only have a prototype ready to go, and supply chain sources that said that small-scale production would be made in Q4 of the year, but technical issues may mean we would not see mass production before mid-2018 – yet another false prophecy.

Other sources similarly said that several thousand dual-screen prototypes might land in 2017, but that a commercially available product would not.

One of Samsung Display's own engineers has not yet seen a foldable phone yet "the technology is expected to be mature around 2019."

Although more recent news is coming from Samsung's mobile boss, it's a little better, as it has been touted for a 2018 launch, assuming it could overcome some unspecified problems. Though it's backtracked on those claims.

More recently, it is said that the company is more important than it is.

A polished product is probably worth waiting for, but it seems to be over, because, it is noted above, the latest news is that Samsung will reveal at least some aspects of its folding phone today, so stay tuned for all the information .