Samsung is allegedly working on a foldable tablet with a 17-inch screen that shrinks down to 8 inches, according to @kro_roe on X. If it’s real, that’s a screen bigger than the one on most laptops that folds into something you could slip in a bag.
According to the tipster, Samsung “has already started” work on the device. The same tipster first mentioned it in August. Nothing about it has been confirmed, and Samsung hasn’t announced a name, a price or a release date.
Samsung’s current foldables are phones that open into small tablets. This one would go the other way. Instead of a small phone that opens up, it would be a big tablet that closes up for travel. The extra screen space would be handy for working on documents or watching video. The 8-inch size would be easier to hold and carry.
However, the tablet almost certainly won’t show up this year. If we had to guess, it will most likely arrive in 2027 at the earliest. But that’s just our guess, not a confirmed date. Samsung is also expected to use two screens. One would be a large folding screen inside, and the other a smaller screen on the outside, as on its foldable phones. Neither detail has been confirmed.
Huawei has tried something similar
Samsung wouldn’t be the first company to fold a big screen. Huawei’s MateBook Fold is a laptop with an 18-inch screen that folds to 13 inches. It launched in 2025 and started at 23,999 yuan, or about $3,300. Huawei says it’s just 7.3 millimeters thick when open and 14.9 millimeters thick when closed.
The two products aren’t the same. Huawei’s device is a laptop that comes with a detachable keyboard, and its screen shrinks by 5 inches. The rumored Samsung tablet would shrink by 9 inches, which would make it much more compact when closed.
Samsung’s price is unknown, but Huawei’s foldable laptop is a reminder that screens this big cost a lot. Plenty can change before a product like this ships, so for now this is only a tipster’s claim.
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