If you liked the innovations and improvements presented by Samsung in its last collapsible, the Galaxy z fold2, you can be happy: there are consistent rumors about a new launch by the company, which can be done even in 2021. It is a smartphone with two folds which, by all indications, will be part of its own line. This means that it will not replace any current folding models such as its own. Z fold or the Flip. w162q
The rumor was verified by the team of the Nikkei Asia, an English-language newspaper based in Tokyo, Japan, that focuses on the biggest happenings on the Asian continent. According to the various sources cited by the report, Samsung's goal is to replace the Note line with folding devices, which seems to be a very ambitious move on the part of the company, even more so when considering the current moment in the world.
One of the sources claims that the focus of this change will be, first and foremost, to achieve the same number of sales as the line Galaxy Note — estimated at 10 million units per year, and which will not have a new model for 2021. The problem with this desire is that the market is in a component crisis driven by the coronavirus pandemic, which makes chips available are missing. Of course, this doesn't just affect Samsung, but it has to be considered that a radical change in the company's policies might not be the best way now.
The interruption of the Note line was practically defined last year. Samsung is more inclined to bet on foldable smartphones with higher prices and flashy designs.
Unidentified source #1, in free translation from Nikkei Asia.
The company has been having difficulties in differentiating the devices of its luxury lines – the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note, which come out in the first and second half of the year, respectively – which motivated the company’s research and development sector to bet on foldables. to institute this separation.
Unidentified source #2, in free translation from Nikkei Asia.
Considering the improvement that has been made in the Galaxy fold protocols for Galaxy z fold2, one can imagine that the company probably did a good job on this supposed new model. The reflection that continues to hover, however, is why to launch three foldable devices, one of them being a smartphone with two folds – if they are all cell phones, announcing all three at once doesn't seem very prudent either. But well, it's part of the ambition, I suppose. Already at the annual meeting of the brand's executives, we had confirmation about the production of more foldables.
We are doing our best to increase the production of foldable smartphones. In their case, the display is the most important part — although we have solved many problems regarding the missing components, we still can't produce a satisfactory amount of foldables, especially compared to traditional models.
Koh Dong-jin, CEO and head of mobile at Samsung.
What will the smartphone with two folds look like? 575s6b
There aren't many details about the size or shape of the dual-fold smartphone, but what one of the sources claimed is that it is being developed for meet the standard resolution of 16:9 or 2:1 (occasionally called 18:9). This is great news, considering that previous models had weird resolutions, to say the least — the ZFold2, for example, has a resolution of 25:9. In practice, this means that the software need to be developed or ported specifically for that size – which is not the case with the 16:9 standard.
Some say the design will be a triptych — a model of three canvases held together by a single frame or something similar, as in a painting of Byzantine churches from ancient times. It might work, although these days this style is more like a medicine leaflet than a renaissance painting, but taste is taste. What matters is that the resolution will be the standard one, saving developers a lot of headaches.
All that's left for us to do is wait for more announcements from Samsung, or, with luck, a leak. Considering that the other foldables will be released by the end of 2021, it is possible that this mysterious dual-fold smartphone will be too. But again, there's no way to be sure.
ing that Samsung would not be the pioneer in this style, since the TCL announced last year a smartphone with two folds. The South Korean company also had an illustration released in October last year by the website. LetsGoDigital, as you saw just above. Whether the new smartphone will look like either of these two models, there's no telling. But we expect big announcements, given that the Galaxy Z Fold2 is the best foldable smartphone on the market.
Sources: Asian Nikkei | Tom's Guide | The Next Web | Mashable
