Zac Bowden published another good article today writing on behalf of Windows Central, where he claims that the patents Microsoft have filed for foldable mobile devices, are more than just patents that secures rights for Microsoft, and that Microsoft is indeed working towards a foldable tablet or foldable phone that could launch as early as 2018, quoting insider sources. Though Bowden is the first person to caution that 2018 may … more…
Huawei is now reported by Cnet to be working on a foldable phone. But unlike the dual-screen ZTE Axon M that was unveiled last week, Huawei seems to want to take different approach, with a bezel-less design solution. The news comes from a conversation initiated by Shara Tibken of Cnet, who got the information from talks with Richard Yu, the CEO of one of Huawei’s consumer divisons. And according to … more…
We got a step closer to the launch of a foldable tablet today, as ZTE unveiled the dual screen foldable smartphone ZTE Axon M at Madison Square Garden in New York today. It will be available through AT&T. The screen is 6.75 inches wide in fold out mode, and 5.2 inches for each separate display. The specs are decent too, but first of all, what makes the ZTE Axon M … more…
The foldable tablet phone ZTE Axon Multy (Z999) aka ZTE Axon M had its FCC approval listed today, revealing the first good specs overview in the process while confirming that ZTE Axon Multy (Z999) is indeed a foldable tablet phone, and that the timing coincides with the estimated mid-October unveiling date, as ZTE have booked Madison Square Garden on October 17. ZTE Axon Multy (Z999) specs that are confirmed, includes … more…
Samsung have been working on foldable tablets and tablet phones for years without launching any, and while Samsung could have launched such devices at the end of 2016 already, they decided not to, among other things because they felt that the key technologies weren’t good enough yet. But on September 12, Samsung mobile president Koh Dong-jin said during a press event for the Galaxy Note 8 in Seoul, that the … more…
The first foldable tablet phone may launch next month in October already, according to info obtained by Evan Blass. And according to today’s rumor, the ZTE Axon Multy is a collaboration between ZTE and AT&T that will launch in October for $650. The screen is measured to 6.8 inches, but the resolution is 1920 x 1080 in folded phone mode and 1920 x 2160 in unfolded tablet mode, so we … more…
Samsung have been working on foldable tablets/phones for years, on and off at various stages, and while two models technically could have been launched at the start of the year, Samsung were soon rumored to wait until the market shifted a little while their technologies also matured more, and there were even talks of postponing the developments of the devices because of reshuffles within Samsung. Since then, the first real … more…
The display manufacturers have several foldable tablet and foldable phone screens on display as prototypes these days, as evident by the latest videos from Charbax, that Liliputing wrote about yesterday when it brought attention to a prototype of a foldable 10.2-inch E Ink eReader with a black and white display. But E Ink isn’t the only company ready to deliver foldable screens or foldable displays if manufacturers wants them. Large … more…
Galaxyclub noted today that Samsung Galaxy X have had its trademark name filed by Samsung at the Patent and Trademark Office in the US. The product description for the Samsung Galaxy X where Samsung describes what the trademark name is for is a little bit funny, because normally it is stated clearly and briefly what products the name is assigned to, like Samsung Galaxy Note being assigned to tablets and … more…
During summer and fall 2016 it was believed that the first Samsung foldable tablets and smartphone hybrids would be launched at MWC 2017 at earliest, but now new reports, this time from The Korea Herald via Sammmobile, believes that Samsung’s first foldable tablets will be pushed back to a Q3 launch, citing change in design as as well as reshuffle within Samsung as the reason for the delayed launch. The … more…
Another contender in the upcoming foldable tablet / foldable smartphone market is now officially working on such a device to, and this time it’s LG, naturally well positioned as it is because of its already extensive use of OLED displays. From before we know that there are foldable Samsung tablets due for a possible launch in 2017, and that foldable Lenovo tablet prototypes have been showcased, and that two Chinese … more…
At yesterday’s Tech World 2016 show, Lenovo showcased their first foldable tablet prototype, called Lenovo Folio. And while this is currently just a prototype, the Lenovo Folio is nevertheless a fully functional foldable tablet, and not just that but it looks great too. And it shows us a design that has found what may be the smartest way to either manufacture a foldable tablet, or to make it attractive, which … more…
We have been covering the prospects of bendable phones or foldable tablets and smartphones for years, and during the last 6 months, there appears to have been an acceleration in developments. Two bendable / foldable Samsung tablets or phones are now rumore/leaked to be in development, with a possible launch in 2017, which is a date in accordance with the previous rumors. One foldable Samsung tablet or phone is rumored … more…
Last year we wrote about the possibility of Samsung creating a foldable tablet in 2015, or rather a tablet with a flexible display. Now a new report out of Korea suggests that Samsung is holding off the potential manufacturing of a foldable tablet for a little while longer. And according to inews24 (via Digitimes), what keeps Samsung from launching a flexible tablet is a concern over profitability with these products, … more…
Are you one of those people who try to get the best of both worlds, with both a small tablet and a large smartphone tucked into one device, and then end up buying a 6-inch phablet or 7-inch tablet phone and thus become an easy target for ridicule and primitive jokes? Well thanks to Samsung, starting next year, the jokes may no longer be on you and you may even … more…