Phone for some are hard enough to not break and now they want to add something like folding screens or hinges with more screens to devices. I guess it is good for companies like Samsung and others if people break their devices and warranty will not cover misuse so the customer has to buy another costly device.
I am sure they will not stop selling nor making normal, non-folding phones. I, for one, appreciate progress and more than thrilled to have options in form factors. We been stuck on a single surface slab for way too long.
Ah, but they did. Samsung stopped making phones with flat screens and focused on the retarded 'edge' shit without giving a choice past S7-Flat. S8, S9, and whatever else all uses the unusable edge/curved glass. Do not want.
Flexible screens could improve smartphone longevity. Put a flexible screen in a non-flexible smartphone, and you should have something that is shatterproof.
Those robots have haptic feedback (like your controller) and unlike a tattoo, are internal, making small robots that only need minor cuts a better choice. Making s tattoo already has easy access so if this is real time it just introduces more possible errors.
One pal has spent THOUSANDS of pounds on dealing with his youthful mistakes, as he is not allowed to have tattoos (anywhere), in his line of employment. It opened my eyes to the cost of private healthcare...
So how have they solved the problem with having a screen that can flex and bend, but not get tons of scratches and look like used up garbage inside of 6 months?
So a top of the line Galaxy S now costs $1,000 and up, with one screen. This will have the equivalent of 3 screens. What SoC is going to drive all these screens? The pic shows all 3 on at once. How much battery is required to power this thing?
And finally, what is it going to cost? Will Samsung decide to lose a lot of money on each sale just to sell some so that it can announce that it was a success, or will it sell for what the technology requires? And how much is that? $2,500 seems about right, plus or minus a couple of hundred.
I’m not even talking about the scratch problem others have mentioned. We went over that before. There is no way that any plastic that Samsung has claimed to have invented will be as scratch resistant as glass.
Well... most expensive Samsung phone here in NZ is currently Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone 512GB, and it goes for NZ$1599.
The most expensive smartphone overall is Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB, and it retails for NZ$2799.
Both prices are for phones only, no plans attached (and no discounts based on plans).
If Samsung can add fordable screen and extra battery and stay within that NZ$1200 difference, that would do, I think. Considering that you can purchase decent phone like LG G7 ThinQ for some NZ$820, I'm pretty sure they can increase battery and add 2nd screen for less than NZ$1200.
RE the screens - I cannot see much point in having both active at the same time. Doesn't seem practical to use screens on opposite side of the phone at the same time. Also, larger screen can have lower DPI - being bigger, people will keep it a bit further from eyes.
Galaxy Note 9 has 516dpi... large foldable screen could drop down to 400dpi, even 300dpi... and still look very sharp for intended usage scenario, without having that many more pixels than small screen... or even not more pixels at all. I mean, both Surface Pro 6 and iPad Pro are somewhere between 260 and 270dpi and not many will argue that screens are not more than adequately sharp.
SoC? Snapdragon 855 or whatever new Samsung has developed in-house. If my screen theory holds water, even Snapdragon 845 could handle either screen, as long as it is one screen at the time. Above mentioned LG G7 has resolution of 1,440 x 3,120 pixels (564ppi) and works fine with Snapdragon 845...
Extra volume would make larger battery no problem. Note 9 has 4000mAh, they could squeze 6 - 8000mAh into a phone that doubles internal volume.
I'd be more worried about limits of that screen's foldability. Unless they are 2 border-less screens that perfectly fit when phone is opened, there must be a limit how many times can the screen be folded/unfolded before something starts giving up. Plus, can that screen still be treated with proper scratch protection, and yet remain foldable. How sharp can it fold? Is it going to be something like Surface Book hinge, or actual sharp-angle-fold?
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rocky12345 - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
Phone for some are hard enough to not break and now they want to add something like folding screens or hinges with more screens to devices. I guess it is good for companies like Samsung and others if people break their devices and warranty will not cover misuse so the customer has to buy another costly device.shabby - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
Replace the word phone with car, you can say the same thing about any product.PEJUman - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
I am sure they will not stop selling nor making normal, non-folding phones. I, for one, appreciate progress and more than thrilled to have options in form factors. We been stuck on a single surface slab for way too long.timecop1818 - Monday, February 4, 2019 - link
Ah, but they did. Samsung stopped making phones with flat screens and focused on the retarded 'edge' shit without giving a choice past S7-Flat. S8, S9, and whatever else all uses the unusable edge/curved glass. Do not want.nandnandnand - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
Flexible screens could improve smartphone longevity. Put a flexible screen in a non-flexible smartphone, and you should have something that is shatterproof.shabby - Saturday, February 2, 2019 - link
Oleds already are flexible, it's just that glass isn't.Lolimaster - Sunday, February 3, 2019 - link
If they could make phones user friendly and easily replace broken screens... wait, they don't want you to have that.Galaxy S9/+ backcover are cheap to buy from oifficial sources. Meanwhile apple one cost like $150.
