Intel and Samsung Introduce Expandable Display Increase From 13 to 17 inches

Intel and Samsung Introduce Expandable Display

Intel’s 2022 innovation event has just concluded, offering a glimpse of new Intel technologies like Unison, as well as the much-anticipated awards for the Arc GPU and Raptor Lake CPUs. It’s also partnered with Samsung to unveil a concept for a sliding PC. Although the device was only on stage for a few minutes, it stole the show from everyone.

When Samsung Display CEO JS Choi first held the device up, it looked like a typical tablet, but with a tug on one side it became a 17-inch landscape display. The demo hardware didn’t appear to be a fully functional PC, but Choi described it as a “display for PC”. We’ve seen foldable phones and even a few foldable laptops before, but a sliding PC would be new. You can see the full time-stamped demo in the video below.

The Choi and Intel speakers spent a few minutes shoving the display back and forth (and they seem really dizzy), but there was no discussion as to how the screen performed. When it comes to other sliding prototypes we’ve seen, the flexible OLED curls up in the frame and indeed you can see a faint crease in the screen where the panel would need to double on itself in the smaller configuration.

As hardware, Samsung’s sliding screen looks incredible. We already know the company can make a foldable device that works – the latest generation of Android foldable devices are surprisingly durable, with software integrations that make the form factor shine. The Galaxy Z Fold4 even supports pen input, and the flexible OLED is not marked by the tip. However, adding a sliding display to a Windows laptop may not produce the same results. Windows is only moderately optimized for touch, and Samsung’s display still measures 13 inches when compressed. There are hardly any functional differences between using Windows on a 13-inch screen and a 17-inch screen.

Despite these potential issues, we may see laptops and convertible PCs with these Samsung sliding screens in the coming year. The laptop market is cooling off after a pandemic-driven surge, but high-end computers are still selling well and OEMs can get more profit from these devices. You can bet any laptop with this technology will be expensive. The second-gen Lenovo X1 Foldable PC is $2,500 and the Z Fold 4 is $1,800, and both have smaller displays than the one Samsung showed off at Intel Innovation.

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