Galaxy X

The Galaxy S1 0 is not what you expect. With Samsung determined to  pull out all the stops  for its 10th-anniversary model, new information has now revealed you will have to pay extra if you want its headline feature…  ‘Great Secret Features’ and ‘Nasty Surprises’ are my regular columns investigating the best features / biggest problems hidden behind the headlines. Concept Creator The ever-reliable  SamMobile  reports Samsung will not bring its long-awaited in-display fingerprint reader to the entry-level Galaxy S10. Instead, Samsung will have it “side-mounted” on the frame in an effort to cut costs. Of course, the obvious question to ask is:  Why would Samsung take such a risk with such an important phone? The answer lies in a change of strategy. Samsung is expected to release three Galaxy S10 models, rather than the usual two with the third an ‘entry-level’ device. The problem at this stage is ‘entry-level’ is undefined: it may be a sig...

Samsung is working on a phone with a foldable screen, known as the Galaxy X. It is said that the phone will be announced in January 2019, and will be on show at MWC at the end of February. The Galaxy X was reportedly shown to insiders at January's CES show, and has already passed certification and popped up on Samsung's support site. Bloomberg says the company plans to announce the foldable phone under its Note brand. When is the Samsung Galaxy X release date? Samsung told investors in January 2018 that the foldable Galaxy X would launch in 2018. However, reports from Korea now suggest it will be shown off at MWC in February 2019. Samsung said: “In 2018, we will differentiate through the development of cutting-edge products, such as foldable OLED smartphones.” But the bad news is that Samsung’s quirky folding phone might be tough to bag, with Forbes stating that “the expectation for the Galaxy X is as a limited-run device in a...

Update:  The latest leaks suggest we might see the Galaxy X in January. Plus, Samsung may have solved a big problem, having apparently created a curved battery suitable for the Galaxy X, with a capacity that could be as high as 6,000mAh. Foldable phones are coming – it’s only a matter of time – and it's looking increasingly like Samsung could be the first company to commercially launch one, possibly as soon as this year. We may even know what it’s called, with the mysterious Samsung Galaxy X being the subject of several bendable leaks, foldable patents and flexible rumors. But whether X marks the spot or not, we’re clearly entering a foldable future. To see how we got here and where we’re going, here’s the story of Samsung’s foldable phone so far.   Seven years in the making The idea of a foldable phone isn’t new to Samsung, in fact way back in 2011 the company showed off a prototype of exactly that. The device looked chunky and awkward, bu...