Samsung's foldable display is finally official. The company has unveiled Infinity Flex: a foldable, 7.3-inch 2152 x 1536 AMOLED display that will be featured on Samsung's still-unnamed foldable phone.
Samsung has also revealed its slick, streamlined OneUI interface, which provides a fresh Android experience and will support foldable screens.
Release Date and Cost
Samsung officially unveiled the Infinity Flex display at its 2018 developer conference on Nov. 8, but we still don't know much about the phone it'll arrive on, or when it will hit shelves. The company has said it plans to start mass production in the next few months, meaning we're likely looking at a release date in 2019 or later.
Credit: Samsung
Credit: Samsung
It's still unknown how much the Galaxy X might cost, but it's potentially going to be a lot. The head of research at Golden Bridge Investment told the Korea Times that the phone could run 2 million won, which translates to $1,841 in U.S. dollars. Even if Samsung were to adjust pricing based on region, you'd still expect to pay a lot for a foldable phone, since the Galaxy Note 8, which doesn't fold, debuted at $929.
Name
Most reports about Samsung's foldable phone plans have zeroed in on the device being called the Galaxy X. But one Twitter user says those reports have it wrong.
That would be @MMDDJ_, who posts a lot on phone leaks and seems to suggest that the Galaxy X will instead be a gaming-focused phone. As for the folding phone, that will apparently be called the Galaxy F.
We'd be a little cautious about that rumor, if for no other reason than the letter F is typically associated with a failing grade in the mind of consumers (at least, here in the U.S.). For now, we're going to keep calling the rumored phone the Galaxy X until more evidence surfaces that Samsung is planning a different name.
A more recent report suggests a third possible name: the Galaxy Infinity V. Dutch blog LetsGoDigital found a trademark filing with the Korean Intellectual Propery Office that lists that name for a patent covering smartphones and phone displays. Samsung refers to the screens on its Galaxy S and Note lineups as Infinity Displays, so it's possible that filing just covers a new version of one of Samsung's mobile phone panels.
