Samsung Offers to Supply Foldable Displays to Apple and Google

[Heineken]

This comment might not age well

Notice a keyword “near future”.
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Only in outdated OS like iOS. In other OSes, well designed apps use all available space automatically.

Like on android tables you mean
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A tablet with a very awkward aspect ratio at that. If used you video, the picture will be no larger than with the device folded up. And good luck getting devs to take advantage of the extra space.

If apple used iPhone X as a template it would have an aspect Ratio 1:1 that would be funny for video.

 

[littyboy]

Hardly. Makes sense as they supply the current OLED displays to Apple.

I bet more than half the people in here think Apple makes their own displays lol.
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Cool, but people don't understand what the word means. That's the problem. Innovation is what changes your life in a meaningful way. Foldable display in a phone is simply not that. It's a cool feature of the phone.

So you're saying innovation is what changes your life and then proceed to dismiss foldable displays before it has been even implemented? Kind of going against what you're saying no?

 

[Heineken]

I bet more than half the people in here think Apple makes their own displays lol.
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So you're saying innovation is what changes your life and then proceed to dismiss foldable displays before it has been even implemented? Kind of going against what you're saying no?

How is it going to change my life?

 

[Wando64]

How? Apple and other companies will be doing foldable screens, that’s the future.

Yes, that and 3D televisions.
/s

 

[centauratlas]

Because a phone that unfolds into a tablet is valuable to me. I know some people are dismissing it, but to me it’s innovative. Some things just need to be fine-tuned and improved.

You are right.

At this stage, I'd be shocked if Apple used these given they look pretty bad. A few generations of improvements and it is much more likely. An iPhone that unfolds a few times into an iPad, could be good. In all likelihood eventually it will be replaced by a better virtual display or one that unrolls.

 

[Wando64]

All Innovation is, is a NEW method to accomplish a task in a unique or different way than methods that came before.

Well, based on this definition there is definitely nothing innovative about a folding screen.
Do you want a NEW method to accomplish a task? Take a look at Google glasses. That is innovation.

 

[ColdShadow]

Getting desperate.

What?
Samsung have the know-how,technology and capacity to made these (very few have the technology to make foldable OLED) and naturally they want to sell their product.what part of that is “desperation” in your mind?

If anything,it’s Apple who are completely dependant on sourcing parts including OLED and even LCD panels from Samsung and others.

 

[Gogeta-Blue]

this is what the apple has become, being hooked up by samsung , since apple can’t innovate any more, i rather sale you the screen, so i don’t have to waste years sueing you for viloating my patterns

 

[44267547]

Am I the only one that thinks "foldable phones" are terribly gimmicky?

Probably not, but you probably don’t have experience with it to make a fair evaluation yet either, do you? It’s like the Apple Watch, I remember back in April 2015, people were using excuses saying “No one asked for this from Apple”, and look how successful the Watch turned out to today, and how mature it is through health technology.

Foldable displays may not seem appealing as of yet, especially with the high price points, but as this technology continues to mature and refine, it does have its advantages for those who can look past the whole prejudgment phase of ‘gimmick’.

 

[dilbert99]

Getting desperate.

Different strokes...
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Because a phone that unfolds into a tablet is valuable to me. I know some peope are dismissing it, but to me it’s innovative. Some things just need to be fine-tuned and improved.

They only dismiss it until Apple eventually releases one, then they sing a different tune.
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They can't withhold something that Apple is not interested in at this time.

How would you know what Apple is interested in?
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Apple watch please! Doesn't need to fold, but wrapping closely once on may open up design ops alot.

I think your alias is appropriate - needs coffee after a night on the beer

 

[partydorm]

Why not? Today's Apple is a luxury goods company.
*** Introducing iPhone Fold, from 512GB $121.98/mo or $2,998 ***

 

[citysnaps]

How? Apple and other companies will be doing foldable screens, that’s the future.

Don't think so.

Apple could easily have brought to market touch screen laptops; like Microsoft's Surface Laptop. And no doubt had a few dozen lab prototypes years ago. They passed on that as well.

 

[robjulo]

Are you not aware that they supply displays right now, or are you just trolling?

Getting desperate.

