Samsung isn’t trying to have many surprises at its August eleventh Unpacked occasion. Leaks have already revealed the Galaxy Z Fold 3, Galaxy Z Flip 3, a few new Galaxy smartwatches, and new Galaxy Buds 2. Now, Samsung cellular president TM Roh is constant a current custom of publishing a pre-event blog post that confirms some information, units expectations, and hints at some further particulars. Roh guarantees improved sturdiness for folding screens, stylus assist, and that Samsung will not launch a brand new Note telephone this time round.

Although the Unpacked invitation pictured above didn’t depart a lot to the creativeness, Roh merely comes out and says there will likely be new foldables this 12 months: “Our third generation of foldable devices will open up amazing new multitasking capabilities and enhanced durability,” he writes.

The key phrase to concentrate to there’s “enhanced durability,” a theme Roh hits on once more when he touches on the Z Flip 3, writing that it’ll have “an even more refined style, armed with more durable, stronger materials.”

Each successive iteration of Samsung’s folding telephones has improved display sturdiness — ranging from the entire debacle of the primary canceled product on by means of a refined plastic display and eventually “Ultra Thin Glass.” It’s as but unclear what precisely Samsung will do to enhance sturdiness additional, however there’s completely nonetheless room to improve.

A current leak reveals that the 2 folding telephones could have IPX8 water resistance, which may very well be a part of this sturdiness story.

Durability is a crucial spec for folding telephones, however it is going to be doubly essential for the upcoming Z Fold 3, which Roh confirms may have stylus assist. It could not work with the present S Pens which might be designed for the Galaxy S21 Ultra, nonetheless, as Roh signifies that Samsung will announce “the first-ever S Pen designed specifically for foldable phones.”

A recent leak at 91mobiles reveals that there will likely be a case for the Galaxy Z Fold 3 that may have a spot to retailer the brand new S Pen, slotted immediately within the center behind the hinge.

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Roh can also be setting one other expectation: there gained’t be a Galaxy Note introduced this 12 months, writing: “instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices.”

Samsung hinted that it’d skip making a Note this 12 months in March, when, in an earnings name, it mentioned that “it could be a burden to unveil two flagship models in a year.” That’s doubtless a reference to the continued chip scarcity, however there are different query marks across the Note line normally. Now that the common Samsung Galaxy S21 line has stylus assist, it appears the primary good thing about getting a Note is having a spot to retailer the stylus. It’s an open query whether or not Samsung truly intends to proceed making Galaxy Note gadgets.

Finally, Roh’s publish makes some obscure references to “collaborations with trusted industry leaders like Google and Microsoft,” with a touch that it may imply higher assist for multitasking on the Z Fold 3.

Hopefully, it additionally signifies that Samsung, Google, and Microsoft are working collectively to normalize how multitasking works on Android. Ever since folding telephones began showing, the specter of fragmentation has haunted them. Samsung and Microsoft every supply completely different experiences for learn how to arrange and handle completely different home windows on their screens. Although Google has repeatedly added assist for folding options to Android, it hasn’t taken a robust hand in guaranteeing telephones from completely different producers work in the identical method.

Finally, Roh gestures to Samsung’s collaboration with Google on the brand new Wear OS 3 smartwatch platform. He confirms that Samsung will proceed to combine its watches with its Galaxy software program ecosystem, declaring that each Samsung well being and SensibleThings will proceed to be on the watch.

Samsung’s fall 2020 Unpacked occasion will likely be on-line solely on August eleventh at 10AM ET / 7AM PT. You can count on full protection that day — and certain extra leaks earlier than then.