This February 11, Samsung will formalize its second foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip. And even if the manufacturer has made improvements compared to its first model, theGalaxy Fold, we don't really expect the Korean giant's foldable smartphones to sell as well as its other smartphone lines this year.
However, this does not mean that foldable smartphones will not have their moment of glory. A new study published by Strategy Analytics even suggests that in five years, sales will explode.
According to the study, if shipments of foldable smartphones had not exceeded one million units in 2019, they will reach 100 million units in 2025.
“Samsung was the world's leading supplier of foldable smartphones in 2019, followed by Huawei in second place. Samsung leads in western regions, such as the United States, while Huawei focuses on its home market, China. Rival brands, such as Motorola and TCL, will deliver their own new models in 2020 and look to grab a piece of the foldable pie. By 2025, every major player is expected to have a foldable smartphone portfolio, including Apple », says Ken Hyers, director at Strategy Analytics.
Is Apple already developing a foldable screen smartphone?
Of course, Apple has yet to explicitly discuss the possibility of a foldable iPhone or iPad. As usual, the Cupertino company makes no comments on its future products.
However, a few patents, which have been posted online on the sites of organizations responsible for intellectual property, show that Apple engineers are already thinking about how the brand could use foldable screens.
A few days ago, we actuallydiscovereda new patent from Apple which describes a rather particular hinge mechanism, with a large radius, which would avoid the traces of folding that we see on foldable smartphones currently available on the market.
But of course, the fact that Apple has patents related to foldable smartphones does not indicate that the firm will necessarily launch a model using these technologies.
Companies the size of Apple own a lot of intellectual property, but don't use it all.
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