IDC is predicting foldable smartphone shipments will increase by more than 50% this year compared to 2022. It said between 2022 and 2027, it expects to see a compound annual growth rate of 27.6%.
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Samsung may not ship the Galaxy Z Fold5 with a built-in S Pen slot. According to a report, including a slot would require Samsung to increase the device's thickness and spend more on manufacturing.
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According to a recent report from a credible supply chain analyst, Apple's foldable iPad could arrive as soon as next year. The move is expected to improve product mix and sales revenue.
One mainstay of Samsung's foldable devices is that there is a visible crease down the centre of the device. However, the next generation Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 may make it less visible.
Tech YouTuber Dave2D has showed off a plastic mockup of Google's rumored foldable Pixel phone, complete with features such a camera bump, display bezels, stereo speakers, and a multi-axis hinge.
Google is reportedly still working on its foldable phone. According to information acquired by FrontPageTech, the device will be available in Chalk and Obsidian. It will also reportedly cost $1,799.
Google has shared the results of its recent research into the usage of Chrome's multitasking features on large screen devices, such as those running Android 12L. The results are promising so far.
Honor launches its new foldable Magic V smartphone. It will be available from January 18 across Honor's stores in China, and is available in Black, Space Silver, and Burnt Orange colours.
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Samsung has revealed some interesting facts regarding the sales of its foldables, claiming that its latest form factor is actually enticing more customers to switch compared to traditional flagships.
Samsung is reportedly planning to space out the Galaxy S21 and Z Flip2's launches to avoid impacting sales of the S21 series. It reportedly also has three new foldable devices planned for 2021.
Samsung's next foldable had already been rumored to be announced alongside the Galaxy S11 series, but a new report seems to suggest that it might even be available earlier, before the flagship.
This past week was Microsoft's October 2 event held in New York, where it announced both hardware refreshes and its dual screen halo devices, the Surface Neo and Duo, due out next holiday.
Foldable smartphones seem to be the trend in 2019, with a new report claiming that Intel has patented a three-way foldable device powered by Windows and housing support for a stylus as well.
Hwang Jeong-hwan, LG Mobile CEO, has confirmed that the South Korean electronics giant is indeed working on a smartphone with a foldable display, though there's still no word on its release.
Following Samsung and BOE, LG Display has reportedly started production of foldable OLED displays amidst claims that it has teamed up with "a global OEM" to release a foldable mobile product in 2019.
As the rivalry between the two giants heats up, Apple may be looking to ditch Samsung as its sole supplier of displays in favour of LG for a possible future iPhone with a foldable screen.
Rumors previously suggested that Samsung would show off a device with a foldable display at MWC 2017, and launch it later this year - but Samsung says the technology is unlikely to mature until 2019.
Samsung will be ready to unveil a smartphone that can unfold into a small tablet by the third quarter of the year, and LG will follow suit with its own foldable devices before the end of 2017.
Samsung's North America chief says devices with bendable displays are "relatively right around the corner" - just days after a report claiming that Samsung's first foldable phones will arrive in 2017.
There is no end to the list of bluetooth accessories on the market Input devices are the most common, and today I have a quick review of the latest keyboard from iClever.
Apple has recently been granted a patent that shows the company has been toying with the idea of a curved iPhone but just because they got the patent does not mean we will see it on retail shelves.
Samsung has said that it will begin volume production of flexible displays for smartphones that can be folded next year, and the first such device will go on sale before the end of 2015.
While handsets with curved displays have recently gone on sale, devices with foldable displays remain some way off, with a Samsung roadmap pointing to availability no sooner than the end of 2015.