Opencg - Saturday, February 2, 2019 - link
me stay online long time in vietnamMarcusMo - Saturday, February 2, 2019 - link
Now that’s a depressing attitude towards innovation. I’m glad I don’t share it.StrangerGuy - Sunday, February 3, 2019 - link
Just too bad the consumer tech industry has inadvertently trained all of us that being an early adopter is a bad idea.GreenReaper - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
Not sure I'd want a tattooist working on me without force feedback. Or remotely at all, for that matter.imaheadcase - Saturday, February 2, 2019 - link
I got some bad news for you if every go into surgery.SleepyFE - Sunday, February 10, 2019 - link
Those robots have haptic feedback (like your controller) and unlike a tattoo, are internal, making small robots that only need minor cuts a better choice. Making s tattoo already has easy access so if this is real time it just introduces more possible errors.PeachNCream - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
I don't know of many people that would have that sort of smile while getting a tattoo.Notmyusualid - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
Tramp Stamps, my friends and I call them.One pal has spent THOUSANDS of pounds on dealing with his youthful mistakes, as he is not allowed to have tattoos (anywhere), in his line of employment. It opened my eyes to the cost of private healthcare...
piroroadkill - Monday, February 4, 2019 - link
Tramp stamp is a very well known name for a certain type of tattoo... Lower back. Almost always tribal.nandnandnand - Friday, February 1, 2019 - link
A masochist?imaheadcase - Saturday, February 2, 2019 - link
Considering every phone in those pictures is a rendering and not a actual product..noLolimaster - Sunday, February 3, 2019 - link
Best smartphone design:Almost Mate20X size
5000mAh battery
No curved edges
9-10mm for better cooling
Come on, my S9 with the free case is basically 1cm thick. At 0.85cm without case is really a pain to hold.
mkozakewich - Sunday, February 3, 2019 - link
I had the BLU Vivo Air LTE at .51 cm, and that was really nice. It's all tradeoffs.Lolimaster - Sunday, February 3, 2019 - link
Why? At almost 1cm is basically fits comfortably in the inner folds of your fingers.Gunbuster - Monday, February 4, 2019 - link
So how have they solved the problem with having a screen that can flex and bend, but not get tons of scratches and look like used up garbage inside of 6 months?piroroadkill - Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - link
But how are they going to sell you a new one?melgross - Monday, February 4, 2019 - link
So a top of the line Galaxy S now costs $1,000 and up, with one screen. This will have the equivalent of 3 screens. What SoC is going to drive all these screens? The pic shows all 3 on at once. How much battery is required to power this thing?And finally, what is it going to cost? Will Samsung decide to lose a lot of money on each sale just to sell some so that it can announce that it was a success, or will it sell for what the technology requires? And how much is that? $2,500 seems about right, plus or minus a couple of hundred.
I’m not even talking about the scratch problem others have mentioned. We went over that before. There is no way that any plastic that Samsung has claimed to have invented will be as scratch resistant as glass.
nikon133 - Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - link
Well... most expensive Samsung phone here in NZ is currently Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Smartphone 512GB, and it goes for NZ$1599.The most expensive smartphone overall is Apple iPhone XS Max 512GB, and it retails for NZ$2799.
Both prices are for phones only, no plans attached (and no discounts based on plans).
If Samsung can add fordable screen and extra battery and stay within that NZ$1200 difference, that would do, I think. Considering that you can purchase decent phone like LG G7 ThinQ for some NZ$820, I'm pretty sure they can increase battery and add 2nd screen for less than NZ$1200.
RE the screens - I cannot see much point in having both active at the same time. Doesn't seem practical to use screens on opposite side of the phone at the same time. Also, larger screen can have lower DPI - being bigger, people will keep it a bit further from eyes.
Galaxy Note 9 has 516dpi... large foldable screen could drop down to 400dpi, even 300dpi... and still look very sharp for intended usage scenario, without having that many more pixels than small screen... or even not more pixels at all. I mean, both Surface Pro 6 and iPad Pro are somewhere between 260 and 270dpi and not many will argue that screens are not more than adequately sharp.
SoC? Snapdragon 855 or whatever new Samsung has developed in-house. If my screen theory holds water, even Snapdragon 845 could handle either screen, as long as it is one screen at the time. Above mentioned LG G7 has resolution of 1,440 x 3,120 pixels (564ppi) and works fine with Snapdragon 845...
Extra volume would make larger battery no problem. Note 9 has 4000mAh, they could squeze 6 - 8000mAh into a phone that doubles internal volume.
I'd be more worried about limits of that screen's foldability. Unless they are 2 border-less screens that perfectly fit when phone is opened, there must be a limit how many times can the screen be folded/unfolded before something starts giving up. Plus, can that screen still be treated with proper scratch protection, and yet remain foldable. How sharp can it fold? Is it going to be something like Surface Book hinge, or actual sharp-angle-fold?