WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.660 this phone is not normal this tablet not 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:11.400 normal but maybe we should change that because the fact that designs like this 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:16.619 and this are normal doesn't mean that they're the best that is why Samsung 00:00:13.980 --> 00:00:21.180 display sponsored this video to show you how their latest folding and expanding 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:26.100 screen designs could make your next device less normal but better suited to 00:00:24.180 --> 00:00:29.640 how you want to use it and we'll be giving you guys all the facts you need 00:00:27.900 --> 00:00:34.140 to tell which ones are gimmicky solutions looking for a problem and 00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:38.219 which ones are so exciting that you are going to want them in your next device 00:00:36.120 --> 00:00:42.960 we're starting with a design they call the flex G I think because of how it 00:00:40.379 --> 00:00:47.760 looks in profile view folded it's about the girth of a late 2000s era flip phone 00:00:45.059 --> 00:00:54.239 but folded open and it becomes a shockingly slim 7.2 inch AMOLED display 00:00:50.700 --> 00:00:56.219 with an accompanying stylus at least on 00:00:54.239 --> 00:01:00.059 this prototype that's you gotta remember Guys these are not early units of 00:00:58.199 --> 00:01:05.939 upcoming Samsung Electronics products these are Concepts from Samsung display 00:01:03.059 --> 00:01:10.200 a completely different company now some of these proofs of concept could appear 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:13.200 in Samsung branded devices but they're just as likely to show up in devices 00:01:11.880 --> 00:01:18.659 from companies that you might traditionally think of as Samsung's 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:20.400 competitors this one is impressively 00:01:18.659 --> 00:01:24.180 thin which helps it remain nicely compact when it's folded I'm not sure if 00:01:22.619 --> 00:01:29.040 I'm personally convinced of this form factor but if one of Samsung's Partners 00:01:26.640 --> 00:01:34.380 wants to go forward who knows and that's because as a Samsung fold user I know 00:01:32.400 --> 00:01:38.520 that the extra work of opening one of these devices not just me towards using 00:01:36.600 --> 00:01:44.400 it closed and I'm not exaggerating here about 80 percent of the time so for me 00:01:41.700 --> 00:01:48.600 to buy into a flex g style phone it would need to have an outer screen for 00:01:46.200 --> 00:01:53.040 me to shoot off text messages from since typing on any screen wider than a couple 00:01:50.880 --> 00:01:56.880 of inches means really long travel distances for your thumbs 00:01:54.960 --> 00:02:00.479 what's cool though is that when we brought up the possibility of adding an 00:01:58.740 --> 00:02:04.860 external display to it the response was and I kid you not why not 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:09.420 I mean leave it to a display company to say oh you want more displays well no 00:02:07.979 --> 00:02:15.660 problem sir next up is the flex G tablet concept and 00:02:13.200 --> 00:02:21.060 I think this design makes a lot of sense I love how the screen is fully protected 00:02:18.540 --> 00:02:27.180 when it's not in use and I love how small it packs up this is like sci-fi 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:30.120 guys a 12.4 inch tablet that can be 00:02:27.180 --> 00:02:34.379 folded up and packed into a purse I mean it's easy to forget how much our clothes 00:02:32.160 --> 00:02:39.720 and our accessories are impacted by our devices like we take for granted that we 00:02:36.959 --> 00:02:44.280 need a backpack now or at the very least a messenger bag to 00:02:42.360 --> 00:02:48.599 hold on to our laptops and our tablets but if these go mainstream maybe it'll 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:52.739 be the Catalyst we need to finally bring the fanny pack back 00:02:50.160 --> 00:02:56.700 next up there's the flexess style where my opinions are actually kind of flipped 00:02:54.599 --> 00:03:00.060 with this config you always end up with an outer screen which I think is 00:02:58.200 --> 00:03:05.400 probably not that useful on a tablet though it could be good for typing or 00:03:02.819 --> 00:03:09.840 reading but on a phone well now you've got a single screen doing everything 00:03:06.959 --> 00:03:15.060 