At CES 2026, Samsung briefly showed off a new crease-less display panel for foldables that’s seemingly ready for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but it seems it wasn’t supposed to be shown.
SamMobile spotted a new “Advanced Crease-less” foldable display among Samsung Display’s CES showcase. The new panel was shown next to a “regular” foldable display from the Galaxy Z Fold 7, and the difference is immediately noticeable. The display crease, even at an off-angle, is practically invisible. A video showing the display (below) leaves a little bit of a look at a crease, but it’s not bad at all.
It seems likely that this is the sort of display Samsung might want to bring to a future foldable, perhaps even the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but it could also be something Apple is looking to use in its future iPhone foldable.
But it seems like Samsung didn’t mean to show this off.
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The Verge later noticed that this crease-less showcase was nowhere to be found, and while Samsung acknowledged the panel’s existence, the company didn’t explain why it had been removed from display. Samsung said:
The foldable panel showcased at the booth was an R&D concept, with no fixed timeline or plan for commercialization.
So, what’s next? It’s possible this could still land in a future device, but it doesn’t really sound like Samsung plans to use it imminently.
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