The first news about the arrival of a flexible or, if you prefer, a foldable smartphone from Samsung came to light last year. Although many believed that its arrival is almost imminent and that the South Korean giant will present it to us at the beginning of this year, the reality is completely different. Although the head of Samsung more or less confirmed its development and future arrival, he did not reveal many details about this project. However, if you were hoping that the words from his mouth are an indication that the arrival of this unique smartphone is imminent, you are wrong.
Portal TechRadar managed to get some rather interesting information from the product manager of Qualcomm, which supplies some components to Samsung. However, her words will certainly not please you. The manager revealed that there were several technological obstacles during the development of the flexible smartphone that needed to be resolved. These obstacles should mainly concern the display itself, which, according to her, is not flexible enough. So the new phone will not be released until this problem is completely resolved.
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Bottom line, sum up – a phone that could revolutionize the smartphone market and set its direction in the next few years may be several years away from its introduction. No one can say exactly when the necessary materials or solutions will be developed or invented.
So we will see how this Samsung project will fare in the coming months and whether it will actually be able to introduce this phone in the foreseeable future. For now, however, it looks like the technology we know more from sci-fi movies will be banned for at least the next few months.
