Foldables have come a long way since the days of 2019’s original Galaxy Fold. We’ve seen successors from both Samsung and its rivals introduce slimmer, more durable designs with larger displays and fewer compromises. That said, one obvious blemish remains running straight down the middle of any given folding screen. If Samsung has its way though, that soon could be a thing of the past.
As is usual, Samsung Display showed off a bunch of in-the-works display prototypes at CES 2026 last week, including one foldable panel that lacked any kind of visible crease. Now, following leaked details on how Samsung might look to perfect this display ahead of this year’s crop of foldables — which is heavily rumored to include Apple’s very first entry — it sounds like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 might actually be the first device of its kind to hit store shelves without a visible crease splitting its screen into two.
According to ZDNet Korea, Samsung is leaning on its new technology to deliver a pretty big jump in screen performance to this summer’s Galaxy Z Fold 8. Rather than layering its OLED panel as is typical for this sort of screen, Samsung Display’s new screen includes changes to its optical clear adhesive keeping the panel materials together, which makes the screen less stiff and “reduce[s] wrinkles.” The end result should be a folding panel that effectively looks more like any standard screen shoved behind traditional glass.
While Samsung does appear to be leaning towards including this in the Fold 8, today’s reporting does suggest the company hasn’t completely locked a decision down just yet because of expected price increases. Expect Samsung to lock in its panel decision around the end of Q1, just ahead of production for this year’s foldable. If the Fold 8 does miss out on this new display, it might be a result of already-anticipated price increases coming from ongoing RAM shortages.
As for whether this is the technology powering Apple’s allegedly crease-less folding iPhone, ZDNet says otherwise. The outlet specifically quoted an “official” who said anything headed to the iPhone wouldn’t be able to be shown off in such a public capacity.
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