Foldable Phones

Background Information:

Today's phones have built-in fingerprint readers, bezel-less displays, and in-screen cameras, all of which make the experience of using a phone much more seamless. But, have you ever considered using or purchasing a foldable phone? Foldable phones bring back the nostalgic feeling of using a flip-phone, but it a more technologically complex fashion. Modern "flip-phones" or foldable phones utilize new technology that gives their screens the ability to bend. Like many flagship phones on the market today with astonishing features and capabilities, foldable phones will cost a hefty dollar. Despite the outrageous cost of foldable phones, they essentially act as a phone and tablet in one device.

How it Works: 

Foldable phones involve a lot of revolutionary technology. Foldable phones contain flexible OLED displays and a polymer screen, which allows the screen to bend when the phone is folded. OLED displays work by pulsing electricity through a mesh of organic compounds and are very thin, vivid, and most importantly flexible. Most phones on today's market have glass screens, but glass isn't flexible, which is why foldable phones contain bendable polymer screens. The OLED display and polymer screen are the stars of the show when it comes to foldable phones, but these phones also contain other technology like specialized components and a jointed case that makes them stand out.


Impact & Future Growth:

Foldable phones offer endless possibilities for the future. Foldable phones allow for the implementation of tablet and phone in one device. These bendable phones also open up future potential for making phones with larger displays into smaller devices. This technology is so new and ground-breaking that manufacturers aren’t sure what to do with it, which proves that the format of smart phones can finally evolve into something greater.

Advantages:

  1. Larger display in smaller footprint. 
  2. 2-in-1 device offering the potential to act as a tablet and/or a phone.
  3. Endless possibilities for the future and the evolution of smart phone development. 
Disadvantages:

  1. Expensive, not very cost efficient.
  2. Bendable screens are not very durable and susceptible to damage. 
  3. Hinges foldable phones will be serious weak points. 
  4. OLED displayscan suffer burn-in over time and the organic material that they’re made from is very vulnerable to moisture



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    Information Resources:
    Barrett, Brian. “How Foldable Phones Like Samsung's Work-and How You'll Use Them.” Wired, Condé Nast, 10 Nov. 2018, www.wired.com/story/foldable-phones-brief-history-and-uncertain-future/.
    Heinzman, Andrew. “How Do Foldable Phones Work, And When Will I Get One?” How-To Geek, LifeSavvy Media, 29 Jan. 2019, www.howtogeek.com/402920/how-do-foldable-phones-work-and-when-will-i-get-one/.
    O'Boyle, Britta. “Foldable Phones Are Back: These Are the Best Folding Phones Incoming.” Pocket-Lint, Pocket-Lint Limited, 14 Nov. 2019, www.pocket-lint.com/phones/news/146826-best-foldable-smartphones.

    Multimedia Sources:
    “Foldable Phones at MWC 2019: Just The Beginning” YouTube, YouTube, 26 Feb. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYH7SGbWMeo
    Moon, Mariella. “Bendable Phone Concept.” Engadget , Verizon Media, 12 Jan. 2017, www.engadget.com/2017/01/12/samsung-and-lg-could-launch-foldable-phones-later-this-year/.


    Garrit Witters

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