Foldable smartphone concept design that appeared in Samsung's public image. The first folder that Samsung is preparing is expected to be similar to this one.
Samsung Electronics has decided on the specifications of its upcoming foldable phone, an in-folding phone with an extra display outside, according to industry sources on Sept. 6.
The phone being developed under project name Winner will feature a 7.3-inch OLED display when unfolded like a notebook. The display will have a 1.5R curvature, which means the display can be folded to wrap around a 1.5 millimeter-radius circle.
In order to boost the phone’s usability even when folded, an extra 4.6-inch OLED display will be attached outside.
The supply volume and schedule of key parts have also been confirmed. Samsung Display, the sole display producer, is expected to start placing parts orders from October, with plans to produce a monthly 100,000 to 120,000 units of the foldable display.
Industry watchers are paying keen attention whether foldable phone could replace the market for tablet PCs and bring fresh breath into the stagnant smartphone market.
Along with Samsung, other Chinese smartphone makers like Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi have started developing their own versions of a foldable phone. Samsung and Huawei, in particular, are competing head-on to earn the “world’s first” title.
In the meantime, sources predicted Samsung’s foldable phone would be highly priced considering it uses two OLED screens and some parts that have never been mass-produced.
The foldable smartphone is scheduled to be unveiled at the Samsung Developer Conference in November 7-8, 2018 in San Francisco.
Translated from Korean using Google Translate, Original news from ETNews via the investor :
Samsung First Foldable, Small Diary Form ...Added 7.3 inch main display with 4.6 inch
When Samsung Electronics folded it, it decided to design smartphone, and expanding the design and specifications of the foldable smartphone which becomes a tablet. The design of the first folder is similar to a small diary. It is an in folding structure in which the display is folded inwardly about the longitudinal axis. Add a separate display on the outer side to solve the problem that the screen is not visible when the product is folded.
According to industry sources, the Samsung foldable smartphone is designed to fold in a vertical (Y) axis on a 7.3-inch organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. In folding means that the screen is folded inward. It is the same way as folding and spreading the diary.
You can not see the screen when you fold the display in. Samsung Electronics plans to add a 4.6-inch flexible OLED to solve the drawbacks of the in-folding method. It is intended to be used like a smartphone even when folded.
Technical specifications and mass production plans were also revealed. The main display, 7.3-inch folder-type OLED, will be manufactured by Samsung Display. The touch function is a touch-integrated OLED built into the display. The display curvature supports 1.5R. The curvature is a value indicating the degree of warpage. 1.5R means that the display is folded enough to wrap a circle with a radius of 1.5mm.
Foldable display is expected to produce between 100,000 and 120,000 units a month.Samsung Display is expected to place orders for parts used in foldable OLEDs from 150,000 to 180,000 units per month starting in October. The difference in order volume and production is due to the yield. It has also been confirmed that a major supplier of key parts and materials to the display of foldable displays, such as transparent polyamide (PI), polarizing film, tape adhesive (OCA) and substrate material (PI varnish)
Smartphones were booming as Apple launched the iPhone in 2007. However, ten years later, the market entered a period of stagnation. As performance and quality have improved, demand for new products has decreased, and technology has also been upgraded, making it difficult to create differentiated products. It is hard to find breakthroughs because competition is heated.
This is why FolderBoons get attention. New smart device replacement demand is expected if innovation shows in new form factor that smartphone and tablet are concurrent.
According to the industry, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi have begun to develop folder blueprints in addition to Samsung. Samsung and Huawei have become more and more nervous about the initial public offering to market. However, Samsung is the world's No. 1 smartphone maker. It has accumulated folder-based smartphone technology for many years and seems to be highly productive. It is noteworthy that the Samsung FolderBoop will make a difference in absorbing the tablet market beyond the smartphone. However, the price of the first product is expected to be considerably high because there are few parts and materials that use two displays and commercialize for the first time in the world.
The name of Samsung FolderBohn's development project is 'Winner'. There is a growing interest in achieving results in the global mobile market.
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