Samsung may release two bending phones in 2017

Smartphone which folds out to create eight-inch tablet may be unveiled at February's Mobile World Congress

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Samsung is planning to introduce not one, but two fully flexible smartphones in 2017, reports Bloomberg, citing leaks from "people familiar with the matter".

The first is described as being like a "cosmetic compact", which is likely to be a modern interpretation of a flip-phone.

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