Samsung Galaxy X Rumors: Foldable Phone with the size of a smartphone or a tablet?

The phone, reportedly called the Galaxy X, seems to have been in the works for years. In that time, countless reports have speculated on whether Samsung’s device would fold in or out, be the size of a smartphone or a tablet (or both), and ultimately attract an audience in a decidedly flat and rigid smartphone market.

But there’s been an even bigger mystery about Samsung’s folding phone: When will the device actually launch? Each time a report has claimed the Galaxy X would soon be available, the folding smartphone has been a no-show.

That may be about to change. Samsung confirmed twice in the last several months that it indeed plans to launch a folding smartphone in 2018 under its Galaxy Note brand.

Here’s a look at all we think we know so far about the Galaxy X.

Update Jan. 31: Latest Galaxy X Rumors
Samsung confirmed it plans to release its foldable smartphone in 2018 during a Jan. 31 earnings call.
A Samsung patent has surfaced that suggests the device could be hinged and folded for use either as a wide smartphone or one that folds one side over the other.

Samsung Galaxy X Rumors: Foldable Phone Release Date, Specs and More
Samsung's Galaxy X leaked on the company's own site with the model number SM-G888No. (That's an "o" at the end, not a zero.) The listing was ultimately removed, but the damage was done.
Release Date and Cost
We will see the Galaxy X — or whatever Samsung ultimately ends up calling its foldable handset — in 2018. The latest confirmation came from a Jan. 31 earnings call, where the company stated it plans to "differentiate through development of cutting-edge products such as foldable OLED smartphones."

This isn't the first time Samsung has acknowledged a 2018 launch, though it is the most definitive. Back in September 2017, Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh told Bloomberg that the Galaxy X was in development and said that there’s a strong likelihood the smartphone will be available sometime in the next year, though he conceded the project may also be delayed if any troubles arose. He also mentioned it would be slotted in the Galaxy Note range.

However, it's still unknown how much the Galaxy X might cost. Considering that the Galaxy Note 8 without a folding screen starts at $929, chances are you’ll pay more than $1,000 to own Samsung’s first folding phone.

Rumors are always subject to change, but Samsung let it slip in November 2017 that a device with the model number SM-G888No is coming. Samsung ultimately removed the model mention from its website, but not before it stoked flames that is getting close to a launch.