Really revolutionary was not the case for Smartphones in the past two, three years. More cameras and less edge was the motto. It was kind of like with Laptops: The devices had, in principle, as invented at the end. Size, power, weight, and other parameters could be optimized, but otherwise the boundaries of Innovation were exhausted.
So the devices are also replaceable, and new vendors such as Huawei could even expire in a short period of time in the sale of Apple’s rank as the number-Two numbers. Only the prices for the top models, increased still more: Apple broke through as the first, even the threshold of 1000 Euro.
Dong-Jin Koh, chief of Samsung’s mobile division, holds the new Galaxy Fold Smartphone during an event.Photo: Eric Risberg/AP/dpa
As Samsung sets now clear: Good 2000 dollars, the Koreans are even calling for their latest invention when it comes in two months in the stores. The presented Galaxy Fold is actually something quite New: A flip phone. The goods also before the advent of the iPhone been popular, but while the former models a half housed the screen and the other the keyboard, Samsung showed a foldable Display.
How well the Whole thing works in everyday life, you need to first Tests show
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the size of Which can be doubled by Opening to 7.3 inches. Thus, the company wants to solve a Dilemma: most of The users want to read, Play games or watch movies if possible, look for large screens. But the largest Smartphones are bulky to store hard. That’s why resourceful designers have developed these thick cords, which can be used to the phone as you would a messenger bag to carry.
The back of the partially unfolded Samsung Galaxy Fold.Photo: REUTERS
Here is the flip phone 2.0 now offers a way out and might even make Tablets as second devices superfluous. How well it works in everyday life, you need to show the first Tests. Possible that the adjustment of the Apps on the different usage scenarios is not running optimally. Also the collapsed variant, so the actual Smartphone mode, seems to be a bit clunky and the Display is again surprisingly small.
The back of the folded out Samsung Galaxy Fold.Photo: REUTERS
The competition is already working on similar products
It could well be that the new class of device is not yet matured fully. But Samsung wanted to and now had to be fast. Finally, the little-known Chinese display specialist Royole sold for the past two months, a Falthandy, Xiaomi has shown two sides of the foldable prototype, and Huawei is working on a model. After Samsung has recently lost anyway market share to the Chinese, was the pressure to present itself again as an Innovator.
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The pressure of competition, but also shows that Faltphones could actually be the next step in the evolution of Technically, the flexible Displays are a Sensation and the first step to in Science Fiction movies, the long-dreamed-of digital paper. Maybe in two years you could be a mass-market Standard. Then there are also cheaper variants – up to Apple with a foldable iPhone to follow suit.
