As the news spread, indeed Samsung has long planned to release folding phone with flexible display technology. However, only until sekang any mysterious products made by Samsung was not coming. In fact, it just makes the other gadget manufacturers do not remain silent. As with Huawei which in this week is reportedly intending to overtake Samsung and became the first manufacturer to release folding-screen mobile phone technology to the world market.Based on some information that is now beginning to spread, later Huawei folding phone will be included in the premium category and certainly will carry the technology of flexible OLED display panel is none other than BOE Technology Group.
"This effort (making mobile phone folding) is largely intended as a demonstration of its technological capabilities, while attracting industry and media attention," said an in-depth source in the technology industry, as summarized from the Nikkei Asian Review on Monday (30/7/2018).
Meanwhile, in April 2018 yesterday, the manufacturer from the Bamboo Curtain country is indeed reported to have patented the design of folding phone shaped like a book.
This patent has been filed in 2017.
Meanwhile, when it comes to release date, Huawei-style folding phone is predicted to go on sale in early 2019. However, the rumor number of units may not be much, only in the range of 20,000 to 30,000 units only.
In addition, for up to this moment was also not yet known whether the flexible display quality of BOE Technology made comparable with similar screens from Samsung.
However, it is clear that BOE Technology is one of the largest manufacturers of TV display panels in the world.
On the other hand, please note that the BOE is also beginning to widen into the OLED panel display industry that has been dominated by Samsung. The advantages of OLED compared to conventional LCD screen, among others, lies in its nature that can be formed curved, not necessarily flat and stiff.
Apart from that, related to the folding mobile phone from Samsung, the device is reportedly going to be released in the first half of 2019 to mark the anniversary of the Galaxy S series phones from the manufacturer. Therefore his name was touted as "Galaxy X".
