Smartphones with foldable screens were the big innovation that would change everything. It is clear that it is still rare to see it a year or five after the first Samsung model. In fact, two heavyweights have reportedly abandoned this segment.
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Smartphones with foldable screens were the big innovation that would change everything. Except now we're racking our brains wondering what will happen to these smartphones.
For what ? Firstly, because Apple hasn't released its own yet, and that's a sign. Then they are still very expensive. And on top of that, they seem more fragile than our good old classic smartphones. This is bad because smartphone durability is at the heart of the issues.
Serious questions about the future of these foldable devices
According to an article published in a South Korean media outlet, two market heavyweights, Oppo and Vivo, appear to be asking serious questions about the future of these foldable devices. These two, which belong to the same Chinese company, have no desire to bring new foldable models onto the market for the time being.
It even seems that they have put the development of these smartphones on hold. The reason ? Their market share for foldable devices has declined sharply over the past year. Models like the Vivo X Fold and the Oppo Find N3 Fold or Flip did not sell as expected. We will be fixed this year if no successor is announced.
When it comes to Huawei and Samsung, giving up is not an issue. Huawei is even working on a pretty crazy smartphone: a “tri-foldable” OLED screen. This is a screen that you can fold using a Z-fold to create a 10-inch screen when unfolded. Huawei is not the only one thinking about it, it already exists. For its part, Samsung is exploring many different concepts.