Samsung could give us up to four new folding smartphones next year

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Earlier this year, we received information claiming that Samsung was working on launching three new foldable devices in 2021. Said devices were the Galaxy Z Fold 3, the Galaxy Z Fold Lite, and a new Galaxy Z Fold S. However, the latest report from ETNews says that we are getting four new devices.

We are getting closer to 2021, and that means that we are also starting to get more rumors about upcoming devices. Now, the latest rumor claims that we could get up to four new foldable phones from Samsung, two of which would fall under the Z Fold line, while the other two would be Z Flip models. The report doesn’t stop there, as it also suggests that Samsung is also planning to discontinue its Galaxy Note lineup, as it would be replaced by the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which would feature S Pen support.

“The Note series will be discontinued eventually. The company also plans to include a pen input feature to Galaxy Z Fold3. As the Note series will no longer be different compared to other Samsung smartphones, it is reported that Samsung Electronics has not set a specific plan for new Note series.”

Rumors also suggest that the higher-end Galaxy Z Fold 3 of the new foldable phones will feature S Pen support, but we would have to wait until the second half of 2021 to see them since this would give the new Galaxy S21 series enough breathing space. The new foldables would also feature 5G support, and they are expected to begin mass production sometime in August.

Now, the report also claims that Samsung may also be working to deliver a new rollable device late in 2021 or in 2022, even though they won’t be the first company to give us a rollable smartphone, as we are already expecting LG to give us its new rollable device sometime in the first half of 2021 as part of the company’s explorer project.

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Samsung may have revealed what we’re getting in future Galaxy phones

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Samsung was one of the first companies to step into the foldable phone market. Indeed, the devices are far from being perfect, and they still have a long way to go before they become the standard, but we can’t deny that they’re fantastic, and deep inside, we all wish we could have one in our pockets. Whatever the case, the South Korean tech giant is constantly working to improve, to deliver some of the best foldable devices available, and its display division has recently teased what could be the future of Samsung’s foldable phones.

Samsung Display has recently posted a couple of images that give us an idea of future foldable Galaxy devices. Renderings show us a phone with a triple folding panel that would easily transform into a tablet. Now, rumors have also mentioned that Samsung is working to make this idea a real working device. We also know that the company has several patents for tri-fold display panels, so we may get to see it in a not so distant future.

The second rendering shows what could be a new device with a rollable display, which doesn’t seem so crazy after the latest rumors of rollable devices from more than one company. However, this design seems to leave the rectangular phone design behind, and it would opt for a cylindrical stick from which a display would roll out. The best part is that Samsung has also been working on this idea, and it also possesses some patents that may also become real in the future.

We are also expecting changes in Samsung’s flagship devices next year, as the Galaxy Note series may disappear, and in its place, we could get a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and a Galaxy Z Fold 3 with stylus support, as well as a new device that could feature a rollable display.

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Samsung could change S Pen base tech to use it with the Galaxy Fold 3

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Samsung has been trying for quite a while to include S Pen support to its foldable phone segment, without positive results. Rumors claim that Samsung intended to include this feature with the first Galaxy Fold. It seems that plans haven’t worked out as well as expected, and Samsung had to postpone this feature twice, as it also failed to figure out how to make an S Pen work with the latest Galaxy Z Fold 2. However, the latest rumor suggests that we may finally get an S Pen with the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3.

A new report from South Korea claims that Samsung Display would be planning to change its panel technology for foldable phones. Now, it seems that this change would finally allow Samsung to launch a new foldable smartphone with stylus support, meaning that the new Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 may finally include an S Pen.

Basically, Samsung would have to stop trying to use its current electromagnetic resonance (EMR) technology, and it could’ve decided to apply the active electrostatic solution (AES) to remove the digitizer needed to accommodate a stylus. This would also suggest changing the thickness of ultrathin glass used to cover the panels.

Samsung uses EMR in its Galaxy Note series, which requires a digitizer, but increases touch sensitivity and doesn’t require a battery to be placed in the stylus. Let’s also remember that the main reason why we didn’t get an S Pen with the Galaxy Z Fold 2 was because of the durability of the folding screen, as Samsung’s UTG is 0.03mm thick, and it was not durable enough to support the S Pen.

“UBI Research believes Samsung dropped its plans to apply the S Pen onto its Galaxy Z Fold 2 due to durability issues of the ultrathin glass and flexibility of the digitizer. Unless Samsung’s vendor for EMR develops a solution that can help support a stylus, the conglomerate will likely apply AES technology.”

The best thing about AES technology is that it avoids certain issues characteristic of EMR, things like cursor drift and jitter. It also offers close to pixel-perfect accuracy, and it also supports tilt recognition, which is a feature we get to see on Microsoft Surface tablets and Apple iPads. Still, we will have to see if Samsung finally decides to make the change, or if it finds another way to give us an S Pen with the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3.

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