whether the device is open or not I like this a lot and check out how awesome it 00:03:12.420 --> 00:03:20.400 is to close with one hand like how could you do this without thinking later 00:03:17.879 --> 00:03:24.180 peasants future man has places to be slip slip flip see you later and you'll 00:03:22.980 --> 00:03:31.680 definitely feel like you're in the future when you see Samsung displays expanding screens these are exactly as 00:03:29.640 --> 00:03:36.360 trippy to look at in person as they are on camera they have a couple of displays 00:03:34.200 --> 00:03:41.580 that are motorized but the prototypes here are manual requiring very little 00:03:39.000 --> 00:03:46.560 but not too little Force to manipulate them the idea is simple want a couple 00:03:43.980 --> 00:03:50.760 extra inches for some extra tools just pull the screen apart want to get rid of 00:03:48.900 --> 00:03:55.739 those pesky black bars and watch the content at its native aspect ratio push 00:03:53.280 --> 00:04:00.840 it back together they even have Concepts that can both expand and fold 00:03:58.739 --> 00:04:04.260 as mind-bending in sci-fi as this Tech is though there are a couple of things 00:04:01.980 --> 00:04:07.799 to keep in mind number one these demos are a little more slick than what I 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:13.080 would imagine real software is going to look like especially at first I mean yes 00:04:10.620 --> 00:04:16.799 operating systems like say Android are designed to be responsive but that 00:04:15.180 --> 00:04:21.000 doesn't mean that the developer of the app you're using has implemented a way 00:04:18.720 --> 00:04:26.880 to thoughtfully use extra real estate that you randomly stretch out the phone 00:04:24.360 --> 00:04:30.600 into and even if they have there's a good chance that the UI is going to bug 00:04:28.860 --> 00:04:33.780 out for a second before it adapts similar to how our phones stutter when 00:04:32.460 --> 00:04:40.139 they're rotated between portrait and landscape which has been a feature for over a decade and yet it still happens 00:04:37.199 --> 00:04:44.820 second the expansion is made possible by a slide out mechanism that does make the 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:49.020 device thicker it's a thing not only that but the expanded area of the screen 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:53.160 is a bit warped and sloped compared to the more stable Parts at least for now 00:04:51.060 --> 00:04:56.699 it should be noted that this was a non-issue when we were looking at it 00:04:54.660 --> 00:04:59.880 directly but it is something that you have to consider if say you're sitting 00:04:58.380 --> 00:05:03.900 on a plane and you want to prop it up in between the two of you and enjoy a movie 00:05:01.740 --> 00:05:07.259 together with your seat mate I think the main reason these things are worth 00:05:05.400 --> 00:05:12.300 noting here is because I'm still trying to figure out if an expanding or a slide 00:05:09.419 --> 00:05:15.960 out display makes sense on principle if the screen can be bigger won't people 00:05:14.280 --> 00:05:20.520 just want that extra space all the time and if you can fold the display wouldn't 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:26.160 be better to just whip it out rather than stretch it out like like no really 00:05:23.100 --> 00:05:28.620 I'm actually just asking you guys let me 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:33.120 and let Samsung display know how you imagine using these displays in the 00:05:30.900 --> 00:05:38.100 future in the comments below there's a good chance pretty much a 100 chance 00:05:35.520 --> 00:05:42.419 that someone at Samsung display or maybe more importantly their Partners is going 00:05:40.139 --> 00:05:46.620 to see your ideas and they could make their way into your hands in the future 00:05:43.919 --> 00:05:53.160 back in folding land here's one that's a bit confusing at first the flex in and 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:56.699 out is like my Galaxy Z fold except 00:05:53.160 --> 00:05:58.139 after it's open you can just keep on 00:05:56.699 --> 00:06:04.020 opening it why you may ask that's exactly what we 00:06:00.900 --> 00:06:06.000 asked and the answer was that there's no 00:06:04.020 --> 00:06:10.680 new thing that this really allows you to do but you can do all of the regular 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:15.960 stuff that you could do with something like a z-fold with less 