In the past, LG often showcased
foldable smartphone displays and those prototypes were strictly restricted to CES and Mobile World Congress events.
Not exact matches
As we can see from the images, the
smartphone features
foldable design and comes with two 3.3 - inch touchscreen TFT
display with 320 x 480 pixels resolution, moreover, Samsung Hennessy runs on Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bran mobile operating system, and has a 1.2 GHz quad - core processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, and 5 - megapixel rear camera.
Korean news site ETNews says that LG
Display is partnering with Apple, Google and Microsoft to develop a foldable OLED display for smart
Display is partnering with Apple, Google and Microsoft to develop a
foldable OLED
display for smart
display for
smartphones.
ETNews calls these
displays «out -
foldable»
displays, which probably means that the target devices are a
smartphone - sized devices that open - up to have a tablet - like
display.
While Samsung Electronics and Samsung
Display were working on increasing level of perfection of prototype of
foldable Smartphone as much as they can, Chinese companies have rapidly pursued after South Korean companies.
According to industries on the 13th, Samsung Electronics and Samsung
Display have set a goal of releasing prototype of
foldable Smartphone in this third quarter in order to verify quality of
foldable Smartphone by producing thousands of prototypes.
The company is also working on another
smartphone with a
foldable display set to be released next year.
The world's biggest
smartphone maker is aiming to release a device with a
foldable display in 2018, its head of mobile Koh Dong - jin said in Seoul on Tuesday.
Unfortunately, we still don't know much about the mysterious Huawei
smartphone with a
foldable display.
In December Patently Apple posted a report titled «A Leading Supplier of
Foldable Display Technology Confirms Five Tech Companies are Testing
Foldable Smartphones.»
Samsung has been working on
foldable displays for a number of years, and the South Korean giant might finally be ready to showcase its first completely flexible
smartphone in 2018.
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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.
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Latest rumors about Samsung's first
foldable phone say the device will sport a 7.3 - inch OLED
display, which can be folded in half for its
smartphone configuration.
On the back of the ZTE Axon M, you will find a 20 - megapixel camera, while that camera can be used as its front - facing shooter, as this is a
foldable smartphone, and you do have
displays on both sides when it is not folded out.
Koh's comments were in response to questions from reporters about Samsung's roadmap for hardware innovation compared to its Chinese rivals who have already brought in -
display fingerprint sensors and
foldable smartphones to market.
The
display was made by Samsung and by looking at the positive market response it may adopt OLED based
displays for its own devices, especially its
foldable display smartphone.
Considering Samsung's proven track record at mass - producing new
display tech, it seems plausible that the electronics giant can deliver on a
foldable, flexible
smartphone.
A report last year said that Apple chose LG
Display to go forward with its
foldable iPhone plans rather than Samsung so that its biggest rival in the
smartphone business would not catch wind of Apple's designs.
And now the Chinese
smartphone manufacturer joins the list of
smartphone companies who have filed patents for a
foldable display.
There are murmurs that the Galaxy X
smartphone with a
foldable display could release in 2018.
Friday's report claims the new plant is being built because of anticipated demand from
smartphone companies, and mass - production of
foldable displays measuring 9 to 10 inches.
Samsung's latest move is due to anticipated demand from
smartphone companies, and mass - production of
foldable displays measuring 9 to 10 inches.
ZTE's Axon M, marketed as the first
foldable smartphone, has two different screens that come together to make a unified
display.
The
foldable / flexible
display shown in the graphic above is designed to appear as one giant
display once the user unfolds their
smartphone.
On Tuesday, Samsung was granted a major design patent regarding a multiple -
display,
foldable smartphone.
We've been hearing for months that Samsung is testing a
foldable smartphone prototype with a dual
display.
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.
Now, according to reports surfacing from South Korea, it appears that LG
Display will be working together with the iPhone maker in achieving this
foldable smartphone design after the launch of next year's iPhone 7S.
Reuters notes that «curved
displays are in the early stages of development and allow bendable or
foldable designs that could eventually allow mobile and wearable gadgets to take new forms that could radically change the high - end
smartphone market,» although it's not clear just how radical the first models released by LG and Samsung will be.
From better cameras to
foldable displays, here are the four trends we think will shape the future of
smartphones in 2018.
«For the
Display Panel business in 2018, the company expects OLED to become a mainstream panel in the
smartphone industry and will reinforce its competencies in new applications such as
foldable, automotive, and IT
displays.»
The ZTE Axon M, marketed as the first
foldable smartphone, is made of two
displays attached by a mechanical hinge — but it's almost 1.5 x thicker than Samsung's Galaxy S9.
In fact, the tech giant has been filing patents since 2009, but up to now, no
smartphone has made it to the consumer market with a
foldable display screen.
What exactly «
foldable» means in terms of functionality isn't clear, but
smartphones with curved
displays have been an obsession of Samsung's for more than half a decade.
Apart from flaunting the potential of
foldable smartphones at MWC, Samsung is also reportedly giving select individuals a glimpse of the prototype to test the water while also promoting its subsidiary Samsung
Display to other firms.
Samsung reportedly produced a number of dual - screen
smartphones made up of two OLED
displays joined by a hinge this year to test the promise and capabilities of a
foldable device.
It's unclear at this time what the first
foldable smartphone from Samsung will have to offer other than the
foldable OLED
display itself.
What Samsung wants to do for its Galaxy X
foldable smartphone is to place a flexible AMOLED
display to make its in - folding design to work.
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.
Samsung has long been working on multiple designs for
smartphones with flexible and
foldable displays, and the company has filed various patents regarding such devices.
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.
We can still find a noticeable bezel between both the
displays on Axon M. Samsung is rumored to launch the Galaxy X
foldable smartphone by the end of 2018 or early 2019.
«With new form factors entering the marketplace next year to entice consumers,
smartphone manufacturers will find themselves locked in a fierce battle with one another as they jostle to win market share for their new
smartphone models featuring dual - edge curved and
foldable AMOLED
displays.»
The ZTE Axon Multy, which might end up being called the Axon M, is a
foldable smartphone which features dual
displays with a hinge design.
In 2017, Samsung may showcase a «near production» prototype
smartphone with a
foldable display (Project Valley), which we reported exclusively last year.
For example, we told you about Project Valley, or what could be Samsung's first
smartphone to arrive with a
foldable display.
But LG
Display will compete with Samsung for Apple orders in 2018 when it's expected to start mass - producing
foldable OLED screens that could equip
smartphones and tablets with curved
displays, or devices that can be folded.