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Galaxy X may fold two-thirds of the way up and yes we know that sounds mad
July 01, 2025
Samsung is reportedly gearing up for the production of foldable OLED displays. The company has reportedly built a pilot line at its OLED manufacturing site in Asan, Korea that will begin operations this summer, according toETNews.
Should everything go as planned,ETNewssays the displays will be used in a foldable smartphone that is planned for release early next year. The phone will reportedly be inward folding device with a 7- to 8-inch screen.
Once any potential issues are ironed out on the pilot line,ETNewssays that Samsung plans to convert it into a line for mass production by the end of the year. In 2019, Samsung reportedly plans to produce 1 million foldable panels.
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This report is consistent with earlier rumors that said Samsung planned tostart production of foldable displays by November.
One thing that isn’t yet thought to be decided is where exactly the phone will fold. If the device folds in half like in thepatents we have already seen, the user will have no way of easily checking the screen. To solve this, Samsung is reportedly considering a device that folds two-thirds of the way up, according toETNews(potentially something more like theOPPO designabove). This would leave part of the display visible when folded.
While this is still not official news from Samsung, the rumors we have heard over the past year do appear to be pretty consistent. Perhaps 2019 will actually be the year we finally get to see a device with a foldable display.
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