Smartphones with foldable screens were the big new thing that was supposed to change everything. It’s clear that it’s still rare to see one, five years after Samsung’s first. In fact, two heavyweights have skipped this segment.
Smartphones with foldable screens were the big new thing that was supposed to change everything. Apart from that, now we are left scratching our heads as to what will happen to this smartphone.
for what First, because Apple hasn’t released its own yet, and that’s a sign. Then, they are still very expensive. And to top it all off, they feel slimmer than our good old classic smartphones. This is bad because smartphone durability is at the heart of the problem.
Serious questions about the future of these foldable devices
According to an article published in a South Korean media outlet, it seems that two market heavyweights, Oppo and Vivo, are asking serious questions about the future of these foldable devices. The two, who belong to the same Chinese conglomerate, are not keen on launching new foldable models for the moment.
It also seems that they have stopped the development of this smartphone. The reason? Their market share in foldables declined last year. Models like Vivo X Fold and Oppo Find N3 Fold or Flip did not sell as expected. If no successor is announced we will be confirmed this year.
For Huawei and Samsung, there is no question of leaving. Huawei is also working on a pretty crazy smartphone: a “tri-fold” foldable OLED screen. This will be a screen that you can Z-fold, ending up with a 10-inch screen when unfolded. Huawei isn’t just thinking about it, it already exists. Samsung, for its part, is exploring many different concepts.
