For about the past five years or something, everyone has pretty much agreed that Samsung’s Galaxy X release would be the world’s first foldable smartphone.

It’s been bumping around the rumor mill for just about as long as I can remember, leaking and then disappearing again like a fart in the wind.

Well, the Galaxy X saga just got A LOT weirder…

Samsung Galaxy X is NOT Foldable

That’s right: according to a reliable Chinese tipster (@MMDDJ_), the Galaxy X will actually be Samsung’s first “gaming phone” – and it will not fold. Not even a little bit.

The foldable phone is still happening, according to the information, but it WILL NOT be called the Galaxy X.

Taken with a pinch of salt, it would appear that Samsung is using the X brand for its gaming phones.

The foldable phone will NOW apparently be called the Samsung Galaxy F – and it's going to cost A LOT of money!

But Then The Plot Thickens (Even More…)

The WSJ then waded in with its own sources, claiming that Samsung would INDEED release its first foldable handset in 2019 and, get this… that it’d also be a gaming phone.

Here’s an extract from the story:

“The foldable-screen phone would create an entirely new product category and become Samsung’s third flagship device, alongside its primary Galaxy S and large-size Galaxy Note lineups, several of the people say.

“The initial rollout would be on a smaller scale, targeting specific markets like mobile gamers. If successful, it would pave the way for a broader commercial debut in the second half of 2019, these people say.”

The WSJ does not mention what this phone is called, however, so it is possible there is some connection (or cross-wires) with what @MMDDJ_ is reporting.

What Is The Galaxy X Then?

Is it a flagship? Is it a foldable phone? Is it a gaming phone? Will it be ALL three?

At this stage of the game, it’s anybody's guess.

However, the fact that we’re getting more and more leaks indicates that a launch (or more detailed information) can’t be too far away.

Personally, I believe the handset will be foldable. And the idea of a focused, gaming phone from Samsung makes a lot of sense.

Asus and Razer have already done one, so perhaps Samsung is eyeing a niche on the horizon?

After all, Microsoft’s most profitable area of business these days is its gaming services. Perhaps Samsung has something similar up its sleeve for its Android phones?

Either way, early-2019 seems to be the period when we’ll first see the Galaxy X.

Samsung Galaxy GameDev

Samsung already has a game developer community which goes by the name Galaxy GameDev and launched WAY back in 2016.

It has a bunch of partners too, including EPIC Games and Super Evil Megacorp to name but a few.

I don’t know how active this community has been since 2016, but it does give Samsung a base of operations on which to build on.

If the Galaxy X is Samsung’s first gaming phone, then it will likely leverage the contacts, connections, and partners it has within this fold to make its game platform happen.

Or, at least… that’s the way I see it.