A foldable smartphone (also known as a foldable phone or simply foldable ) is a smartphone with a folding form factor . It is reminiscent of the clamshell (or "flip phone") design of many earlier feature phones . Some variants of the concept use multiple touchscreen panels on a hinge, while other designs utilise a flexible display . Concepts of such devices date back as early as Nokia 's "Morph" concept in 2008, and a concept presented by Samsung Electronics in 2013 (as part of a larger set of concepts utilizing flexible OLED displays), while the first commercially available folding smartphones with OLED displays began to emerge in November 2018.
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74-457: A design patent for a folding smartphone. Later in June, it was reported that Microsoft had been developing a similar device as part of its Surface line, codenamed "Andromeda" (itself a spiritual successor to a dual-screen booklet tablet prototype Microsoft had been exploring in the late-2000s known as Courier ), while Samsung was also said to be developing such a device. In November 2018,
111-610: A salt solution—thus making it unsuitable for electronic displays because the salt can damage the transistors used in OLED panels (which are built directly on the panel). Nonetheless, the company stated in March 2019 that it was in the process of developing a flexible glass suitable for smartphones, which would be 1 mm (0.039 in) thick and have a 5 mm (0.20 in) bend radius. Samsung marketed its Galaxy Z Flip as featuring 30 μm (0.0012 in)-thick "ultra-thin glass" with
148-507: A booklet-style layout, with an "InfinityFlex" display located on the inside of the device, and a smaller "cover" screen on the front of the device to allow access when the screen is closed. At a concurrent developers' summit, Android VP of engineering Dave Burke stated that the next version of the platform would provide enhancements and guidance relevant to folding devices, leveraging existing features. In January 2019, Xiaomi CEO Lin Bin published
185-510: A bracelet-styled device). LG did not unveil a folding device, citing a desire to focus more on re-gaining market share in the smartphone market. It did, however, unveil a "Dual Screen" case accessory for its LG V50 smartphone—a folio-styled case containing a secondary display panel inside. Other companies expressed interest in the concept, or have received patents on designs (such as hinge implementations and overall designs) relating to foldable phones. Motorola Mobility had received patents for
222-577: A foldable smartphone, the Readius ( zh ) , at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) which also serves as a reader. In 2008, Nokia presented animated concepts of a flexible device it dubbed "Morph", which had a tri-fold design that could be bended into various forms, such as a large unfolded device, a feature phone -sized unit, and a smart wristband . In a 2019 retrospective on the concept, CNET noted that Morph could be considered
259-454: A forerunner to the first wave of commercially produced folding phones, as well as a showcase of future possibilities. In 2011, Kyocera released a dual-touchscreen Android smartphone known as the Echo , which featured a pair of 3.5-inch touchscreens. When folded, the top screen continued to face the user while covering the secondary screen. Two individual apps could be shown on the displays,
296-499: A horizontal folding smartphone reminiscent of clamshell feature phones . In April 2019, the impending launch of the Galaxy Fold was met with quality concerns from critics, after widespread reports of review units experiencing varying forms of display failure (in some instances caused by accidental removal of a plastic layer meant to protect the screen in lieu of glass, along with other failures). Samsung indefinitely postponed
333-593: A later date. In June 2023, Motorola Mobility announced the new Razr (2023) and Razr+ (2023) to the U.S. market. The Huawei Mate XT is the world's first double-folding, or tri-fold foldable smartphone, released in September, 2024. The device can be used with a case that has a kickstand, and a foldable keyboard with a built in trackpad to provide a desktop PC-like experience. Foldable smartphones typically use flexible, plastic OLED displays rather than glass (such as Corning 's Gorilla Glass product, which
370-409: A plastic layer similar to the Galaxy Fold, manufactured by Samsung with materials from Schott AG , which is "produced using an intensifying process to enhance its flexibility and durability", and injected with a "special material up to an undisclosed depth to achieve a consistent hardness". A stress test by YouTube channel JerryRigEverything showed the screen was scratched when rubbed with a pick with
