Microsoft is working behind closed doors on a foldable handheld device with two displays, which should be a device somewhere between a smartphone, a tablet and a laptop. The Andromeda project, as it is currently called, should see the light of day within two years.
The Verge server managed to obtain an internal document Microsoftin which the concept of the device is introduced. ProAndromeda would like to Microsoft to follow on from the successful Surface line. The device should feature a large folding display, but it is not yet clear whether it will be one large display or a design with multiple displays.
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The internal document also found photographs that appear to show prototypes of the handheld device. According to the photos, Andromeda should also support a stylus. There should be an ARM-type processor inside the device, but it is not yet known whether it will be from Intel or Qualcomm.
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Microsoft However, it is not the only company developing a foldable handheld device. Samsung is reportedly preparing a foldable phone consisting of just one large display. Recently, information surfaced that it is also Apple became interested in foldable smartphonesone. Apple supposedly cooperates with LG to develop a flexible iPhone that could also hit the market sometime in the next two years, though some analysts say that's unlikely. Apple because it is currently switching to OLED technology and introducing a frameless design.
I hold Microsoftthumbs up. I would definitely buy such a device. Just don't share it... ProIt's just that MS is in his genes. He comes up with a great idea and nothing... Well, then he takes it in a year Apple and made a fortune...