Samsung towards flexible screen tablets: foldable for everyone?
Source: HW Upgrade added 21st Dec 2020
The Korean company, according to rumors , would be aimed at bringing the technology of flexible screens also to the world of tablets through a “triple folded” product: possible debut in 2021
by Paolo Corsini published 21 December 2020 , at 09: 30 in the Tablet channel
Samsung Galaxy Lenovo ThinkPad
Samsung seems more and more willing to develop products which are equipped with a flexible screen , after the initial availability of two smartphones equipped with this technical feature between 2019 is 2020. We talked about it a few days ago in this news: from the Korean company the availability of 4 smartphone models with flexible screen is expected during the 2021.
After seeing S 21 leaks, you are probably disappointed.
Just wait a bit more, you will like foldables.
You won’t? Samsung will make you do.Samsung has great stuff planned for 2021.
Triple foldable “tablet”, transparent display phone as well .Scrollables and rollables in 2022.
– Tron (@cozyplanes) December 19, 2020
Not just smartphones, however: Samsung could bring the concept of flexible screen even within the world of tables t presenting a “triple folded” model, therefore equipped with two hinges for closing and not just one as seen for smartphones on the market.
So will we see a Galaxy Tab Fold range? Difficult to say at the moment as the one that appeared on Twitter in the above embeded post is just an indiscretion not confirmed. Technically, however, a range of products of this type is certainly feasible, also in consideration of what has already appeared on the market.
Lenovo , for example, proposes with its own Thinkpad X1 Fold a notebook which is flexible screen based, capable of transforming from large screen tablet to 13 inches diagonal in a notebook that has a virtual keyboard built into the lower half of the screen, which can be paired with a physical keyboard that replicates the size of the product.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold
Flexible technology even for screens larger than those typical of larger smartphones is therefore accessible and could help define a new category, that of foldable tablets, which could to some extent make p this category of products is more attractive. All this, however, presupposes prices for these products that are at least accessible to a good number of end users , which does not seem within the reach of producers at least at an early stage.
could it therefore be the year of progressive customs clearance of mobile products equipped with a flexible screen? This is a plausible scenario which however needs to be confirmed over the next few months. Alongside the work planned by Samsung, in fact, it will also be necessary to see other manufacturers engaged in this direction to increase the popularity of these devices and lead to a progressive but continuous decline in their prices.