SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Yi Chung, chief executive officer (CEO) of Samsung Display Co., said he expects an “explosive growth” in demand for flexible products in 2030, noting the company will beef up its competitiveness by focusing on such premium products. The head of the wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. made [...]
San Francisco, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) –Google is planning to launch its own foldable smartphone, called “Pixel Fold,” in June this year, according to internal documents obtained by CNBC. The foldable phone will reportedly have a 7.6-inch screen that unfolds and a battery that lasts 72 hours at low power, and will compete with Samsung’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A new path has opened for Samsung Electronics Co. to produce an eye-catching laptop with a foldable display and keyboard. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a U.N.’s intellectual property agency, finally approved a patent named ‘multi-foldable electronic appliance’ registered in July last year by Samsung Electronics, according to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphone hit the shelves in South Korea on Friday as the world’s largest smartphone maker aims to popularize the foldable form factor in the market. Sales of the Galaxy Z Flip started at 9 a.m. at local online and offline stores, according to Samsung [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is set to unveil its new flagship and foldable smartphones this week as the South Korean tech giant aims to better target the premium mobile phone market. Samsung will introduce its new flagship smartphone, supposedly named the Galaxy S20, and a clamshell-like folding phone, expected to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite its innovative functions and design, Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Fold was ranked as the 19th-best smartphone by U.S. Consumer Reports due to its bulky design and weak internal durability. Samsung’s first foldable device scored 85 points in the smartphone reviews by the influential American consumer magazine, behind the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it has retrieved Galaxy Folds given to some early reviewers in the United States to look into their claims that some units broke. Samsung provided a limited number of the device to media for review ahead of its launch for April 26 in the [...]