In fact, Samsung Electronics' flagship foldable phone series
was the Z Fold, not the Z Flip. With the concept of a cell phone when folded
and a tablet when unfolded, I decided to try to reverse the concept from a
mobile phone to an expanded concept. But the reality was harsh on the Z Fold.
The heavyweight of 280g and the huge screen size approaching 7 inches made it
difficult to win the hearts of women, except for early adopters of men. This is
why global sales stopped at around 2 million units
But the success of the lightweight, compact and adorable Z
Flip has set a model for many companies. Motorola, a former American company
incorporated as a subsidiary of Lenovo in China, is quickly releasing a Razer
foldable smartphone to counter zip flips, while Huawei, whose company itself is
faltering due to sanctions from the United States, is also trying to reverse it
by introducing the P50 Pocket. For this reason, it was widely predicted that it
would be only a matter of time before Apple, the dominant smartphone
powerhouse, jumped into the foldable market.
" iPhone foldable?
iPhone Flip "
Apple has its own product philosophy of presenting the
finished technology with a high degree of perfection. Its global market share
is already at the 3rd level, and there is no shortage of it. Moreover, since
most of the sales are premium mobile phones, profitability is overwhelmingly
good compared to competitors. It means that you do not have to bring yourself
down with the challenge of applying cutting-edge technology quickly. So, the
iPhone foldable release date is expected to be around 2024, or as early as the
end of 2023.
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It goes without saying that the iPhone flip foldable
smartphone will be designed differently from those of Samsung, Motorola, and
Huawei that are already on the market. However, since the Z Flip 3 is literally
leading the flip-type foldable smartphone market, I am thinking of improving
the quality based on the trial and error of the Z Flip series. In other words,
Apple is planning to utilize consumer feedback, just as Samsung Electronics
released the 1.0-inch screen in the first generation of the Flip to 1.9 inches
by four times in the third generation.
The iPhone Flip is expected to be even more different from
Huawei's foldable design, which ranks second in the overall foldable smartphone
market. Unlike the Z Flip 3, which was finished in a somewhat angular shape to
counter Samsung Electronics, Huawei introduced a different flip-foldable design
with a circular design. Huawei's circular design was less practical than its
angled design (in terms of display utilization), and the 'circle (lens) in a
circle (camera)' design was more distracting.
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Unlike other Android manufacturing industries, which have
entered a phase of declining sales due to the reduced competitiveness of bar-type
smartphones, Apple's iPhone sales are increasing day by day. The situation
between Samsung and Apple, which merged the Note series and the S series, while
introducing the foldable Z series to show off their technology and increase
profitability, is a starkly different situation. So there's no need for Apple
to rush the iPhone Flip Foldable, and the release date will likely be delayed until
the maturity Apple wants.
The reason I show the iPhone flip image while explaining the
iPhone foldable flip and not introducing it as an attachment is that most of
the images on the market are not based on the real thing, but are made by the
thoughts/imagination of simple editors.
The image you are looking at is also created by imagination
based on the Z Flip 3, so it is expected to be slightly different from the
actual iPhone foldable flip. For example, the Sierra blue similar to the iPhone
13 was applied and the diamond-cutting method gave an apple-like feeling.
However, if it is a flip-type iPhone foldable, it is unimaginable that there
will be a camera lens and a secondary display, so you can trust this part.
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Even Apple of the world has a limit to making a different
design for a flip-type foldable smartphone. This is because it is not only
difficult to design because the intensity of internal parts is definitely
higher than that of bar-type smartphones, but also because the volume and size are
limited, so how to combine/mix is the key. While the Z Flip 3 and P50
pocket designs look similar in a broad sense, a closer look reveals a different
reason. So, the iPhone Flip doesn't look much different from this look in the
big picture.
However, you can expect a wow point in that it reflects
Apple's unique design identity. Representatively, the 6th generation iPad
mini released by Apple this time was evaluated for capturing all of
sophistication/modernity/elegance/elegance with a matte finish, pastel
colors, and a right-angled angular finish. If Apple sticks to its current
identity through 2024, the chances of a very angled iPhone Flip Foldable coming
in pastel tones are very high.
So far, fiction and facts have been properly mixed about the
iPhone Flip, but from now on, I will only write about the facts Apple is
working on regarding the foldable iPhone. Apple has been negotiating with
Samsung Display and LG Display to supply foldable displays since last year.
Samsung Display has experience in supplying many foldable
displays to Chinese companies, including Z-Fold and Z-Flip. Although LG Display
did not directly supply foldable panels other than Lenovo, it is evaluated that
OLED panel quality is good as an alternative to Samsung Display. Above all, to gain an edge in price negotiating power with Samsung Display, it seems
that the calculation that LG Display must have cost competitiveness by
increasing the proportion of OLED supply is also involved.
For this reason, it is known that Apple is asking LG Display
to produce foldable-related experimental panels, and LG Display is also
focusing on improving the quality of foldable panels and continuously renewing
patents to meet Apple's expectations. As they work behind the scenes is in
progress, it is hoped that the results will be reported soon.
According to experts, the foldable smartphone market will
grow rapidly starting in 2021 and will become the most prominent by 2025. Apple
is currently taking a step back to move forward two steps in the
foldable market and is working hard with Korean display companies to make
iPhone Flip. However, as there is still a very long time of two years, a year
and a half at the shortest, until the release date of the iPhone Flip, if you really
want to buy it, you should lower your expectations a little.
