The design of Samsung's collapsible smartphone would have been finalized – BGR

An unknown Chinese company unveiled earlier this week the world's first folding smartphone, beating Samsung and Huawei. Both companies were in the running to claim the title of having unveiled the world's first folding handset, but none of them will be able to boast.

Samsung has been developing its first collapsible phone for years, and the company will share preliminary details this month at its developer conference, according to recent reports and teasers. But before that happens, we still have a rumor to tell you about the phone not out yet: the design was finalized and the phone is now in production.

According to a newspaper in Korean The bell, Samsung opted for the final foldable handset design and opted for a dual-screen configuration that would allow a person to use the phone even if it was folded. The decision was made in July, while Samsung still weighed the pros and cons of opting for a dual-screen design.

Many rumors refer to Samsung's first collapsible phone, the Galaxy F, a product name The bell do not use in his report. The Galaxy F moniker was again raised earlier this week when a report showed that the product name was real and that it would likely be a flagship device. This report could not confirm if the "F" meant foldable, but that's the name that makes the most sense for Samsung's flagship product.

The OLED main screen, the one that folds, will be placed inside the phone, measuring 7.29 inches and offering users an experience similar to that of a tablet. On the outside of the handset, a 4.6-inch secondary OLED display will allow users to operate the device as a regular phone.

This Galaxy F body would be pretty thick. The power consumption will also increase because of the additional screen, and the price will be higher than the other design that Samsung had in mind. A foldable Galaxy F with a single foldable screen inside would require the user to open the device with each interaction. However, the screen would be protected at all times and the device would be thinner and less expensive to produce. The risk of damaging the screen due to falls would also be reduced, since the phone would not have a screen outside when folded.

Samsung, however, opted for a more complex design, with a second screen outside. The foldable phone we saw earlier this week, which is already available for pre-order, has a folding screen on the outside.

The bell He also notes that KH Vatec will serialize the phone's hinge, designed to allow almost perfect folding, with both sides of the screen almost touching. The small space between them will prevent damage from falls. The hinge will also feature an internal gear mechanism that allows the user to unfold the screen at different angles.

Samsung will start mass-producing parts for the phone this month, with an initial volume of 100,000 units per month. Samsung would aim to produce between 500,000 and 1 million units a year. Finally, the report says that the Galaxy S10 will be unveiled at the next MWC 2019, and that the calendar of the "Unpacked" event of the Galaxy F is therefore not clear.