Samsung revealed its plans to launch its very first foldable handset, which is targeted to be released sometime in 2018. However, the South Korean tech giant has yet to confirm that the device, dubbed as the Galaxy X, is among its lineup of hardware to be unveiled this year. It's a good thing that the internet has been providing a bunch of concept renders that gives an idea on what the Galaxy X could look like, with the latest one showing the handset with two fingerprint readers.
As reported by Android Headlines, the latest Samsung Galaxy X 2018 concept render shows a premium smartphone that resemble the recently-launched Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. The phone is said to sport a 6-inch display with 19:9 screen-to-body ratio. If this turns out to be correct, the Galaxy X would be the first device from Samsung to use such aspect ratio, as the previous Galaxy handsets have not exceeded 18:5:9 ratio.
The most interesting part of this Samsung Galaxy X concept render is that the handset has an in-display fingerprint reader. The Science and Knowledge YouTube channel, which provided the latest Galaxy X concept, states that the device's entire screen panel will act as a fingerprint scanner.
To note, an optical fingerprint reader embedded right under the display has long been rumored to be in the future Samsung Galaxy device. If this fingerprint reader is still not enough, the concept phone also has a rear-positioned scanner just below the camera module.
It should be noted that the latest Galaxy X concept render may have nothing to do with Samsung's actual plans for the device, as everything on it is just based on how the artist visualizes the upcoming tech.
Meanwhile, there are reports suggesting that the Samsung Galaxy X will take more time to see the light of day. Contrary to earlier expectations that the handset will make it to the 2018 target release date, Samsung is reportedly still on its way to develop a truly bendable OLED display for the Galaxy X.
Per the latest rumors, Samsung has yet to come up with the right components to devise a new display architecture that are flexible enough. If not this year, the public may have to wait until 2019 to see the Galaxy X.
