Galaxy X: Long rumoured foldable Samsung phone could be launched very soon

Samsung has inadvertently confirmed it is working on a “Galaxy X” device with the model number SM-G888N0 through a support page. Samsung Galaxy S9 in the early 2018, most probably in the March month of 2018.

Ahead of the launch a steady stream of rumours around the Galaxy X have appeared online.

With ten years of iPhones under Apple’s belt, the company wants to celebrate the occasion with the iPhone X. From the near bezel-less display on the front to the powerful guts on the inside, there … One of these displays are said to be flexible, Lets Go Digital reported. To start with, the Galaxy S9 will bear a model number of SM-G90F.

Apple’s Face ID for the iPhone X, however, casts a wide net of 30,000 invisible infrared dots across your face each time it senses your shining visage, or more specifically, your eyes, nose and mouth. As expected, the internet is already brimming with all sorts of speculations regarding the long-rumored Galaxy S-branded handset. As per the experts, iris scanner is one of the most secure forms of biometric authentication that is now around.

Samsung is pretty upfront about the failings of its current system. Shortly after we found new sketches of the Galaxy X foldable phone.

Samsung first introduced the facial and iris scanning technology on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.

Samsung also uses the dual-cameras to artificially render a DSLR-style bokeh effect behind the subject of the photograph.

Not a lot of US consumers might know this, but Samsung also has its own smartphone offering with the letter “X” on it.

According to Forbes, which earlier discovered the leak, the “No” at the end of the codename suggests that Samsung might not offer the device, which could be known as the Galaxy X, everywhere around the world.

Korean site ETNews reports that the Samsung Galaxy S9 would feature an improved fingerprint reader and enhanced face detection technology. This is why both the companies are neck-to-neck when it comes to revealing the latest features.