Did Samsung just hint at the foldable phone launch for February 20?

Final updated: January 14th, 2019 at 09:01 UTC+01:00

The teaser that Samsung released for its February twenty event confirms that nosotros'll get to run across the Galaxy S10 that day. However, a report claimed that Samsung will also unveil its much-awaited foldable smartphone at the event. It won't be a epitome with the blueprint obscured similar the one nosotros saw at SDC 2018 in November. We would reportedly get to see the final version of this device.

It hasn't confirmed if the foldable phone launch will be on the agenda for February 20. However, it does seem to be hinting at that possibility.

Samsung's foldable phone launch could be on Feb 20

Samsung has put up a set of billboards in Paris's famous Place de la Concorde. They feature text written in the Hangeul Korean script. The translated messages read "The hereafter unfolds" and "February twentieth."

It'due south the chip about the hereafter unfolding that'south intriguing. Samsung may very well be hinting that information technology will finally unveil the foldable phone on February 20. The company has previously reiterated that the handset will be released in the first half of this year. It will be released globally so it won't actually be a niche product available in select markets.

Samsung has reportedly not decided on a final name for the device as yet. It'south believed to be because Galaxy F, Milky way Fold and Fold internally. In one case the device is unveiled, information technology's expected to hit stores come April. As you can probably look, information technology's going to cost a pretty penny.

The Milky way S10 launch result won't be taking place at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. Samsung is conducting a carve up issue on Feb 20 in San Francisco, California. Information technology's at this upshot that information technology tin at present be expected that the foldable smartphone may as well exist unveiled at last.