It has long been known that Samsung is working on a foldable smartphone, it has even shown it off privately at CES earlier this year, but it was barely last month that we got a confirmation of its first official reveal at the company’s Developer Conference in the first week of November.
The report reveals that the foldable smartphone has been codenamed “Winner,” a bold moniker for what could be the first mass-market device of its kind.
Samsung is said to have been working on the foldable phone for many years, but it now finally has a prototype ready and is currently testing it out internally. Weighing at about 200 grams, it’s said to have a screen bigger than any other phone on the market, along with a 4-inch screen on the outside to offer basic features like messaging or calling.
Special Android Fork
According to Bloomberg, Samsung has been closely working with Google to develop a special version of Android for its foldable device. We don’t know anything about the new interface yet, but could it have anything to do with Fuchsia?
The foldable display is a long-rumored vision that Samsung may have finally figured out, but Bloomberg says the screen has a photography film-like coating, which makes it less glossy than most smartphone displays. As for biometric authentication, the report says, the foldable phone won’t include an in-display fingerprint sensor due to technical issues with fitting such a sensor in a folding display.
