New report reveals when Samsung might be launching the first rollable-screen smartphone | Infinium-tech

Rollable-screen smartphones have been a dream for years, and we still don’t have one to buy. If a new report from Korea is to be believed, that could change in a few years. According to unnamed industry sources, Samsung Display wants to become the king of the rollable screen market, as it is feeling a lot of pressure from Chinese display panel makers in the foldable space.

As a result, Samsung Display is reportedly in discussions with Samsung Electronics to supply rollable screens for a smartphone, which is currently targeted for release in the first half of 2028. This has reportedly been confirmed by “an official from Samsung Electronics”.

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Today’s report claims the smartphone will be called the Galaxy Z Slide, but Samsung has also trademarked the Galaxy Z Roll name, so we believe one of those could be used. A market research firm has predicted that the device will have a 10-inch screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio and 440.6 PPI. A successor should be launched in 2030.

Obviously, this is all great in theory, but rollable screens are still more difficult to make than foldable screens, due to their increased structural complexity. Still, Samsung Display has been working on it for years — it showed its first concept in 2023, and it’s since been supplying panels for Lenovo’s rollable laptops.

Unlike foldables, where BOE caught up with Samsung Display and even managed to lead the market in the first quarter of this year, Samsung Display is reportedly far ahead in rollables, so it may take over the entire market at least in the first few years. So it is important for Samsung Electronics to get involved and start making rollable-screen smartphones.

Source (in Korean)