Currently, there are foldable phones released by several companies in the smartphone market. However, most of them are products that use Android OS. There is no foldable phone using iOS yet. However, a prospect was raised that Apple would make a foldable iPhone.
Iphone flip
According to reports from various overseas media such as Tom’s Guide, Digi Times, and Digital Trends, Apple is producing a foldable iPhone that will be a counter to the top-end foldable phone products of some smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung. Along with that, the image of the foldable iPhone’iPhone Flip’ that Apple is making was released.
From the published image, it seems that Apple is trying to release a clamshell-type foldable phone that can fold the display up and down. It seems as if it was aiming directly at Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip.
However, it is unfortunate for consumers who have been waiting for the foldable iPhone, but it is unlikely that the iPhone Flip will be released by next year. Given the predictions of several foreign media and some industry sources, it is likely to be released in 2022.
Overseas media reaction
Digi Times, an English tech media in Taiwan, predicts that the iPhone Flip will become a true foldable smartphone, not just a dual screen phone. In addition, considering the forecast that Apple’s demand for flexible OELD displays will increase, we concluded that Apple will enter the foldable phone market.
Tom’s Guide, a tech news website in the United States, said that detailed information is not available because Apple has not yet officially announced whether or not to make a foldable phone. However, when looking at the patents and various documents that Apple has applied so far, it is said that foldable phones such as the iPhone Flip can sufficiently appear in the market.
Next, Toms Guide analyzed that if Apple enters the foldable smartphone business, other companies can benefit from Apple’s business with foldable displays. And, if Apple’s foldable iPhone is released along with Samsung’s promise to expand the accessibility of foldable phones, the overall price of foldable smartphones is expected to be cheaper.
It is clear that Digital Trends, an online tech media in the United States, is doing its own research on creating a foldable iPhone, taking into account all shapes and sizes that can be produced at the current technology level, and various technical factors.
In addition, there is still a problem with the flexible display that needs to be improved, but it is predicted that the foldable phone related technology will reach a sufficiently perfect level by 2022 when the iPhone Flip is expected to be released. Therefore, it was predicted that Apple could utilize the perfect foldable phone manufacturing technology.
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