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For years, we've heard rumors about a Samsung foldable smartphone called the Galaxy X.
The phone still hasn't surfaced — but Samsung's mobile business head DJ Koh said on August 10 that it's "not far away" during a press conference following the company's Unpacked event where it announced the Galaxy Note 9 phone.
The timeline for the Galaxy X's launch was refined more recently when Koh said that the device could be announced in November this year during the company's developer conference, according to CNBC, which spoke with Koh during the IFA tech show in Berlin.
A lot of phone manufacturers, including Apple, are also said to be creating similar foldable smartphones. But if Samsung stays the course, it might be the first to execute, since it has the added advantage of being the maker of the OLED display that make bendable screens possible.
Here's what we know about the rumored Galaxy X smartphone, reportedly codenamed "Winner":
The Galaxy X, as it's been nicknamed, will reportedly be 7 inches diagonally when unfolded.
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The Galaxy X will have features that'll make you ditch your tablet.
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The foldable design might make it a little more fragile.
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The Galaxy X could be bulkier than most modern smartphones.
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It's going to be expensive, with industry watchers predicting a price of $1,500 or more, since it needs two premium screens.
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In addition to screen-on-screen and overheating concerns, the Galaxy X would have a host of issues we can't predict.
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Samsung's edge panel could become obsolete with a foldable Galaxy X.
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There will be extremely limited availability to start, with a broader release later in the year.
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