MWC 2025: Samsung Display Unveils Flex Gaming Foldable Console and OLED-based Solutions
Samsung Display showcased several OLED-based solutions at Mobile World Congress 2025. Among the devices on display were next-generation foldable displays, panels designed to save energy, and high refresh rate displays for gaming. The company set up a booth divided into several themed areas, including the Seamless Color Studio, dedicated to faithful color reproduction across multiple devices, and the Winning Edge Zone focused on gaming display performance.
A specific installation was reserved for displays with reduced bezels, including the OLED Tile system, inspired by the stained glass windows of the Sagrada Familia, and the Flexible Cabinbag, a foldable device that can be transformed into a bag. An interesting concept, the Flex Gaming, was exhibited in the gaming area. During the fair, Samsung also demonstrated the advances in OCF (On-Cell Film) technology, which allows for increased brightness of OLEDs while maintaining low power consumption, and presented new models of QD-OLED televisions and monitors with high resolution.
In the gaming space, Samsung Display showed off a new prototype called the Flex Gaming for the first time. Like other new devices on display, this console is a concept model rather than a market-ready device. The only confirmed information is that the Flex Gaming has a 7.2-inch foldable display that can fold in half. The design features two joysticks that fit into recesses on the sides of the device. However, the unit on display lacks physical buttons or a D-pad. MWC25 attendees were not allowed to interact with the device, further limiting the information available.
At the moment, there are no details about a possible practical use or compatibility with existing software. If Samsung were to decide to develop a foldable console based on this design, the final product would likely be different, given the need for physical buttons to support existing games. Furthermore, a console with a foldable display may come to market not as a device produced directly by Samsung, but by another company that will purchase the flexible OLED panels supplied by the South Korean company.
The Seamless Color Studio area was designed to demonstrate color consistency across multiple OLED devices. Samsung Display set up an environment where the same content could be viewed across smartphones, tablets, laptops, and monitors, highlighting the ability of OLED panels to maintain color consistency.
Compared to an LCD laptop, Samsung demonstrated the difference in black representation and color depth. While OLEDs can deliver true blacks, LCDs tend to brighten dark areas, impacting image quality. Another demonstration involved the consumption of content across multiple devices: a video can be started on a 6.7-inch smartphone, continued on a 16-inch laptop, and then transferred to a 31.5-inch monitor, without any visible changes in hues.
Samsung Display also created an installation called OLED Tile, consisting of ten 6.8-inch displays and two 31.5-inch monitors, which mimic the effect of the stained glass windows of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. The structure was designed to look like a single display when all the panels are turned on at the same time. The company said it has reduced the side bezels by 40% compared to current models, increasing the screen surface without altering the overall size of the device.
Among the foldable devices presented, Samsung Display showed the Flexible Cabinbag, an 18.1-inch tablet that can be folded into different configurations to form a bag with handles. The device can be used as a large tablet, as a laptop when folded in half, or completely closed for easy transport. Another foldable display shown is the Polygon Foldable, a 3.38-inch non-rectangular display, intended for the external screens of flip phones. The panel was cut through a laser cutting process.
Samsung Display also showcased the advances in its On-Cell Film (OCF) technology, which increases brightness by up to 50 percent compared to standard OLEDs without increasing power consumption. This is achieved by integrating the polarizer function directly into the pixels, reducing external reflections and improving visibility in bright environments. The company demonstrated the capabilities of OCF with 5,000-nit OLED displays and images of the Tabernas Desert, to show how the technology can maintain clarity and contrast in bright lighting conditions.
Samsung Display’s Winning Edge range includes the world’s first 27-inch QD-OLED monitor with a refresh rate of 500Hz, a 160 PPI model, and OLED laptops with refresh rates of up to 240Hz. In the gaming area, visitors can try out several devices with Samsung OLED displays, including the Razer Blade 16, the Steam Deck, and, as mentioned, the Flex Gaming concept. Also on display is Krafton’s InZOI game, which uses LFD (Light Field Display) technology to simulate a glasses-free 3D effect.
Finally, Samsung Display presented a new range of QD-OLED TVs, with 77- and 65-inch models, and a 31.5-inch monitor, designed to reproduce images with high color fidelity. During the event, landscapes of the Pyrenees mountains were shown to highlight the ability of QD-OLED panels to offer a wide color gamut and high contrast.
The exhibition also includes the OLED Magic Show, with magician Lee Jun-Hyung, who uses optical illusions to demonstrate the properties of OLED screens. In addition, OLEDog is present, a dog-shaped robot that performs movements on OLED panels, to highlight the resistance of the materials used.
