At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020, Samsung had yesterday demoed its 13.3-inch notebook prototype with sliding screen through a private meeting. Recent reports had claimed that the South Korean company may showcase its clamshell foldable phone on Friday at CES 2020. As expected, earlier today, it again held a private meeting to showcase the purported Galaxy Fold 2. The company confirmed that its upcoming clamshell foldable smartphone is called Galaxy Bloom.

According to a South Korean publication Aju News, Samsung had held the secret meeting at CES 2020 with partners and carriers. DJ Koh, Samsung Electronics CEO confirmed that the official name of its next foldable phone with clamshell design is Galaxy Bloom. A blurry image that was shot during the meeting has also surfaced shows the clamshell design of the phone along with its Galaxy Bloom name.

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Koh said that the design of the Galaxy Bloom is inspired from French cosmetics brand Lancome’s compacts. So, the device will be reportedly aimed towards female audience who are in their 20s. Samsung had first showcased its design at the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2019 in October last year. Since it is a clamshell device, it can be folded up and down around its horizontal axis. Checkout leaked shots of the phone from last month.

Unlike the original Samsung Galaxy Fold, the forthcomingGalaxy Bloom clamshell foldable phone won’t be featuring a plastic film over its display. Instead, the company will be making use of an ultra-thin glass (UTG) on the device. Also, it will be the first smartphone ever to arrive with support for 8K video recording. The Galaxy Bloom will be arriving in 4G and 5G flavors.

At the meet, it was also confirmed that the successor of the Galaxy S10 will be called Galaxy S20. The series will include the regular Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus and Galaxy S20 Ultra. The latter will be equipped with 100-megapixel camera. The camera of the S20 Ultra is codenamed as Hubble. It was named after the space telescope. All the phones in the S20 series will be equipped with support for 8K video shooting. By letting users shoot 8K content, the company can resolve the shortage of the 8K TV content since it expects the expansion the market for 8K TVs.

Samsung is expected to hold its Galaxy Unpacked 2020 event on Feb. 11. The South Korean tech giant is likely to unleash the Galaxy Bloom alongside the S20 series at the event.

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