According to a report on October 17, according to "ET News", Samsung will use flexible ultra-thin glass (UTG) material next year to replace its original transparent polyimide (plastic) material, and use a completely different "Galaxy Fold" "Clamshell" design, launched a new folding screen mobile phone to solve the hinge crease problem.
The thickness of UTG is only 0.1 mm, only a little thicker than our hair. Its look and feel is much better than polyimide, which can make the mobile phone designed to be more beautiful, higher value, and has better scratch resistance.
It is expected that Samsung Electronics' next folding screen phone will fold up and down at the center of the horizontal fold-similar to a flip phone. Because it will be longer than the Galaxy Fold, but the screen is narrower, so it focuses on portability rather than a larger screen. Its display size may be 6.7 inches (Galaxy Fold is 7.3 inches).
Current glass suppliers, such as Corning, Asahi and NEG, have developed foldable glass materials and are ready to enter the market. Sources say that Samsung will be considering the use of SCHOTT glass. Processed, 4-5 years ahead of competitors.