With CES 2017 just around the corner, rumored foldable smartphones might be close from fiction to reality. Samsung’s upcoming foldable-display smartphone has been making the rounds for several months.

Foldable smartphones, not fiction anymore

A few years ago during the Consumer Electronics Show in 2013, Samsung laid out their idea for displays of the future; flexible and malleable. Since then, the OLED displays have been put in so many devices, Samsung and LG have both been competing to build this feature. Samsung still managed to turn this technology into a reality, it started to manufacture the OLED with the Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S7 Edge line. Samsung wants to come out with something much more than the OLED displays, as we have seen Xiaomi and Huawei join in to manufacture phones like the edge models.

These foldable smartphones will be the main option for Samsung next year. The first device would only be produced in limited quantities, similar to the Samsung Galaxy Round which Samsung introduces before releasing its edge display smartphones. A second foldable smartphone is also planned, featuring a single flexible display panel. Industry experts claim that the first generation of Samsung’s foldable display smartphone will be inward-folding, allowing the display to be protected by the phone’s body when folded.

Outward-folding smartphones which feature flexible displays which wrap around the front and back of the phone would eventually follow. In 2017, these foldable smartphones that Samsung gonna lunch will look similar to a book ( opening and closing). with a hinge in the center of the two displays. It appears as though flexible display technology, the battery, processor and so on aren’t quite ready for Samsung to launch a final product.

Samsung to Launch Two Foldable Smartphones!

There is no release date given for these foldable smartphones yet, and it’s likely we might have to wait until next year (2017) for this device to launch as a proper consumer product. If you are excited to see these devices, let us know.