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Images of Samsung’s Fold 2 Leaked 
December 22, 2019
 
Samsung is expected to release a new foldable clamshell smartphone that boasts two screens. The so-called Fold 2 reportedly has a pair of OLED displays with a hinge in the middle allowing it to fold open 180 degrees. Samsung has already placed orders for components and is planning to build between 2,000 and 3,000 units before July, reports suggest. Samsung is preparing to test a prototype of the foldable smartphone this year according to a report in South Korean news outlet .
‘Samsung seems to be testing the waters with the dual-screen device to gather ideas about its upcoming foldable phone,‘ a source told the publication. Below is a reported leak of an actual Samsung foldable device.
 
Figure 1: Samsung’s Fold 2

Source: 王奔宏 via Weibo
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While, this is all speculation, Samsung’s vertical folding phone is probably still a long way off; this may just be a prototype; it may never be released. There are lots of reasons to be cautious and skeptical. It comes to us via Weibo in China for starters.

• The fact it folds down into something small is similar to the Moto Razr foldable phone (which is scheduled to start shipping in January 2020, at a $1500 price tag.
• But the design doesn’t have anywhere near the same chunky chin as the Razr, and there looks to be only a very small display on the front of the device, shown when closed, which looks to house a clock and notification badges. 
• There’s also a dual-camera on that front.
• The images don’t show any hinge elements, but the Samsung design touches like an Active Edge Panel, while the blurred or pixelated elements in the photos are an attempt to hide software codes that Samsung can use to figure out who is leaking prototypes like this.

Rumors about a new format of folding phone have been circulating for some time, with suggestions that this device - possibly carrying the product code SM-F700 - will be positioned slightly lower than the existing book-style Galaxy Fold, perhaps in line with the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy S11 when it launches. Folding phones are definitely now a thing. But what's interesting is that we are still seeing manufacturers experiment with the form factor, very much like phone makers did in the 1990s and early 2000s. The display is surrounded by sizeable bezels on all sides. Unlike the Motorola Razr, there’s no notch. Instead, the phone has a hole-punch camera. According to previous reports, this display measures in at 6.7 inches and is expected to be unveiled next year at a price of $845 (~INR 60,000).