US EditionSamsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Could Match the Foldable iPhone in This One Key Way, Setting the Scene for an Epic Showdown Next Year
SOUTH KOREA, JUL 16 – Apple will use Samsung Display's crease-free OLED panels and Fine M-Tec hinges to produce 13-15 million foldable iPhones in 2026, aiming to revitalize the foldable smartphone market.
- Samsung Display will begin reconfiguring its Asan, South Korea plant exclusively for Apple’s order, a source familiar with the matter told the outlet.
- Amid past legal battles, Samsung Display had the exclusive supplier of the first OLED screen for the iPhone X in 2017, despite fierce competition.
- Samsung Display’s solution uses an advanced internal hinge system co-developed with Fine M-Tec, incorporating a laser-drilled metal plate to distribute stress and reduce visible creases.
- Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Fine M-Tec will expand its Vietnam production line to secure over 80% of hinge supply.
- Counterpoint Research reported foldable smartphone shipments grew 2.9% in 2024 but are expected to decline in 2025, impacting market growth prospects.
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Fold Phones Poised to Eliminate Crease with Upcoming Designs – Archyde
Archyde Foldable Future: Apple and Samsung Eye Crease-Free Designs with Advanced Laser Tech Table of Contents 1. Foldable Future: Apple and Samsung Eye Crease-Free Designs with Advanced Laser Tech 2. How… You can read the full story here: Fold Phones Poised to Eliminate Crease with Upcoming Designs.
The technology to erase the fold of folding smartphone screens exists. And it would be the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 that will benefit.
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