For
example, open Google Maps on the front page and it will show your location in a
relatively small map area. Fold open, and the same location is displayed with
far more of its surroundings in a far bigger map area. Or, see the same location
in far greater detail. Open Netflix on the front, start a movie, and then
unfold the handset to carry on watching the movie in a somewhat larger format.
The inside
screen can be split into three separate app areas, with one large and two small
app spaces. This means one can watch a video or play a game in the larger
space, chat with a friend via instant messenger in one of the smaller spaces,
and write a document in the third space.
This opens
the way for the Fold to join the Galaxy Note as both smartphone and productivity
tool, and ultimately a replacement for laptop computers.
That is the
real promise of the fold: a digital working surface that is also an
entertainment and communications device, and that can be slipped into a pocket.
As with app
continuity, the three segments “speak” to each other, in that a browser or app
in one window can be dragged to another if one wants to see it in larger or
smaller format.
Click here to read about the specs and strategy of the Fold.
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