 

[dilbert99]

Cool, but people don't understand what the word means. That's the problem. Innovation is what changes your life in a meaningful way. Foldable display in a phone is simply not that. It's a cool feature of the phone.

And some people thought the world was flat

 

[cube]

Yes, that and 3D televisions.
/s

Simply televisions

 

[dilbert99]

You have no way of counting. Neither Huawei nor Samsung phone is on sale. The reason Samsung is trying to push these foldable displays to apple is simple because they are not going to sell their phone in any meaningful capacity and if apple is not going to come in and make it popular and cool development in foldable displays in phones will simply stop.
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That's a very shallow definition.

Samsung isn't trying to push they are simply offering, way to make up your own facts.
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don't see apple every doing this since their M.O. is always to make things thinner and lighter

Wow, just think of how many years Apple could get out of making it thinner, starts of at 15mm thick then they can shave off 1mm each year for the next 10 years.
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I’m surprised people are being so negative towards the idea of foldable phones (but it does sound very familiar).

Apple fans are always negative about things until Apple releases it or removes it, or solders it in or glues it in...

 

[0388631]

its' amazing how virtually all your posts have such inaccuracies that are Easily refuted. its like you're not even trying.

Some people have a knack for posting hot garbage.
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You are right.

At this stage, I'd be shocked if Apple used these given they look pretty bad. A few generations of improvements and it is much more likely. An iPhone that unfolds a few times into an iPad, could be good. In all likelihood eventually it will be replaced by a better virtual display or one that unrolls.

Display != entire unit.

Displays are very, very thin and are but one component that makes an entire phone.

 

[Abazigal]

Makes sense. The galaxy fold was clearly never designed to sell, and probably more of a proof of concept with regards to what could be done with the tech.

The real money for Samsung here is in selling the tech to other companies. Just like how they probably earn more profit selling components to Apple than from their own phones.

 

[0388631]

What?
Samsung have the know-how,technology and capacity to made these (very few have the technology to make foldable OLED) and naturally they want to sell their product.what part of that is “desperation” in your mind?

If anything,it’s Apple who are completely dependant on sourcing parts including OLED and even LCD panels from Samsung and others.

Precisely. I'll give Apple an excuse for their A~ processors because the cost to built a fabrication facility and retool it each year would drain their wallets fast. It's more viable to have someone else do it for you. Apart from that and the OS, there's nothing Apple builds themselves. Everything is more or less the same and cut for them. That's it.

 

[falainber]

Notice a keyword “near future”.
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Like on android tables you mean

Exactly. Check out the browsers, email apps etc. on Android tablets. No black bars regardless of the tablet screen size and ratio!

 

[adamski23]

The most exciting part about this tech is how it can expand capabilities of minimal devices (e.g., wearables) so we can move away from traditional smartphones.

 

[GoodWheaties]

Only in outdated OS like iOS. In other OSes, well designed apps use all available space automatically.

That explains why there are so many good Android tablet apps

I don’t mean to spread vitriol, but it’s pretty widely known why Android tablets have failed.

 

[Soccertess]

Or promoting healthy competition, they could have easily withheld the tech, which analysts worried would stifle Apple's foray into a foldable iPhone

it’s a strategic move by Samsung. Heathy competition would be Apple work with another supplier to develope competing foldable tech.

Samsung is trying to stop that, if they offer access to their tech, they dominate the market by killing competition before it starts.

 

[falainber]

That explains why there are so many good Android tablet apps

I don’t mean to spread vitriol, but it’s pretty widely known why Android tablets have failed.

Android tablets have higher market share than Apple tablets. If they have failed what does it say about iPads?

 

[kingtj]

I don't dismiss the concept ... but the technology that makes it happen right now stinks.
They have to have flexible ribbon cables of some sort in there to electrically connect both halves of the folding screen (or more than 1 if you have 3 parts to it). Those are going to fatigue and crack with enough bending back and forth.

Apple can't even get this right in the new Macbook Pro line with opening and shutting its lid! I don't want this stuff in a foldable portable.

Because a phone that unfolds into a tablet is valuable to me. I know some people are dismissing it, but to me it’s innovative. Some things just need to be fine-tuned and improved.