407-401: A powerful distributed-computing project for simulating protein folding Fold coverage , quality of a DNA sequence Skin fold , an area of skin that folds Computing [ edit ] Fold (higher-order function) , a type of programming operation on data structures fold (Unix) , a computer program used to wrap lines to fit in a specified width Folding (DSP implementation) ,
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481-598: A sheep pen in British English -fold , a feature in British toponymy Samsung Galaxy Fold , a smartphone Scottish Fold , a cat breed See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Folding All pages with titles containing Folding Bend (disambiguation) Crease (disambiguation) Folder (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
518-478: A sheep pen in British English -fold , a feature in British toponymy Samsung Galaxy Fold , a smartphone Scottish Fold , a cat breed See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Folding All pages with titles containing Folding Bend (disambiguation) Crease (disambiguation) Folder (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
555-513: A similar device known as the Galaxy Z Flip . Huawei announced the Mate Xs on 24 February 2020 as a hardware revision of the original Mate X; it was released in "global markets" outside China in March 2020. The device features a more durable display, improved hinge function and a redesigned cooling system, as well as the newer Kirin 990 5G SoC and Android 10 with EMUI 10. Samsung later revealed
592-619: A single app could span across them, while specific apps also featured "optimized" two-pane layouts. Two years later, NEC released the Medias W in Japan. Unlike the Echo, the secondary screen could be folded behind the phone. The camera rotated with the screen so that the same sensor could face both forward and rear In 2017, ZTE released the Axon M with a similar hinge to the Medias W. ZTE stated that
629-428: A smartphone with a folding form factor Folding bicycle , a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form Folding bridge , a bridge that can be folded, mainly to open for higher boats Folding clothes , allows apparel to be stored compactly, prevents unwanted creasing, preserves wanted creases, and presents them in a pleasing manner, for instance when displayed on sale in stores Pen (enclosure) , or sheep fold,
666-428: A smartphone with a folding form factor Folding bicycle , a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form Folding bridge , a bridge that can be folded, mainly to open for higher boats Folding clothes , allows apparel to be stored compactly, prevents unwanted creasing, preserves wanted creases, and presents them in a pleasing manner, for instance when displayed on sale in stores Pen (enclosure) , or sheep fold,
703-658: A stack of originally flat and planar surfaces that are bent or curved as a result of plastic deformation Folding (chemistry) , the process by which a molecule assumes its shape or conformation Folding (Dynkin diagram) , in Lie theory, a way of obtaining one Dynkin diagram from another Fold change , a measure of the difference between two quantities e-folding , exponential growth or decay Polygon folding , or polyhedron folding Other uses [ edit ] Amicus Therapeutics , NASDAQ stock trading symbol FOLD Book folding , in book production Foldable smartphone ,
740-609: A stack of originally flat and planar surfaces that are bent or curved as a result of plastic deformation Folding (chemistry) , the process by which a molecule assumes its shape or conformation Folding (Dynkin diagram) , in Lie theory, a way of obtaining one Dynkin diagram from another Fold change , a measure of the difference between two quantities e-folding , exponential growth or decay Polygon folding , or polyhedron folding Other uses [ edit ] Amicus Therapeutics , NASDAQ stock trading symbol FOLD Book folding , in book production Foldable smartphone ,
777-684: A transformation technique using in DSP architecture implementation Folding (signal processing) , an aspect of aliasing Folding editor , a text editor that supports text folding or code folding, allowing the user to hide and reveal blocks of text case folding is the conversion of letter case in a string Constant folding , a compiler optimization technique Folding@home , a powerful distributed-computing project for simulating protein folding Electronics [ edit ] Foldable display Flexible display Other uses in science and mathematics [ edit ] Fold (geology) , one or
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851-480: A vertical axis to into a wider, tablet -like form, but are still usable in a smaller, folded state; the display may either wrap around to the back of the device when folded (as with the Royole FlexPai and Huawei Mate X ), or use a booklet -like design where the larger, folded screen is located on the interior, and a screen on its "cover" allows the user to interact with the device without opening it (such as