00:06:13.080 --> 00:06:21.479 see unlike my daily driver this concept has no second external screen but you 00:06:19.320 --> 00:06:26.100 could still use it one-handed and fold it over so maybe you have it fully open 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:29.819 when it's in your pocket like at a convenience mode or fully closed when 00:06:28.440 --> 00:06:35.400 it's anywhere else and it could be in protected mode it also only needs one 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:39.000 camera instead of five like mine but still easily allows you to take selfies 00:06:37.319 --> 00:06:44.280 or um elsies by flipping the device around 00:06:41.400 --> 00:06:48.000 so I am excited by how bendable this screen is because it could be the 00:06:46.199 --> 00:06:52.800 concept that brings folding Foams like this to more mainstream prices 00:06:50.819 --> 00:06:57.539 I can't say this one looks like it'll come into the mainstream price though 00:06:54.300 --> 00:07:00.479 the flex note is basically a ginormous 00:06:57.539 --> 00:07:06.120 17 inch tablet that in theory you could prop up and use like a laptop it's a 00:07:03.479 --> 00:07:10.080 head turner for sure but I gotta admit that on-screen keyboards are a bit of a 00:07:08.039 --> 00:07:12.840 turn off for me so I personally wouldn't be too interested in this concept as it 00:07:12.180 --> 00:07:18.139 is but it if it has inputs that allowed me 00:07:16.020 --> 00:07:23.520 to use it as a foldable portable monitor whoa now it's getting cool maybe I'm 00:07:21.780 --> 00:07:26.400 just lacking an imagination though so if you guys can think of another way that 00:07:25.020 --> 00:07:30.539 this form factor would change your life you gotta let us know down below 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:34.740 speaking of external monitors they did actually have one monitor on display it 00:07:33.000 --> 00:07:39.180 doesn't fold but the OLED color performance and Pencil Thin form factor 00:07:37.139 --> 00:07:42.419 still made it worth including here not everything Samsung display showed was 00:07:40.740 --> 00:07:47.039 focused on mobile devices though the digital cockpit showed off a concept for 00:07:44.520 --> 00:07:50.819 what a future car absolutely full of screens could look like this one in the 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:55.800 front is particularly cool because like the xenion flex monitor that we saw 00:07:52.919 --> 00:07:59.639 recently it can be curved or flattened depending on the driver's preference 00:07:57.300 --> 00:08:03.599 finally we have a gaming concept that I think is way more compelling than you 00:08:01.380 --> 00:08:07.919 might at first realize we've seen dual screen handhelds before and while I can 00:08:06.060 --> 00:08:12.180 immediately imagine this being great for emulating said device the more 00:08:10.380 --> 00:08:17.460 day-to-day useful thing about this one for me is the way it moves your eye line 00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:21.960 as I noted in my recent ShortCircuit on the GPD Win 4 the display of which 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:27.000 slides up to reveal a keyboard having the screen higher than your hands does 00:08:24.060 --> 00:08:30.300 wonders for ergonomics and as an added bonus the flip serves as a built-in 00:08:28.979 --> 00:08:34.380 screen protector now anyone who's been a fan of small 00:08:32.520 --> 00:08:37.860 phones over the years but has had to upgrade recently can tell you that the 00:08:35.940 --> 00:08:43.620 market is moving towards bigger screens and that's awesome you know from a 00:08:41.219 --> 00:08:48.300 certain perspective except when it isn't awesome not everyone has deep pocketed 00:08:46.020 --> 00:08:54.120 Costco jeans and likewise not everyone has giant MKBHD hands so I think the 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:59.459 best thing about what Samsung display is creating here is the flexibility pun 00:08:56.820 --> 00:09:03.839 intended to build devices that can serve a broader range of users without 00:09:01.560 --> 00:09:07.980 compromise thanks again Samsung display for sponsoring this video and I think 00:09:05.760 --> 00:09:12.600 even more importantly giving us real Hands-On time with these Concepts I'm 00:09:10.740 --> 00:09:15.720 actually super jelly that James got to be the one up close and personal with 00:09:13.980 --> 00:09:19.260 them don't miss any of the rest of our CES coverage 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