We hardly know you.
Samsung Electronics showed off a future phone on Wednesday, showing 7 like a book. 3-
Inside is inch screenPart pocket-
The size flip phone, part of the tablet, is the most interesting idea I 've seen in smartphone design over the years.
You have to see it to believe it.
Unfortunately, we only have one joke.
We think the smartphone screen is a hard glass limited by the size of the device itself.
But Samsung is.
It is called infinite flexible display folding, unfolding, and refolding in a smaller form.
This origami screen is destined to launch a large phone, but Samsung does not provide a name, price or even a timetable other than 2019.
The South Korean electronics giant presented new display technology at the annual San Francisco developer conference, hoping to attract app makers to create an experience that leverages the technology.
In an interview, DJ Koh, president of Samsung's mobile phone division, told me that folding phones is not a gimmick.
"In terms of productivity, the bigger the screen, the better," he said . "
"If our screen is much bigger than the Note, then it becomes a tablet.
Why don't we think about folding?
Three or four years ago, we started with this simple idea.
"Folded up, there is a screen on the front of the device.
When on, the internal screen is displayed as a plane
A little trace of creases
Displays a widescreen version of any application that was previously running.
How did they flatten the screen?
Samsung has been using curved OLED screens for years, but they have been fixed behind the glass, Koh said.
The inside screen of the folding phone uses a different type of transparent composite polymer material that can withstand at least 300,000 turns on or off.
We need to see how it's worn. world use.
It's time to do something new on your phone.
Samsung helped create big
With the development of devices such as Apple's iPhone XS Max, the trend of mobile phones has become a standard.
But throughout the industry, the design of smartphones is more about incremental improvements than bold new ideas.
There is no doubt that consumers are waiting longer and longer to upgrade.
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, has also quipped that it is developing a folding phone that can replace computers.
What do we do with that big screen?
Koh has a few ideas
For example, play games, watch videos, and multi-task processing, up to three open applications are available-
But realize that Samsung needs software and user experience to help make this new phone useful before it goes public.
"We can't do it by ourselves," he said . "
Samsung has also asked Google for help, and Google's Android software has powered phones and needs to be adjusted to take advantage of that.
"We need to overcome many challenges together," Koh said . ".
This partnership also makes Samsung different from Apple, which usually keeps new technologies that have not yet been completed secret.
"This is a blank canvas for us to create things together," said Justin Denison, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics America . ".