Category: foldable

How do you build a foldable screen?

[ad_1] OLEDs themselves are still relatively new technology in consumer devices, and making them foldable adds an extra layer of complexity. We’ll examine how OLEDs themselves are constructed, and the materials and engineering that goes in to making a screen you can fold in half. So what do you think? Are you still excited for […]

Watch Motorola’s upcoming RAZR phone fold up

[ad_1] Last month, we saw the first leaked images, and while you could see a hinge, the phone was displayed open. Now, in addition to demonstrating the phone’s foldability, this video does a close up on the hinge and teases the black, red and blue color options. Unfolded, the phone matches the photos leaked last […]

Here’s how Samsung may fix the Galaxy Fold’s design flaws

[ad_1] The firm is supposedly testing the Fold on Korean networks, and the results would affect the timeliness of the release. It’s “expected” to arrive in June, Yonhap said, although that’s not set in stone. If this is accurate, Samsung would do what many expected — directly address the design weaknesses reviewers found ahead of […]

Lenovo is working on a ThinkPad with a foldable display

[ad_1] The pen was responsive, though I generally find Samsung’s S Pen smoother. I felt some slight drag when scrawling letters on the 4:3 screen, but given we were only using an early prototype, I hope this will get better by the time the ThinkPad launches. The device isn’t just for you to use in […]

Samsung promises more Galaxy Fold launch details by tomorrow

[ad_1] The Galaxy Fold arrived with a lot of fanfare and immediately sold out in the US. It was originally set to launch on April 26th, but reviewers soon discovered that the device was fragile, apparently because of a screen gap that allowed debris to enter the display, causing bulges, tears and other issues. iFixit […]

Samsung has postponed Galaxy Fold launch events in China

[ad_1] No reason was provided when a representative informed Engadget Chinese of the Hong Kong delay over the phone earlier today. As for Shanghai, the National Business Daily reported that Samsung China put the blame on the venue. No new dates have been set for either press event. It’s also unclear whether the Taipei event […]

Samsung speaks up about broken Galaxy Fold review units

[ad_1] Even after extensive durability testing, reports surfaced yesterday that several Galaxy Fold reviewers had already suffered from broken devices. It appears they’re experiencing more than one type of issue, mostly tied to the device’s innovative folding display technology, and in a statement released tonight Samsung said it “will thoroughly inspect these units in person […]

Leaked Galaxy Fold pops up in a video with a significant seam

[ad_1] A rumor from Bloomberg suggested a visible crease is bound to form once the Fold’s screen is flexed more than 10,000 times — a far cry from the 200,000 figure Samsung touted — and might cause the company to offer free replacement screens. It’s obviously unclear what this device has been through so far, […]

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold could lead to two more folding phones soon

[ad_1] If you, for some unknown reason, thought Samsung’s flexible device rollout would stop with the Galaxy Fold then we have bad news. Bloomberg cites unnamed sources saying that the company is already working on a pair of follow-up smartphones, with one shaped like a clamshell (folding vertically so that the top meets the bottom) […]