Kolon Industries executive Kang Chung - seok said back in December that he expects that between three and five companies will start mass
producing foldable smartphones by 2018, as pointed out by Android Authority.
Not exact matches
BOE, Visionox, and AUO introduced prototypes of
foldable panels and they are working on mass -
producing world's first
foldable Smartphones by working with Chinese
Smartphone manufacturers such as LENOVO, OPPO, and VIVO.
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.
According to a report from ETNews, Samsung intended to begin production of a prototype phone in the third quarter of 2017, in order to «verify quality of
foldable smartphone by
producing thousands of prototypes.»
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.
Samsung may be stepping up efforts to
produce and release its long - rumoured
foldable smartphone, the Galaxy X, after appearing in a filing in its home country of South Korea.
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.
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.
Samsung has been rumoured to be
producing a
smartphone with a
foldable, bendable screen for a few years now but have yet to see any final product.
It was reported earlier this month that Samsung will finalize the
foldable smartphone's design in March this year and start
producing the
foldable OLED panels for it in September.
We have yet to see the first mass
produced smartphone with
foldable display, so some time will pass until a phone with rollable display actually arrives.
Since the company sources OLED displays for its
smartphones from its display - making subsidiary, that part of the company has to start
producing foldable OLED panels before the mobile division can put a device together and launch it.
Citing industry sources, the report says the Korean giant plans to come up with the
foldable display's final design in March, mass
produce panels in September, and ultimately start mass production of the
foldable smartphone in November.