Samsung all-but confirms its foldable Galaxy X smartphone in devastating leak
SAMSUNG appears to have all-but confirmed the existence of its long-rumoured Galaxy X smartphone, which is tipped to launch alongside the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus and feature a foldable OLED display.
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A support page for the Samsung Galaxy X has appeared online.
The unannounced smartphone is rumoured to launch alongside the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus at the Mobile World Congress tradeshow in February 2018.
Ahead of the launch a steady stream of rumours around the Galaxy X have appeared online.
Dubbed “Project Valley” within the South Korean company, the so-called Galaxy X is expected to ship with a foldable design, akin to the flip-phones of the mid-00s.
Galaxy X will purportedly be comprised of two separate OLED displays, of which one is flexible.
Unfortunately the support page on the Samsung website does not confirm this dramatic new industrial design.
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Tipsters believe the Galaxy X will feature a number of the same features as the Galaxy S8.
The latter is expected to ship with a 3D depth-sensing front camera to enable advanced facial recognition.
If that sounds at all familiar, it’s probably because the front-facing 3D depth-sensor is one of the flagship features on Apple’s all-new smartphone, iPhone X.
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This new sensor system powers Face ID, which unlocks the iPhone X and authenticates contactless payments by scanning the user’s face.
It is possible Samsung has something very similar planned for the next entry in the Galaxy S range.
This is something Samsung has toyed with before, the Galaxy S8 already boasts a face scanning feature.
However this authentication system is currently powered by the front-facing camera, which makes it much less secure than Face ID.
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Samsung is pretty upfront about the failings of its current system.
On the Galaxy S8 product page, Samsung says that “face recognition is less secure than pattern, PIN, or password” – something that could easily change with the hardware upgrade purportedly scheduled for the Galaxy S9.
Samsung is also expected to include the dual camera set-up it debuted with the Galaxy Note 8 on its new Galaxy S handsets.
The Galaxy Note 8 uses a secondary, telephoto lens to create 2x optical zoom on your photographs.
Both rear cameras sport optical image stabilisation (OIS) to help produce clear photos – even in low-light.
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Samsung also uses the dual-cameras to artificially render a DSLR-style bokeh effect behind the subject of the photograph.
Dubbed Live Focus, the feature lets you take bokeh shots to help the subject stand out.
Samsung Galaxy X is expected to be in extremely limited supply.
Some rumours suggest the South Korean company will only release the smartphone in its native market, before rolling-out worldwide later in 2018.
By comparison, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus will likely launch worldwide.
