Samsung is working with Apple to build a clamshell iPhone display panel

Apple is expected to introduce the first clamshell iPhone in 2023, and the company’s numerous inventions show that the Cupertino-based giant has been working on such a design since 2016. According to industry experts, Apple is working on two types of clamshell iPhone smartphones, one model folds from top to bottom and the top and bottom sides meet, which is similar in design to Samsung’s flip-flop clamshell phone. The first clamshell phone of the first iPhone will open and close like a booklet, and its design will be similar to the clamshell phone of Samsung. Be with Chicago.

Apple and Samsung are said to be working together to develop these panels for Apple and eventually to produce Apple clamshell phones. The panel is said to be a 7.5-inch foldable screen that uses peeling to reduce its thickness. Apple’s first clamshell iPhone is expected to be a top-down clamshell smartphone similar to Samsung’s Z Flip.

According to a study by market research firm DSCC, Samsung Electronics is expected to have a 87% share of the clamshell market last year. So it still seems unlikely that it will fall below 75% even after the launch of Apple’s first clamshell smartphone. “Apple will not be able to lead the clamshell smartphone market for a while, and the pulse of the clamshell phone market is still in the hands of Samsung Electronics and Chinese manufacturers such as Huawei and Xiaomi, which are currently active in this field,” said one industry source. “They have, it will remain.”

Earlier, Ming Chi Koo « Ming-Chi Kuo had speculated that Apple’s first clamshell iPhone would likely be released in 2023. The industry analyst added, “But the project has not officially started yet,” which could mean that production plans for the iPhone could still be delayed, or even similar to the AirPower charger. (Charger device that can charge all Apple electronics products such as iPhones, iPads, Apple smartwatches and other company products that need to be charged from a distance of a few meters). However, if the design of the clamshell iPhone becomes practical and goes into production, it will most likely be expected to look more like an iPad device, and if it folds in size by about 7.5 to 8 inches. will be.

According to a recent study by Counterpoint Research and Strategy Analytics, supply and demand in the clamshell smartphone market will reach about 90 million units by 2023 and more than 100 million by 2025. . Thus, such a demand indicates that clamshell smartphones will be the most thriving business market in the smartphone industry in the coming years.