Samsung to showcase a prototype foldable smartphone at MWC

If a new report is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung is preparing to showcase a prototype foldable smartphone, alongside a folder panel, at Mobile World Congress later this month. The device and display technology won’t be kept on the show floor, though. They will, instead, be housed in a private exhibition room and it’s thought that only select individuals will be able to enter.

Speaking to ETNews, industry sources allegedly revealed that the firm will also show off a handful of other pieces of display technology at the conference, in order to predict market response. It’s believed that both inward- and outward-folding products will be available for inspection by select attendees, though in terms of product quality it’s the latter that is more likely to be commercialized.

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Sadly, Samsung is yet to confirm the time frame for its introduction of foldable smartphones. However, it’s rumored to be using its demonstrations at MWC as a platform to pitch the technology to other device makers at the conference who may be interested in placing an order through its display-manufacturing subsidiary, Samsung Display, which leads us to believe that it’s made some pretty big advances.

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