Report: Samsung will release foldable phones early next year
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Samsung will release its foldable phone in the first half of 2019, Yonhap News reported, citing the company’s smartphone chief DJ Koh.
The electronics company unveiled the foldable-screen phone at a developer conference in San Francisco last week, but did not provide details on the name, price or release date, according to Bloomberg.
But Koh told reporters he would launch the phone in the first half of 2019 “no matter what,” Yonhap reported Sunday.
The foldable phone is expected to launch in March, along with a fifth-generation network-powered Galaxy S10, Yonhap reported, citing industry sources. 5G is the next generation of wireless communication.
The Suwon, South Korea-based electronics company employs roughly 3,000 people in Austin.
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