Last year, we that Samsung was developing a foldable smartphone that had been internally codenamed . Shortly after, a report was published claiming that the . However, it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the case as Samsung Mobile chief D.J. Koh has explained to The Korea Times why the firm isn’t rushing to release its first foldable smartphone.
“We need more time to provide meaningful innovations and convenience considering the current status of technology. We need serious changes in software and user experience to build foldable smartphones and this will certainly take time,” said Koh. He then went on to reveal that he expects bendable devices to have a “ripple effect in the industry”, but refuses to “distribute the technology until the accompanying software has been developed to make it worthwhile.”
So there you have it, folks. It doesn’t look like we’re going to be seeing a foldable smartphone from Samsung this year. We’re still extremely excited to see what the firm has come up with, and if it’s anything , we’re going to be in for a treat. Unfortunately, it , though. Instead, it’s expected to make its initial debut in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, South Korea and the UK.
“We need more time to provide meaningful innovations and convenience considering the current status of technology. We need serious changes in software and user experience to build foldable smartphones and this will certainly take time,” said Koh. He then went on to reveal that he expects bendable devices to have a “ripple effect in the industry”, but refuses to “distribute the technology until the accompanying software has been developed to make it worthwhile.”
So there you have it, folks. It doesn’t look like we’re going to be seeing a foldable smartphone from Samsung this year. We’re still extremely excited to see what the firm has come up with, and if it’s anything , we’re going to be in for a treat. Unfortunately, it , though. Instead, it’s expected to make its initial debut in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, South Korea and the UK.