{"id":27355,"date":"2023-01-03T19:57:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/samsung-demos-flex-hybrid-oled-that-can-slide-and-fold-at-ces-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T19:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:57:49","slug":"samsung-demos-flex-hybrid-oled-that-can-slide-and-fold-at-ces-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/samsung-demos-flex-hybrid-oled-that-can-slide-and-fold-at-ces-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Demos ‘Flex Hybrid OLED’ That Can Slide and Fold at CES 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mobile technology is becoming a lot less rigid these days \u2014 foldable smartphones let you move between two different screen sizes as needed, but Samsung\u2019s latest demo at CES 2023 doesn\u2019t stop there. The company\u2019s new Flex Hybrid OLED folds and unfolds like the panels used in the Z-series foldables, but the same panel can also slide. The result is a device that shifts not only sizes but aspect ratios as well.<\/p>\n

The device is just a concept for showing off the new display tech<\/a>, so there\u2019s no additional screen on the outside of the fold. When closed, the device is about 4.2 inches across, but opening it up reveals the 10.5-inch Flex Hybrid OLED. It\u2019s a 4:3 panel, which is close in shape to Apple\u2019s iPads and the Z Fold family. That\u2019s pretty typical foldable behavior, but the right edge of the device pops out to stretch the OLED further, allowing it to transition to a slightly larger 12.4-inch screen with a wider 16:10 aspect ratio.<\/p>\n

Having multiple display shapes in one device opens up a new world of use cases. You could use the smaller 4:3 ratio for productivity and then transform the device to widescreen to watch video.<\/p>\n

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You might notice the demo device is much thicker to the right of the hinge than the left. That\u2019s where the \u201cextra\u201d display goes when the device is not fully expanded. So, the panel itself is not stretching, but rather the frame slides and \u201cunspools\u201d the hidden OLED. We\u2019ve seen similar slider concepts in the past, but not as part of a foldable device.<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s display division will have the hybrid device on display at CES, but that\u2019s not all \u2014 the company will also demo a larger-format slidable known as the Flex Slidable Solo. This one expands from 14 inches to 17.3 inches by expanding from one edge. And then there\u2019s the Flex Slidable Duet OLED, which expands from two opposite edges. Both of these concepts were announced at Intel\u2019s Innovation 2022 event<\/a>, but they\u2019ve never been demoed publicly before.<\/p>\n

These devices offer a hint of where Samsung might go with future flexible mobile devices. No other OEM has put as much effort into making foldables a real product, but Samsung\u2019s designs are starting to look a little dated. The Z Fold series hasn\u2019t seen any major redesigns since it was introduced in 2019, and it\u2019s only a matter of time before the sleeker foldable tech we\u2019ve seen come out of China makes it to international markets.<\/p>\n

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