According to the latest mobile phone quarterly forecast report released by IDC, it is expected that China's folding screen mobile phone market will ship about 10.68 million units in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 52.4%; By 2028, China's folding screen mobile phone shipments will exceed 17 million units, with a five-year compound growth rate of 19.8%.
IDC said that with the continuous decline in the price of folding screen mobile phones and the continuous pursuit of larger screens, consumers have begun to expect a new upgrade.
In September this year, Huawei released the world's first triple folding screen mobile phone - Mate XT Extraordinary Master, using internal and external folding double hinge technology, the screen size is 10.2 inches in the fully expanded state, and the thickness is 3.6mm in the folded state, and the price starts at 19999 yuan.
With the official release of the Huawei Mate XT Extraordinary Master, a new form of folding screen is quietly coming.
Previously, Zhao Ming, CEO of Honor, had publicly stated that Honor has a layout in N technologies such as tri-folds and reels, among which the related technologies of tri-folds have been ready for mass production and commercialization, and the specific release time depends on market reaction.
According to previous revelations, the Honor triple folding screen mobile phone will adopt a thin and light design and a large battery configuration to meet users' dual needs for portability and battery life.
It is speculated that the new device is expected to appear in the first quarter of next year, although the actual release time may change.
At the same time, Honor recently obtained an invention patent for "foldable electronic devices". The patent schematic diagram shows that Honor broke the idea of one-way folding and conceived a cross folding scheme: by combining the existing up-down, left-right folding methods, the mobile phone screen is divided into 4 areas and connected with appropriate hinges.
According to the concept in its patent, the new machine is expected to be folded in a variety of ways. However, it is not yet possible to confirm whether the above folding screen solution will be used by Honor in future products.
In addition to Honor, a design patent for a "mobile phone and its main body" previously applied by Xiaomi was published, which is expected to be a Xiaomi three-fold phone.
According to the relevant patent, Xiaomi offers two folding schemes, with a dual-hinge design, three rear cameras arranged horizontally, and equipped with an LED flash.
After the news was exposed, it once appeared on the hot search list, attracting the attention of a large number of netizens. However, according to industry insiders, at present, Xiaomi is focusing on the product line of the MIX Flip small folding series and the MIX Fold large folding series, and has not heard of the commercial mass production plan of the three folding screens for the time being.
From this point of view, Xiaomi is currently only carrying out three-fold related technology research and development and patent reserves, and the three-fold screen machine may not appear in the short term.
In fact, before the official release of the Huawei Mate XT, Transsion's brand Tecno brought a three-fold screen concept phone, named "Phantom Ultimate 2" (Phantom Ultimate 2).
The machine has a double-hinge design with a body thickness of 11 mm, with one hinge folded inward and one hinged outward. The folded screen size is 6.48 inches, which is the same size as a traditional straight phone, and the unfolded screen is a 10-inch 3K LTPO display, which provides a variety of folding styles, allowing users to change the shape of the phone according to their actual usage scenarios.
However, it should be noted that the aircraft is still in the concept stage, and the specific configuration specifications and release time have not been announced.
In summary, the three-fold screen mobile phone will further promote the development of the folding screen mobile phone market in terms of hardware, software ecology, and usage scenarios. However, there are still challenges in terms of cost, technology, software application adaptation, and yield rate, and other manufacturers may still take a wait-and-see attitude for a period of time.
This means that in the short term, Huawei is still the first company to mass-produce a triple folding screen mobile phone.
However, in the future, under the active promotion of the head manufacturers and the upstream supply chain of the industry, the triple folding screen mobile phone is likely to become the next force of major manufacturers. At that time, Huawei will stand out, or will each family have three folding screens blooming, and everyone can look forward to it.
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