​Samsung to produce over one million foldable phones

Samsung Electronics will produce over one million units in initial stock for its upcoming foldable phone, says its mobile boss.

The South Korean tech giant cannot yet announce a launch date, DJ Koh, who heads Samsung's mobile business, said, in a press conference for South Korean journalists at the sidelines of Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) in San Francisco, but it will "definitely launch" in the first half of next year.

Earlier, Samsung teased its foldable display, called Infinity Flex, in a demo at SDC. It will have a 4.85-inch cover display that users will be looking at when folded, and a 7.3-inch main display when unfolded like a tablet.

"Given Samsung Electronics' product capacity, for a flagship product we produce a minimum of one million units," Koh said. "For the foldable phone, initial stock will be over one million units and if the market reaction is positive, we can produce more."