Given the problems Samsung has experienced with the Galaxy Fold, you wouldn’t blame the firm if it went away from design on future foldable phones.
We’ve already seen a Samsung patent suggesting a roll-out design may be on the agenda. Now a new report claims Samsung may also be plotting a clam shell design similar to the rumoured Motorola RAZR redo.
According to etnews, Samsung is working on a new Galaxy Fold with a 6.7-inch display that folds in half horizontally. It sounds a lot like the Motorola Razr remake, a phone we’ve been hearing a lot about this year but thus far hasn’t materialized in public form.
Samsung is working on a foldable phone with a 6.7-inch screen “with the top and bottom folded along the horizontal axis.”
That’s the same size as the screen on the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, which is currently rolling out on mobile networks where 5G networks are up and running. When the phone is folded, the report says, there’ll be a 1-inch screen on the outer shell that shows simple information.
That would mean a smaller overall display than the Galaxy Fold, which has a larger 7.3-inch display when unfolded, making it more akin to a smartphone than the tablet Samsung is touting with the Galaxy Fold.
The clam shell design might also be preferable for a larger number of users given the excitement when renders and mock ups showing Moto’s plans for a Razr rebirth rocked-up online earlier this year.
Samsung venture with the Galaxy Fold has been one that we are currently awaiting a re-launch after reviewers suffered multiple breakages.
