Samsung’s first foldable, the Galaxy Fold, was introduced in early 2019. It was the result of a very long development process, explains Jason Noh, a developer in the Display Group under Samsung MX.
Work on foldable technology started as far back as 2008. To put that in context, the Samsung Galaxy, the company’s very first Android phone, came out in 2009. 2008 was the year of the Pixon and Omnia, early touchscreen-based smartphones.
Jason Noh • Samsung’s very first foldable, the Galaxy Fold
“Our team had to create a high-quality display that could be folded but resistant to…
