Samsung's foldable smartphone could also be a tablet

The foldable phone will be available worldwide if Samsung's head of mobile telephony, DJ Koh, is at the rendezvous, he told CNET. But the race is launched. Huawei also has a foldable device in preparation.

The collapsible smartphone from Samsung, which would have been unveiled this year, will also feature the features of a multitasking tablet.

In an interview with CNET, DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung's mobile division, said that this approach would allow for a more portable tablet. But he left open the possibility that the foldable phone would not come on the market. "If the user experience is not up to my expectations, I do not want to offer this type of products," he says.

But the device is under construction and we could have a glimpse at Samsung's developer conference next month. If it meets the Koh standard, it will not be a "gadget product" that "will disappear after six to nine months after its delivery," Koh told CNET.

He will probably also visit the United States, he says. No Korean exclusivity like the Galaxy Round (pictured above).

Although it is good to hear that Samsung is exploring new formats and ideas, especially with regard to innovation in the smartphone market, Koh's comments do not quite match up to what he had said last month at IFA.

"If the unfolded experience is the same as that of the tablet, why [consumers] buy? According to CNBC, as such, it is difficult to say whether the foldable Galaxy phone will have the same capabilities as a tablet, features similar to those of a tablet, or whatever But since Samsung showed for the first time a display in 2013 and the rumors about Samsung's flexible phone are in the factory since 2016, the final result will have to really be up to par. hype.

Samsung is not the only horse in this race. As noted by CNET, Huawei would work with BOE Technology Group to beat Samsung, but its product could be limited to 20,000 to 30,000 units.