The foldable display is not only the Galaxy Fold’s biggest strength, due to numerous durability issues. Even a couldn’t solve these problems satisfactorily. Many of the Fold’s display issues arise from the use of a plastic layer on top instead of glass like on every other modern smartphone.
It appears Samsung may fix some of these display complaints in its next foldable smartphone, the rumored . According to the well-known Samsung leaker Ice Universe, the Fold 2’s display will use an ultra-thin glass cover instead of a plastic layer on top. His claims are in line with an earlier report from ETNews that said used in the Galaxy Fold in favor of a flexible ultra-thin glass (UTG) for its successors.
While employing a glass layer will eliminate, or at least reduce, the crease on the display where it folds, it doesn’t necessarily improve its durability. In fact, industry insiders quoted in the above report say any shift to UTG will make these foldable displays even more fragile and costlier to mass-produce. Given these shortcomings, it won’t be a surprise if Samsung decides to stick with the plastic screen for the Fold 2 until alternative display technologies mature.
Samsung is in February next year. Numerous reports and that Samsung’s next foldable smartphone may feature a vertically-folding design, similar to the recently-announced Moto Razr. It is also than the current Galaxy Fold. You can to know more about the Korean company’s upcoming foldable smartphone.
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It appears Samsung may fix some of these display complaints in its next foldable smartphone, the rumored . According to the well-known Samsung leaker Ice Universe, the Fold 2’s display will use an ultra-thin glass cover instead of a plastic layer on top. His claims are in line with an earlier report from ETNews that said used in the Galaxy Fold in favor of a flexible ultra-thin glass (UTG) for its successors.
While employing a glass layer will eliminate, or at least reduce, the crease on the display where it folds, it doesn’t necessarily improve its durability. In fact, industry insiders quoted in the above report say any shift to UTG will make these foldable displays even more fragile and costlier to mass-produce. Given these shortcomings, it won’t be a surprise if Samsung decides to stick with the plastic screen for the Fold 2 until alternative display technologies mature.
Samsung is in February next year. Numerous reports and that Samsung’s next foldable smartphone may feature a vertically-folding design, similar to the recently-announced Moto Razr. It is also than the current Galaxy Fold. You can to know more about the Korean company’s upcoming foldable smartphone.
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