Says you.And still Jonny Ive can't grow hair like Craig Federighi.
Says you.And still Jonny Ive can't grow hair like Craig Federighi.
yeah because that is what I need my display to do. how many scenarios can you see this useful?
I highly doubt this will happen. So many issues with trying to fold a screen.
- You can’t do a sharp fold as there’s a minimum bend radius. Which means devices are going to be much thicker.
- There’s no way you can hide the crease where it gets folded. Having a noticeable “line” in your display is going to be very distracting.
- People like devices and screens that feel solid. The biggest upgrade to the iPad was when they laminated the screen which improved the feel when typing. I doubt you can make a device that folds and maintains rigidity. It’s going to feel sloppy when touching the screen.
I don’t see this going anywhere. Not with today’s technology.
The thing to keep in mind with folding / bendable displays is that it likely means the end of glass being used on the display. For those that don't remember, there was a time when almost every device, even those with touch sensitive screens, had plastic for the screen cover.
I remember having one of the first Compaq iPaq devices and although it was a precursor to both the smartphone and tablet of today in what it could do, it had a plastic screen that ended up getting scratched from using the touch pen for input. I got about 18 months of work use out of it before it was just too scratched to be used.
Maybe the solution with a folding screen is to have glass on the two sides of the panel, leaving the fold / spine with just plastic to allow for the fold to happen. It will be interesting to see if they can create a plastic that doesn't weaken or create a milky white line at the fold point over time, which is normally what happens with plastic.
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Apple is developing an iPhone with a foldable display alongside LG Display, reports Korean site The Investor. Apple is said to have chosen to work with LG and not Samsung out of fears that Samsung could get ahold of sensitive tech.
This is not the first time we've heard rumors of a future iPhone with a foldable display. Back in December of 2016, rumors suggested LG's display division would begin mass-producing foldable displays for smartphones as early as 2018, with Apple said to be one possible partner.
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LG has shown off several foldable display prototypes over the last two years, including one that folds over like a book and a second that rolls up much like a newspaper. LG's foldable displays use flexible OLED panels and LG has been working to increase durability and yield rate.
LG is said to have recently created a dedicated task force to start developing a foldable OLED display for a future iPhone, while its siser company LG Innotek has a team developing a rigid flexible printed circuit board or (RFPCB) to go along with it.
Folding display technology is a ways off from launch, and unnamed industry sources believe panel production for an iPhone with a folding display won't kick off until 2020, which is more than two years from now.
Samsung supplies the OLED displays for the iPhone X and is also expected to supply OLED panels for Apple's 2018 iPhones, but LG recently started OLED production for phones at a factory in China and has plans to begin supplying Apple with panels as early as 2019.
Next year's devices will not include foldable display tech, but we have heard rumors suggesting an all-OLED lineup with two OLED devices in 5.85 and 6.46-inch sizes.
Article Link: Apple Working With LG Display on Future Foldable iPhone
So now everyone is loving the foldable design. I had that in the ds/game boy back in 2004 and my flip phone Motorola back in 07.
Apple is developing an iPhone with a foldable display alongside LG Display, reports Korean site The Investor. Apple is said to have chosen to work with LG and not Samsung out of fears that Samsung could get ahold of sensitive tech.
This is not the first time we've heard rumors of a future iPhone with a foldable display. Back in December of 2016, rumors suggested LG's display division would begin mass-producing foldable displays for smartphones as early as 2018, with Apple said to be one possible partner.
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LG has shown off several foldable display prototypes over the last two years, including one that folds over like a book and a second that rolls up much like a newspaper. LG's foldable displays use flexible OLED panels and LG has been working to increase durability and yield rate.
LG is said to have recently created a dedicated task force to start developing a foldable OLED display for a future iPhone, while its siser company LG Innotek has a team developing a rigid flexible printed circuit board or (RFPCB) to go along with it.
Folding display technology is a ways off from launch, and unnamed industry sources believe panel production for an iPhone with a folding display won't kick off until 2020, which is more than two years from now.
Samsung supplies the OLED displays for the iPhone X and is also expected to supply OLED panels for Apple's 2018 iPhones, but LG recently started OLED production for phones at a factory in China and has plans to begin supplying Apple with panels as early as 2019.
Next year's devices will not include foldable display tech, but we have heard rumors suggesting an all-OLED lineup with two OLED devices in 5.85 and 6.46-inch sizes.
Article Link: Apple Working With LG Display on Future Foldable iPhone
That's Samsung's design.
They've been using it in their Galaxy lines since the Edge.
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Hyperbole much?
Samsung has been working on and showing off foldable and bendable display tech for a couple of years now.
They showed off working prototypes at CES in 2013.
yeah because that is what I need my display to do. how many scenarios can you see this useful?
This is sooooo great ! Go Apple !
That is the fact for technology and assembly. Zero capability for the type of assembly Apple needs in the US. The skills are not there.Apple has made themselves far to dependent upon foreigners.
At the rate technology is going? No chance!20+ years away from this being viable for consumer applications.
You just described the main purpose lol and it's a fantastic purpose as well.Other than novelty, what purpose could such a display serve? Alls I can see is possibly doubling the iPhone screen size and halfing it for ease of carry. Still, if it’s flimsy it would be a nuisance. Will be interesting to see what comes of it. Maybe it will be like the space program and yield more out of incident rather than by direct success.
- There’s no way you can hide the crease where it gets folded. Having a noticeable “line” in your display is going to be very distracting.
Sometimes I think that all those who cannot visualize a use for something like this, should be put on a master "do not sell to" list.
With such an abysmal lack of imagination, they should be banned from ever being able to enjoy one.