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| Apple will develop a foldable iPhone in 2023 |
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's latest report, Apple will launch a foldable iPhone with a flexible 8-inch QHD + foldable OLED screen in 2023.
According to the report, according to the latest industry survey, in 2023, Apple will launch a foldable iPhone with an 8-inch HD OLED foldable screen and QHD + resolution. Samsung Display is the exclusive screen supplier and Samsung Casting is the exclusive screen supplier. DDI controller supplier.
She added: According to the capacity plan requested by Apple, we expect the shipment of the foldable iPhone to reach 15-20 million units in 2023, and we expect the foldable iPhone to adopt the TPK Holding solution which has a lot of silver wires compared to technology. Advantages: Y-Octa from Samsung Display.
Kuo expects foldable smartphones to become an integral part of all major smartphone brands, speeding up the next cycle of flagship model exchanges. He believes Apple will be the big winner in the direction of foldable devices.
Currently, the stand for foldable smartphones is to integrate smartphones and tablets, but foldable smartphones are only one of the foldable design applications.
In the future, foldable devices could eliminate the difference between smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Thanks to the overall product ecosystem and hardware design capabilities, Apple is the big winner in new foldable devices.
Kuo believes that the upcoming iPhone could employ silver nanowire touch screen solutions on the device's screen, giving Apple a long-term competitive edge in the foldable device market.
For future foldable devices (which support multiple folds) this display technology will be essential.
Future foldable devices will require touch screen technology that supports multiple folding methods (as opposed to current foldable smartphones' folding methods), foldable screens, medium to large screens, and durability.
When comparing the advantages of the above specifications, the silver nanowire is the same or better than the Y-Octa technology of Samsung Display.
According to Koo, Apple is using silver nanowires for the HomePod's touch screen surface to help perfect the technology with less production volume and lower cost.
It should be noted that this is not the first time that we hear rumors from Ku about a foldable iPhone, as he said in March: Apple may consider adding a 7.5-inch to 8-inch screen in 2023 to bring the market. The foldable iPhone enters the market. Obviously, the release schedule at this point will depend on Apple's solutions to major issues such as technology and mass production.