LONDON — When Samsung said this year it would launch a smartphone with a folding screen, the big question was whether the innovation was something people actually wanted or needed. Skeptics might say that folding phones are a sign that the smartphone industry has run out of good ideas and fallen into an innovation malaise. Little known Royole started selling its FlexPai in China last year while Chinese tech giant Huawei announced its own folding phone, the Mate X, days after Samsung’s announcement. ——SCREEN TIMEFully open, there’s plenty of real estate on the Galaxy Fold’s main screen, which measures 7.3 inches (18.5 centimetres) diagonally. ——WHENThe Galaxy Fold is set for release in the U.S. on April 26, priced at $1,980.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 14:48 UTC