the Surface Book’s hinge is perfect for a foldable OLED

I was watching some videos about the Galaxy Fold and a few people mentioned that foldable OLED panels can’t be folded ‘crisp’ like a piece of paper, there has to be a bit of a gap, just like the Surface Book has. This got me thinking; could Andromeda have a foldable OLED display and be like a mini-Surface Book, using the same hinge as the Surface Book? (obviously a miniaturized version of the hinge). You could use it as a tiny laptop and it would be stable, or open it fully and use it as a small tablet. Maybe this is why Andromeda is still in the labs, maybe this is what they’re thinking of doing instead of having 2 separate displays. Brad or Paul, what do you think? Have you heard anything like this?

Conversation 3 comments

  • tahj

    02 May, 2019 - 12:32 pm

    <p>I think it's a good idea to do that, but I have not heard anything about it yet.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.minimilitia.mobi/&quot; target="_blank">Mini Militia</a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.applock.ooo/&quot; target="_blank">App Lock</a><span style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.7zip.vip/&quot; target="_blank">7Zip</a></p>

  • rob_segal

    Premium Member
    02 May, 2019 - 3:08 pm

    <p>There could be a complexity with the way the Surface Book hinge rolls out. It doesn't fold and unfold at an angle. Using this hinge might mean there is a gap between the two screens when it folds out. A re-worked hingle could work though.</p>

  • bill_russell

    02 May, 2019 - 3:56 pm

    <p>Haven't used a surface book but the Huawei foldable seems to have that sort of hinge and appears to be a better design than the Samsung as it folds flat.</p>

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