According to a new report, competition in the foldable space has Samsung in a panic, and the company is revving up plans to launch a rollable smartphone as soon as next year.
Report: Samsung may release a rollable smartphone with a 12.4-inch display in 2025
https://9to5google.com/2024/09/17/samsung-rollable-2025-report/
26 Comments
Auli@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 1y
And at a cost of 5000 plus probably
Positronic@lemdro.id · 2 pts · 1y
And will still have that awful GN3 sensor on the primary rear camera. Xiaomi were using a Sony sensor of the same size on the Redmi Note 12 Pro a phone that cost somewhere around $200-300 depending on the region it was sold back in 2022 and 2023.
pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
I'd be hyped anyway. Not because I want to buy one now, but because it's possible (and I might buy one in like a decade when they're affordable)
Rollable phones are such insanely sci-fi-y things
cloudless@lemmy.cafe · 10 pts · 1y
Warning on the box:
evo@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
I'm not a Samsung fan by any stretch, but this I would love to see.
smeg@feddit.uk · 14 pts · 1y
After a decade of identical rectangles it's nice to see some crazy shit again
vvv@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y
Samsung in a panic?? Every foldable screen is manufactured by Samsung afaik.
evo@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
IIRC display and chip manufacturing are basically treated like separate businesses from the phones as a product. And all the other companies foldables are better than Samsung's (imo at least) because they haven't innovated or improved in several generations.
filcuk@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Not disagreeing, but the other foldables claiming no crease are bs from what I've seen.
Has anyone noticeably innovated? Genuinely curious
evo@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Idk about no crease but Samsung's appear to be the most noticeable from what I've actually seen. I think other manufacturers have improved on this over time but I haven't seen anything newer than my Pixel Fold in person.
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I don't iron my t-shirts, so I'm not going to start ironing my phone.
I_poop_from_there@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I've always wanted a real life "Global" from Earth Final Conflict. Can't wait to find out how badly I won't be able to afford it ðŸ˜
tabris@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I've been saying it for years, recreate the Global, god damnit! Best sci-fi tech ever.
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I'm waiting for the Samsung Kickable Phone, so I can have a game of footy with the mates whilst shouting out my pizza order.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 3 pts · 1y
Perfect, just what I wanted, to have to pull out and unroll my smartphone before each use, and then to roll it back up when finished
WhyFlip@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
If it's like a retractable tape measure, just press the button and get that satisfying retraction action in a jiffy.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 3 pts · 1y
goddamnit it's stuck this piece of shit it never goes back in right
fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
I was hoping more like a slap bracelet
WhyFlip@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Ahhhhhh, snap, that would be dope! Doubles as a wearable watch!
RagingRobot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I think it's neat. Like reading a scroll or something
Feddinat0r@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
I just want a hardware keyboard.... My key2 is slowly dying of old age....
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Feddinat0r@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
You are totally right.. Android 11 is better than android 8 but they dont get any more updates either.. So it feels like i just exchange one with another
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Feddinat0r@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
I still thank you for sharing. It will be my last resort if my key2 is really dying...
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
smeg@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 1y
Finally it will be easier to do the whole posting something controversial and then putting the phone in your butt
barsquid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What does that mean, I can roll it up like a wizard's scroll? But I don't want to carry that around except as a novelty.
Ilandar@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Chloett82@lemdro.id · -13 pts · 1y
LostXOR@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y
cryptiod137@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
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