The trend of folding screen cellphones began to boom following Samsung launching the Galaxy Fold and Flip. The presence of a folding screen cellphone has also received a positive response in the market with sales that continue to skyrocket.
Apple We also see that folding screen cellphones have a large market in the future. Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman confirms that there will be no iPhone Flip in two to three years.
Apple really haven’t talked much about his plans to make folding iPhone because Apple still focused on launching the iPhone 13 in September.
Rumor, Apple will introduce folding iPhone has been circulating for quite some time. Actually, Apple almost ten years ago it registered a patent for the folding mechanism.
Analysts dubbed experts Apple, Ming Chi Kuo implies Apple will only launch iPhone Flip in 2023 because at this time Apple still have to fix technology and production matters folding iPhone.
“It is estimated that it will take another two years, the iPhone Flip is here,” he said as quoted by CNET.
Kuo predicts Apple will ship 15 to 20 million units folding iPhone in 2023 as quoted by 9to5Mac.
Kuo predicts delivery folding iPhone will be successful in the market and sell well, follow Apple have a strong cross-product ecosystem. Moreover, currently circulating folding devices integrate mobile phones with tablets.
Kuo believes foldable devices will blur the boundaries of phones, tablets and laptops all at once.
“With the cross-product ecosystem and hardware design advantages, Apple will be a big winner in the latest foldable device trend,” said Kuo.
From another source, it is stated that Apple last year it ordered Foxconn, the iPhone manufacturer, to build two prototypes for foldable phones.
Folding Design Concept
Apple have worked on many ideas showing how the screen can expand along with hinge articulation points for possible presence folding iPhone in the future.
Apple has patented certain designs for folding iPhone at the same time it is a sign that Apple will introduce folding iPhone someday as quoted
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Apple hinge design folding iPhone very unique due to the multi-link structure of the hinge, which means that the hinge does not consist of a single mechanism but several complex structures as a whole.
The hinge structure includes “gear gears, belts, and/or other motion synchronizing structures” and features “members that move relative to each other during the folding process.”
In addition, the moving parts may also include flexible rods and joints with opposite curved bearing surfaces preventing excessive rotation of the body and joints with respect to each other.
The joint may even be able to rotate around a pivot point located somewhere on the screen separate from the hinge structure.
The patent may be an iPhone with an expandable screen or even an iPhone with a sliding out screen.
Unfortunately, it’s too early to know what this display technology is actually for. Can be Apple include it in a product other than the iPhone.
Future Trends
Currently, smartphone vendors are starting to sell folding screen cellphones with more sophisticated technological innovations. The market also sees that folding screen cellphones are very unique and different from cellphones on the market today.
No wonder slowly but surely, folding HP sales continue to increase. In fact, the research firm Counterpoint Research predicts sales of foldable cellphones will increase three times from the previous year in the world.
“Sales of folding screen cellphones are predicted to reach 9 million units in 2021,” Counterpoint Research wrote as quoted by Yonhap.
Samsung made the biggest contribution to the folding screen HP market at 88 percent. Samsung is expected to still maintain the status of its main player in the folding screen HP market.
Samsung will also introduce its new folding smartphones, namely the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 which have extraordinary multitasking capabilities.
“We expect Samsung’s foldable smartphone shipments in 2021 to grow significantly, driven by improved design and hardware, as well as competitive pricing,” said a Counterpoint Research representative.
Counterpoint Research also predicts that the foldable smartphone market worldwide will be 10 times larger in 2023 than in 2020.
“With the significant price drop, improved design and appearance, Samsung is likely to target younger customers with its new foldable Flip smartphone,” said Park Jin-suk, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics.
Counterpoint Research said that Samsung’s foldable cellphone will be launched at a lower price to attract consumers.
“Samsung’s more affordable foldable phones may appeal to some users, especially those who have previously purchased a ‘plus’ or ‘ultra’ size Note or S series model,” they said.
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