Samsung could show the design and the interface of a foldable phone tomorrow

A Samsung official reiterated that the company was planning to unveil its foldable phone long awaited this week at the developer conference, reported Reuters, with the intention of showing the phone to the developers and the public in order to gather the first reactions. Although the anonymous manager admitted that it was a "different approach" to the consumer launches that the company favored for its flagship handsets, they said that it was necessary because "the foldable phone is a completely new concept in terms of design and user experience. "

Because the ad is for developers who will need to rethink their apps if they want to get the most out of a collapsible display, it's unlikely we'll see a device ready to be used by the developer during the developer's presentation. Instead, we expect to see its user interface with the first detailed images of the phone. This should be enough to start developing applications, even if it's not enough to convince you to buy a device that could easily cost around $ 2,000.

The announcement will come at the end of a difficult year for the mobile division of the South Korean company. Its share of the global smartphone market lost about 13% in the last quarter (compared to the previous year), with its recent product line continuing to underperform Huawei and Xiaomi devices. Samsung's latest earnings report suggests that it hopes collapsible displays could enhance its competitiveness. The year 2019 also marks the 10th anniversary of Samsung's Galaxy smartphones. So it's time for Samsung to unveil a differentiated design.

We do not yet know exactly what will be the "design and user experience" of the foldable phone, apart from a screen the size of a tablet that can be folded to fit in your pocket, possibly with a second screen on the outside. to use as a phone. It is also not known if the device is intended for use primarily in landscape or portrait orientation. A first conceptual trailer showed a dual-display phone with a large screen that can be folded inward to make it more compact. In contrast, Royole FlexPai, recently announced, has a single screen that bends in the opposite direction so that its touch screen remains usable as long as it is folded.

The Samsung Developer Conference is scheduled to begin Nov. 7 at 1:00 pm (ET) and Samsung CEO DJ Koh will host the keynote address.