888-639: A video on Sina Weibo , featuring him demonstrating a prototype smartphone with two flaps capable of being folded inward. Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Fold during its media event at Mobile World Congress in February 2019. Alongside the Galaxy Fold, the convention also saw other foldable phones being unveiled or teased, such as the Huawei Mate X , and TCL presenting various prototype concepts featuring its "DragonHinge" technology (including
925-407: Is used in the majority of mid and high-end smartphones). Plastic displays are naturally capable of sustaining the required bend radius for a foldable smartphone, but they are more susceptible to blemishes and scratches than traditional glass smartphone displays. Although Corning does produce a flexible glass product known as Willow Glass, the company states that its manufacturing process requires use of
962-783: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 in September 2020. On 25 February 2021, Huawei released the Huawei Mate X2 . In March 2021, Xiaomi Technology announced the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold . In August 2021, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 were released. On 15 December 2021, OPPO announced the OPPO Find N. On 11 April 2022, Vivo introduced the Vivo X Fold . On 11 August, 2022, Xiaomi released
999-483: The Samsung Galaxy Fold series). Horizontally-folding smartphones have also been produced, typically using a clamshell form factor. The first generation of commercially released foldable smartphones faced concerns over their durability, as well as their high prices. In 2023, around 1% of worldwide smartphone ownership was foldable smartphones. In 2006, Polymer Vision showed a roll-able concept and
1036-742: The Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 . The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 were announced at the August 2022 edition of Galaxy Unpacked . The Galaxy Z Fold 4 was released on 25 August 2022, and the Galaxy Z Flip 4 was released on 26 August 2022. Motorola Mobility launched the Moto Razr 2022 on 11 August 2022, it is currently only available to the Chinese market but there is speculation that it could become available to other world markets at
1073-478: The Chinese startup Royole released the first commercially available foldable smartphone with an OLED display, the Royole Flexpai . It featured a single 7.8-inch display that folds outwards, leaving the display exposed when folded. Later that month at its developers' conference, Samsung officially teased a prototype of its folding smartphone, which would be produced "in the coming months". The prototype used
1110-455: The current pot Above the fold and below the fold, the positioning of news items on a newspaper's front page according to perceived importance Paper folding , or origami , the art of folding paper Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Biology [ edit ] Protein folding , the physical process by which a polypeptide folds into its characteristic and functional three-dimensional structure Folding@home ,
1147-455: The current pot Above the fold and below the fold, the positioning of news items on a newspaper's front page according to perceived importance Paper folding , or origami , the art of folding paper Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Biology [ edit ] Protein folding , the physical process by which a polypeptide folds into its characteristic and functional three-dimensional structure Folding@home ,
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1184-431: The device's release, stating that it needed time to investigate the failures and improve the device's durability. Huawei also delayed its Huawei Mate X , with the company citing its desire to take a "cautious" approach due to the Samsung Galaxy Fold . In November 2019, Motorola unveiled its horizontal-folding Razr —inspired by its former Razr feature phone line released on 6 February 2020. Samsung also announced
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1258-437: The more powerful hardware of modern smartphones, and improvements to multitasking and tablet support on Android, helped to improve this experience. The development of thin, flexible OLED displays enabled the possibility for new designs and form factors. During its Consumer Electronics Show keynote in 2013, Samsung presented several concepts—codenamed Youm - for smartphones incorporating flexible displays. One such concept
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1369-512: Was a smartphone that could fold outward into a single, uninterrupted tablet -sized display. The first Youm concept to make it to a production model was the Galaxy Note Edge —a phablet with a portion of the screen that sloped over the right-hand bezel. Speculation surrounding the development of folding phones using OLED displays began to emerge more rapidly in 2018. In January 2018, it was reported that LG Electronics had obtained
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