Berlin 4th of September : The development of a new hinge mechanism that’s lighter and slimmer while still retaining its strength was one of the biggest challenges in the design of the new smartphones that fold according to an Samsung executive has stated. “There are two key elements that are required to create a foldable phone that is successful with flexible and foldable display, and an hinge that can be folded and unfolding,” said Dr Choi Won-joon who is the head of the top Samsung’s product R&D department.Mobile Experience division.
“Making an even smaller and lightweight hinge without damaging its strength was a huge task,” Choi said during the briefing for journalists in Berlin in the eve of Europe’s largest tech show IFA 2022 according to Yonhap news agency.
The developers were able to create with an entirely new hinge system called the spiral hinge Choi stated, following about 20 unsuccessful attempts in the space of more than one year.
Samsung has announced its latest smartphones that fold in more than 40 countries.
The company hopes that these new phones will boost the slow global sales of smartphones amid the high rate of inflation.
The company has received an unprecedented 1 lakh pre-bookings for its new Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 foldable smartphones in India.
Samsung announced that in India the fourth generation of foldables has surpassed the previous year’s record for preorders and show a strong interest in the latest devices.
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