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Foldables Not Primed for Explosive Growth

by Omid Rahmat

Foldables are a long way away from meeting expectations and it’s not just the hardware.

Tags:foldables| showcase| Smartphones| Ultra Thing Glass (UTG)

Huawei Benefits as Foldable Smartphone Market Sees Significant Growth in Q1 2024

by Shawnee Blackwood

Huawei’s first 5G book-type foldable, the Mate X5, launched in September last year, has consistently been a bestseller in China’s foldable market for three consecutive quarters.

China’s OLED Makers Challenge Samsung Display’s Dominance in Foldable Market

by Shawnee Blackwood

The foldable smartphone display market has experienced significant growth, with shipments rising from 10.7 million units in 2021 to 16.6 million units in 2022, and 21.8 million units in 2023.

Tags:China| foldables| OLED| omdia| Samsung Display

Apple’s Foldable Strategy Options Laid Bare

by Shawnee Blackwood

A hypothetical review of Apple’s foldable product roadmap.

Tags:Apple| foldables| omdia

Apple’s Desperate Attempts to Recreate an iPhone Moment

by Emory Kale

How Apple’s display strategy has dulled its edge.

OLED Market for Foldable Phones Poised to Double by 2028

by Shawnee Blackwood

Despite the robust competition from Chinese manufacturers, Samsung Display is predicted to maintain its lead position in the foldable phone market.

Time for the Tablet Business to Fold

by Omid Rahmat

The tablet market is dead, long live the tablet market? There’s hope for tablets but in any shape for form that is familiar now.

Samsung Display Restructures Organization to Focus on Foldables and Microdisplays

by Shawnee Blackwood

The reorganization creates a dedicated foldables team within the A business unit, which handles Samsung’s largest customer, Apple.

Ultra-Thin Glass Market Set to Boom Thanks to Foldable Phones

by Shawnee Blackwood

UTG has secured over 90% market share in the newest foldable models.

Tags:foldables| Market Data| TrendForce| ULTRA THIN GLASS

Chinese Firms Lead Foldable Phone Explosion, Forcing Rapid Innovation

by Shawnee Blackwood

Chinese display makers haven’t been first to market with innovations like low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) backplanes, polarizer-less technology and ultrathin cover glass but it hasn’t hurt them much.

OLED Smartphone Panel Revenues Expected to Decline by 11% in 2023

by Shawnee Blackwood

Declines are attributed to the slower-than-expected recovery in China post-pandemic, elevated inventories in the first half of 2023, and prevailing macroeconomic conditions.

Tags:DSCC| Flexible Displays| foldables| OLED| Smartphones

Samsung Sees Upside in New Foldable Phone Sales

by Omid Rahmat

There’s growth and then, there’s growth!

Tags:foldables| Samsung