While VR has started making inroads,
foldable display technology is considered as the next - big - thing.
Samsung Galaxy X is not the first device to be teased by Samsung with respect to
foldable display technology.
More evidence point to the existence of Andromeda is by the number of patents filed by Microsoft in
Foldable display technology.
In December Patently Apple posted a report titled «A Leading Supplier of
Foldable Display Technology Confirms Five Tech Companies are Testing Foldable Smartphones.»
Not exact matches
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Display Market Revenue and Growth, 2013 — 2022, (US$ Mn)(Y - o - Y %) 3.2 Key Market Trends and Future Outlook 3.2.1 Evolution of E-Paper
Display Technology 3.2.2 Recent Trends 3.2.3 Future Outlook 3.3 Market Drivers 3.3.1 Improved Features and Functionalities over other Competing Technologies 3.3.2 Growing Application Domains 3.3.2.1 Consumer Applications 3.3.2.2 Non-Consumer (Commercial and Industrial) Applications 3.3.3 Regulated demand for E-book Reader Devices 3.4 Market Growth Inhibitors 3.4.1 Poor Colour
Display Quality and High Cost 3.4.2 Low Refresh / Response Rate and Imprint Issues 3.5 Opportunities 3.5.1 Bendable and
Foldable Displays 3.5.2 Paperless Office 3.6 See - Saw Analysis 3.6.1 Impact Analysis of Drivers and Restraints 3.7 Value Chain Analysis 3.8 Market Penetration Scenario, 2015 3.9 Competitive Analysis 3.9.1 Market Positioning of Key Vendors
«Samsung Device Patents Published this week Cover
Display Devices that are Rollable,
Foldable and Stretchable Main While Ford has invented a First - Gen AI Autonomous Cop Car, you have to wonder how Far this
Technology could go in the Future»
While discussing short - to - mid term advancements in mobile, Samsung said it intends to, «differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting edge
technologies, such as
foldable OLED
displays.
Bloomberg also says that this
technology is «2 - 3 years away» which is a bit surprising - by then Apple is expected to adopt
foldable displays.
TechRadar speculates that the mention of
foldable screens could be hinting that the company is already experimenting with flexible
display technology like the one that is being rumored for Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy X phone.
Foldable OLED panels are part of its 2018 strategy and it even mentioned in its Q4 2017 earnings release that the company's mobile division will try to differentiate its smartphones by adopting advanced technologies like foldable OLED d
Foldable OLED panels are part of its 2018 strategy and it even mentioned in its Q4 2017 earnings release that the company's mobile division will try to differentiate its smartphones by adopting advanced
technologies like
foldable OLED d
foldable OLED
displays.
According to then patent, Samsung's
foldable handset could come with pressure - sensitive
technology, so that its
display could gauge different degrees of pressure.
The above image shows how a
foldable iPhone will have an all screen design (14, 14E, 14M) which can bend around an axis (16) having a central flexible
display area (14M) separating two halves that are likely to be flat.The patent also lists possible
display technologies — LCD, OLED and Micro LEDs.
New reports say Apple has tasked LG to create a
foldable display for the iPhone that could debut as early as 2020, which would further increase its rivalry with Samsung, another company dabbling in
foldable smartphone
technology.
Apple's work explains how the two parts of a
foldable device would be coupled, the proposed hinge
technologies, and the flexible OLED
display that would be needed for such a smartphone.
This
foldable display patent is more evidence of Apple's long - time interest in OLED
technology.
Sources familiar with the matter have told iPhoneMode.com that LG has created several prototypes of
foldable displays over the year, and the company now tries to increase the yield rate and durability of the
technology.
The patent itself mentions nothing about a
foldable iPhone, but the
technology could be used for future Apple product with LCD, OLED or micro-LED
displays.
In an earnings call on Wednesday, Samsung said
foldable OLED
displays and Bixby will help drive the company's growth in 2018: «As for the Mobile business, Samsung will continue its efforts to differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting - edge
technologies, such as
foldable OLED
displays,» Samsung explained.
It's being said that Apple isn't using the Samsung
Display to develop a foldable display, because the company could leak the custom technology to Samsung Elect
Display to develop a
foldable display, because the company could leak the custom technology to Samsung Elect
display, because the company could leak the custom
technology to Samsung Electronics.
The company has been interested in the
technology for some time and showed its first
foldable display at CES 2014.
Samsung also mentions in its press release that the mobile division is going to try and differentiate its smartphones by adopting cutting - edge
technologies «such as
foldable OLED
displays.»
Samsung has been showing off its latest
foldable AMOLED
display technology at a special side event during CES 2014.