Samsung’s ＂new concept＂ appears at the beginning of the folding screen mobile phone.

　 　 　 　When 2019 comes, everyone is predicting the shape of the new year. Is it a new round of evolution of full screen? Or the rise of other design concepts? In this regard, Samsung gave us a different answer-folding screen mobile phone. It is reported that Samsung’s folding screen mobile phone has officially met with you at the 2018 developer conference and will be exhibited at CES 2019.

　 　 　 　It can be said that the design ideas of folding screen mobile phones and full-screen mobile phones are completely different. Then, is it possible for this "new species" in the mobile phone industry to set off an industry wave in 2019?

Samsung’s folding screen mobile phone was unveiled at the Samsung Developers Conference (picture from BaijiaNo. "Yanhua Commentary")

　 　 　 　To explain in advance, Samsung’s folding screen mobile phone is not the first one, but Samsung’s technology accumulation is the most abundant among the manufacturers that have entered or intend to enter the market at present. From the outside world, Samsung is the best attribution of the concept of "folding screen mobile phone". And all this has to start from the "full screen 1.0 era."

Layout in advance: the practice of Samsung folding screen mobile phone has already begun.

　 　 　 　In the "full-screen 1.0 era" (the era when 18:9 full-screen models are everywhere), the concept of Samsung’s folding screen mobile phone has been heated up on the Internet. After that, ZTE Axon M and Rouyu FlexPai mobile phones appeared at two CES, showing the actual performance of dual-screen mobile phones to the world. They have also become the most powerful reference before the mass production of Samsung folding screen mobile phones.

Zhongxing Axon M

ZTE Axon M has a lot of research on the actual use scenarios of folding screen models, and can play games with dual screens.

　 　 　 　Let’s take a look at ZTE Axon M, which was highlighted in early 2018. ZTE Axon M is equipped with front and back folding dual screens and adopts a hinge structure. Its biggest highlight is that it adopts four interactive modes, which take into account various needs such as double use, mobile light office, games and photos. It is the first attempt to explore practical scene applications for folding screen mobile phones. However, as far as the actual display effect is concerned, there is still a gap between the non-integrated screen and the Samsung folding screen mobile phone.

　 　 　 　Compared with Samsung Axon M, Rouyu FlexPai FlexPai mobile phone draws lessons from the concept of Samsung folding screen in form, and takes the lead in adopting flexible screen and flexible connection structure to solve the folding problem of flexible screen. This also confirms the feasibility of the concept of Samsung folding screen mobile phone from the side.

　 　 　 　The middle of the screen back of Rouyu FlexPai FlexPai mobile phone is a flexible rotating shaft fixed by screws, which can be folded for 200,000 times, and the dual camera mounted on the front is also used before and after. Rouyu also equipped this phone with dual batteries, which can effectively solve the battery life problem. What we really need to worry about is actually the problem of waterproof and foreign body prevention. It is also revealed that the flexible shaft also contains a flat cable, which is thicker than the screen, which means that the number of folding of the flat cable is less, which restricts the service life of the whole machine.

　 　 　 　Friends who look carefully must have been able to see that Samsung’s folding screen mobile phone has the earliest layout, "grinding a sword in ten years", and the details can not only be perfect, but also avoid the pits that friends have stepped on. This product is not only not too far away from the market, but also technically more mature. It is very likely that it will lead the trend of mobile phone design in the new year from the moment it comes out.

Solving these problems can change the life of tablet computers.

　 　 　 　For Samsung folding screen mobile phone, we don’t know many details. At first glance, if Samsung wants to build such a folding screen mobile phone, it needs to deal with the flexible folding of the screen, the protection of the joint, the battery life and the thickness control. If these problems can be properly solved, Samsung folding screen mobile phone can be called a technically mature product.

The foldable feature of Samsung OLED screen is the basis of folding screen mobile phone (picture from wccftech.com).

　 　 　 　The problem of screen flexible folding is the most important. The OLED screen itself is soft and foldable. It is understood that Samsung’s screen panel is made of touchable transparent polyimide, which will not change significantly after folding. As long as the life of the cable at the connection can be guaranteed, the flexible folding of the screen will no longer be a problem.

　 　 　 　On the one hand, whether the joint can be effectively waterproof and dustproof can be solved by strengthening the hinge and effective internal protection; On the other hand, whether the glass screen panel is wear-resistant. Samsung has not given a clear answer to this. However, we have reason to believe that Samsung may have mastered the relevant anti-wear technology and conducted a lot of tests. When the folding screen mobile phone comes out, whether the glass panel is wear-resistant will not be a problem.

It can be seen that thickness control is very important for folding screen mobile phones (the picture comes from BaijiaNo. "Yanhua Commentary")

　 　 　 　Endurance and thickness control are basically a problem. No matter whether dual batteries or high-power batteries are used, the folded thickness will be horrible, and not enough power can not support the use of large-size high-resolution OLED screens at all. This depends on the actual layout of Samsung’s internal components in the folding screen mobile phone and the control of the overall power consumption of the fuselage, which is still unclear.

　 　 　 　According to our previous measurement of Samsung’s flagship model, Samsung flagship machine can often support high-intensity games for about 7 hours with the power of 3000mAh in the early days, and its endurance level is the absolute first echelon in the Android camp. This power control ability can be completely transplanted to the folding screen mobile phone. Therefore, battery life and thickness should not be a problem.

　 　 　 　As you can imagine, as long as there are no obvious shortcomings, Samsung folding screen mobile phone is an epoch-making excellent product. The previous technical achievements in the Galaxy S series and the Note series are estimated to be the same.

Third-party APP adaptation is a major challenge for folding dual-screen mobile phones (picture from samsung.com)　

　 　 　 　At the same time, Samsung folding screen mobile phone is a different "big screen solution", which gives a new option to the mobile Internet ecology. When the interactive logic is straightened out, the APP is more effectively adapted, and the corresponding office, game and double-person use situations are better taken into account, Samsung folding screen mobile phones can completely change the life of tablet computers.

Written at the end: self-confidence and stubbornness outside the full screen tide

　 　 　 　Back to the overall design style of mobile phones, we can see that Samsung is quite independent in mobile phone design. Samsung, which pioneered the "big screen era" in those years, has been sticking to its confidence and persistence in the "big screen" so far. And "big screen" (mobile phone portability+flat screen) is not the most heartfelt expectation for Samsung folding screen mobile phone?

　 　 　 　Among the manufacturers of folding screen mobile phones, Samsung is the one with the most technical background and the least restriction by the upstream supply chain, and it is also one of the most creative manufacturers in the field of mobile phones and tablet computers. When Samsung folding screen mobile phone came out, folding screen mobile phone can completely change from a simple concept to a mature product. After the follow-up of ecological support, folding screen mobile phones can become a common practice. At that time, Samsung, which dares to "try crabs", is bound to become the leader of in-depth changes in the industry.

　 　 　 　Fortunately, according to the usual practice, it is very likely that the series will be officially released at MWC 2019 in February. Then, will the Samsung folding screen mobile phone be unveiled with the Samsung Galaxy S10 series in Barcelona? Let’s wait and see! ! !