{"id":219440,"date":"2026-03-03T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/this-new-samsung-slidable-phone-concept-expands-from-the-top\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:30:12","slug":"this-new-samsung-slidable-phone-concept-expands-from-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/03\/this-new-samsung-slidable-phone-concept-expands-from-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"This new Samsung slidable phone concept expands from the top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-display-slidable-mwc-3646138\/\">This new Samsung slidable phone concept expands from the top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-display-slidable-mwc-3646138\/\">https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-display-slidable-mwc-3646138\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-03 11:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidauthority.com\">www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Samsung Display is showcasing a \u201cMobile Slidable\u201d concept at MWC that expands from 5.1 to 6.7 inches.<\/li>\n<li>The phone slides out at the top to increase the screen size, but rotating to landscape allows for a longer horizontal display.<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s still under development, and past rollable demos from Samsung haven\u2019t yet been adopted by flagships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to feel like phone manufacturers might have pushed foldable form factors about as far as most people are interested in exploring, but that doesn\u2019t mean there isn\u2019t more room for innovation when it comes to expanding the viewable area on your device. In the same way that old-fashioned flip phones evolved into a single large display on the likes of the Galaxy Z Flip series, Samsung looks set to make the same leap with slide-open handsets, giving us an early glimpse of its new concept for a slidable display.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"e__t\">Would you buy a phone with a slidable display?<\/h3>\n<p>3 votes<\/p>\n<p>Yes, absolutely<\/p>\n<p>33%<\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<p>67%<\/p>\n<p>Only if it didn&#8217;t cost much more than a standard phone<\/p>\n<p>0%<\/p>\n<p>The slidable display is \u201cunder development,\u201d according to the Samsung Display exhibition at MWC in Barcelona, so we don\u2019t yet no how long it might take this concept screen to reach your pocket. Still, it\u2019s a fascinating take on expandable displays, especially for users who may not be too keen on foldables in general. The phone\u2019s rails slide up to expand the device from the top, and the extra display area appears to roll out as you slide. Rotate it into landscape view, and you\u2019d get a longer horizontal display.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-64w-36h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-1000w-563h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-1920w-1080h.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-1536w-864h.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-675w-380h.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-300w-170h.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-1280w-720h.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-840w-472h.jpg 840w\" alt=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-4-scaled.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-64w-36h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1000w-563h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1920w-1080h.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1536w-864h.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-675w-380h.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-300w-169h.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1280w-720h.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-840w-472h.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-768w-432h.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1200w-675h.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-2048w-1152h.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-16w-9h.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-32w-18h.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-28w-16h.jpg 28w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-56w-32h.jpg 56w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-712w-400h.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-792w-446h.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-1340w-754h.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-770w-433h.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549-356w-200h.jpg 356w\" alt=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-2-scaled-e1772553070549.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"calc(min(calc(100vw - 1.875rem), 51.25rem) \/ 2)\" title=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-64w-36h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-1000w-563h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-1920w-1080h.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-1536w-864h.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-675w-380h.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-300w-170h.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-1280w-720h.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled-840w-472h.jpg 840w\" alt=\"Samsung Display Mobile Slidable 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The images above show the slidable display before and after expansion. Because it only slides out by just under two inches \u2014 at least in this concept version \u2014 the functionality might not be quite as apparent in those images as it is in the video at the top of the article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Samsung Display is showing a spec sheet for the concept under the heading \u201cSamsung OLED Mobile Slidable.\u201d It confirms&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-display-slidable-mwc-3646138\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new Samsung slidable phone concept expands from the top https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-display-slidable-mwc-3646138\/ Publish Date: 2026-03-03 11:03:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Samsung-Display-Mobile-Slidable-Feat-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,86],"class_list":["post-219440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219440"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219442,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219440\/revisions\/219442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}