By AFPMore by this AuthorSeeking to rev up demand in the slumping smartphone market, Samsung on Wednesday unveiled a folding handset, becoming the first major manufacturer to offer the feature. The South Korean giant's Galaxy Fold, unveiled at a San Francisco event, serves as a smartphone with a 4.6-inch display and unfolds to become a tablet of 7.3 inches. The move comes with the smartphone market in its worst-ever decline with consumers keeping devices longer and waiting for new innovations. Samsung also announced its new Galaxy S10 handset, upgrading its current line of flagship handsets. The Samsung Fold is aimed at popularising new kinds of displays in a future where devices and be more easily folded or rolled up.

Source: Daily Nation February 21, 2019 08:19 UTC