Samsung is betting on folding and sliding screens as a future trend for smart devices. Through its subsidiary, Samsung Display, the South Korean giant today announced (3) the development of a new panel that not only folds, but can also be raised or lowered by sliding.
The news was given on the eve of an exclusive event at CES 2023, the largest technology trade show in the world, the to be held in Las Vegas, USA, this week.
How does it work
The new screen is a panel OLEDs called “Flex Hybrid”, or “flexible hybrid”, combining the ability to be foldable (something already present in other devices of the brand), with the possibility of being expandable in length, thanks to a sliding mechanism.
The technology needs to be implemented in devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, according to Samsung.
According to the announcement, this feature is capable of expanding a 10.5-inch screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio to a 12.4-inch one by changing the aspect ratio to 16:10.
Another scrolling screen
Another slide-out screen, capable of expanding from 13 to 17 inches, was already announced last year. It will be shown by the brand at CES 2023, in its first public appearance.
According to Samsung, the slide of this new screen model has two versions:
- “Flex Slidable Solo”, which expands the screen in one direction only.
- “Flex Slidable Duet”, which allows it to expand in both directions.
The brand claims this is for “multitasking purposes” like playing games or watching movies.
The televisions will also have expansive screens
the announcement of SAMSUNG The display includes other new technologies, such as, for example, “QD-OLED 2023”, aimed at TV screens.
This is a novelty in the combination of quantum dots and OLED. As Tilt explaineda Qled screen has small dots between the LCD panel and the LED backlight.
OLED screens have self-illuminating pixels.
Samsung Super Large 77 inch QD-OLED TV Display
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The QD-OLED display combines both an OLED backlight and a layer of quantum dots, enhancing contrast, color and brightness.
This is nothing new, having already been released in 2022, but the 2023 version promises to be even more evolved.
In addition to being expanded to a 77-inch TV (there are also smaller, 55-, 65- and 34-inch versions), QD-OLED now also has an AI engine to optimize the picture.
The AI collects information about each pixel in real time and uses it to improve light control, according to the manufacturer.
It should also help with energy savings: the company claims that, compared to the 2022 model, the new panel can reduce energy expenditure by up to 25% with the help of AI.
Fabrics for ‘wells’
Finally, another novelty will be a digital cockpit, the company’s first product for cars. The idea is to bring innovation to autonomous cars, which should be increasingly present in big cities. The cockpit combines a 34-inch screen with a 15.6-inch one.
The big screen can be used to show movies and series while the car drives itself. As the company itself has already announced, however, the device is intended for luxury cars.
The new Digital Cockpit is aimed at the autonomous vehicle
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It is worth remembering that many of the innovations presented at CES concern prototypes and do not immediately reach the final consumer.
