Will the Galaxy Note 9 be foldable?

[The_Chief]

Could be! According to this article, Samsung Mobile boss DJ Koh said that if they can smooth out a few wrinkles in the engineering, we'll see a flexible-screen Note in 2018!


http://fortune.com/2017/09/12/samsung-foldable-flexible-screen-galaxy-note-2018/


I know we've been talking about this on and off for years - now that we're actually close to seeing it on the market, what are your thoughts about it?

 

[lunatic59]

I'm trying to think of what the advantage would be to a flexible screen at the scale of a smart phone.

 

[phoenixmoneylady]

I'm trying to think of what the advantage would be to a flexible screen at the scale of a smart phone.

As a out in the field business woman, folding up tells me I could carry in my pocket, thereby one less thing in my hand, I like the idea a lot. 😎

 

[The_Chief]

Luna, imagine having a phone with a 6' diagonal screen... but then being able to open it up into a 12' tablet. Combine that with the S Pen, dual camera and the Snapdragon 845 processor (using a 7nm process), I think that would beat the Note 8's record sales numbers!

 

[lunatic59]

Hmmm, sounds like they're looking for the elusive phabletop (phone-tablet-laptop) that can be a "Jack of all trades, master of none."

I don't think I'm on the bandwagon quite yet.

 

[The_Chief]

Phabletop! Hurry up and trademark that! Do you have any idea how much money George Lucas has made on the term 'droid'???

 

[lunatic59]

These are not the phones you're looking for.