Samsung has crazy ideas for smartphone displays
Fold it once or twice, roll it out or pull it out, hide it in a case and it's the best 3D display I've ever seen. The Samsung Display stand at the MWC has a lot to offer.
The current folding smartphones are pretty boring if you take a look at the Samsung Display stand at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The company's division is showing exciting prototypes and concepts, some of which I would like to see in series production soon. And I don't yet recognise any sense in others.
Three ways to fold a smartphone twice
The Mate XT from Huawei is already a double-folding smartphone with three displays. The first devices from other manufacturers were on show at the MWC - for example the Phantom Ultimate 2 from Tecno.
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Samsung Display has further ideas on the directions in which the three display areas can be folded. However, touching was prohibited on all devices. The following three could only be seen behind glass.
In the Flex S, the left and right sides of the display fold backwards and forwards around the centre area. The part of the touchscreen that is folded backwards can still be reached from the outside.
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Both sides of the Flex G fold inwards. As I understand it, the display is no longer visible when closed.
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The Asymmetric Flip, on the other hand, folds up a smaller smartphone. Unlike the Galaxy Z Flip 6, it folds not once in the centre, but in two places. A strip of the display remains visible, but is no longer accessible to the fingers.
A foldable smartphone does not necessarily need two hinges for even more display space. With the Flex Hybrid, the display can be pulled out. In Samsung's vision, for example, for the colour palette when painting.
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With the Slidable Flex Vertical, Samsung has presented a display that enlarges the smartphone. In doing so, it stretches in length. However, the exhibits were not movable. Motorola already showed more two years ago.
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The Polygon Foldable exudes retro charm. The outer display of the folding smartphone rises up slightly in its frame.
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More brightness and less power consumption
Under very bright lights, Samsung Display will also be demonstrating the difference between a brightness of 2000 and 5000 nits at its stand. 2000 nits is already a good value for current smartphones and manufacturers are still a long way from reaching 5000 nits in series devices.
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More brightness also means more power consumption. To counteract this, Samsung Display has the Eco2 OLED in its portfolio. The 7.6-inch display for foldable smartphones has a brightness of 500 nits and consumes around 30 per cent less power than a conventional OLED display.
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Samsung's display division is also keen to show the progress it has already made in anti-reflective treatment of touchscreens on folding smartphones.
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The best 3D display without glasses
Samsung Display is not only showing smartphones at its stand. Among other things, I saw the best 3D display to date that does not require special glasses
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As with similar models, cameras track my eyes to adjust the 3D display. However, it is more natural and clear than ever on the Light Field Display. If I am too far away from the display, it automatically switches to a 2D view. No more annoying switching back and forth.
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The concept of a gaming handheld with a foldable display caused my gaming-savvy colleagues to roll their eyes. At least Samsung has remembered that the joysticks have to go somewhere. Incidentally, Valve uses Samsung displays for the Steam Deck - in case anyone wants to speculate about the next generation.
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The circular OLED display is not spectacular, just a new shape. With this, Samsung is moving more into the area of interior design.
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The following roll display also doesn't seem to me to be intended for mobile use. With its frame in the background, it reminds me of the much larger rollable TV from LG.
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After learning to appreciate portable displays, I no longer find the idea of conveniently carrying an 18.1-inch monitor in my suitcase far-fetched.
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Samsung Display was not the only exhibitor with new display ideas. Lenovo, however, is focussing on notebooks and is certainly making use of Samsung technology.
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As a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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