Samsung folding screen has sent samples to apple and Google, and the annual production capacity will be expanded from 2.4 million to 10million!

2 month 21 Japan , Samsung officially released its first commercial foldable screen mobile phone Galaxy Fold. Once this product was released, it attracted great attention from the outside world . Later on MWC The show , The folding screen mobile phone released by Huawei Mate X It has also attracted global attention . Besides , millet 、OPPO Folding screen mobile phones of domestic mobile phone manufacturers have also been exposed . so to speak , This year will be the first year of folding screen mobile phones . Of course , The biggest key of folding screen mobile phone is folding screen , The samsung Display It is undoubtedly the leader in this field .

In recent days, , According to south Korean media , People in the supply chain say , samsung Display Apple has been supplied with some samples of collapsible screens , namely 7.2 Inch foldable panel , Than Samsung Galaxy Fold Small 0.1 Inch . samsung Display The foldable screen sample was also delivered to Google .

“ We know Samsung Display Samples of collapsible screens have been provided to apple and Google , In order to fully expand the folding screen business ,” Insiders familiar with Samsung folding screen said .

as everyone knows , Apple and Google represent iOS And Android , And apple is also the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the world , Google's own hardware product line is not strong , But it represents the Android ecosystem . If Samsung Display Smooth with apple 、 Google has reached a cooperation on folding screen , It will certainly promote the great changes in the whole folding screen industry chain and the market .

It is worth mentioning that , Last year, when Samsung first showed its folding screen mobile phone , Google also officially announced Android The system supports collapsible screens .

Google is responsible for Android Dave of business - Burke （Dave Burke） call ：“ This is an exciting concept , We hope to see a few Android Manufacturer's foldable products . You can think of this device as both a mobile phone and a tablet . You can simply deploy the device , You can get a larger flat screen . When you open it , The application will seamlessly move to a larger screen , And there's no delay .”

Google's matching system interface

Google says Samsung is one of its partners , First release a product , Other companies are likely to launch similar products soon . But Google's focus is to make sure it becomes Android Platform level things , Any manufacturer can use . This is important , Because Google has been working with Android The fragmentation of the system is an endless struggle , A new mobile phone appearance may be a potential turning point .

If Google doesn't insist on software , Every product manufacturer will come up with their own solutions , The ecosystem will soon become very chaotic . Product Management Director Sagar Kamdar Express , Google “ Positive and OEM Partners work closely together , To ensure that we provide developers with a common API Interface .”

obviously , If Samsung and apple 、 Google reached a folding screen cooperation , It will certainly promote the development of the whole foldable screen equipment ecosystem . Samsung is also preparing for this . According to the information of the industrial chain , It is now the world Display Monthly capacity of folding screen 20 Ten thousand pieces , Annual capacity 240 Ten thousand pieces . Considering the future demand expansion , samsung Display Plans are under way to expand production capacity to 1000 Ten thousand pieces .

edit ： Smart core - Woods