Subvert the mobile phone industry! Huawei's new three-fold product is ready for launch

In March this year, Huawei announced a patent for a "folding screen device". The patent focused on a device that can be folded in three sections and listed three usage modes. This was the first time Huawei confirmed the long-rumored device. The existence of 30% off products. According to news from the supply chain, the product is a mobile phone, and Huawei is very likely to release this three-fold mobile phone at the end of this year or early next year.

The evolution of folding screen form

1. From half-folding to three-folding is a huge breakthrough in the development of folding screens. The tri-fold form can better leverage the advantages of folding screen products.

Screen ratio in the unfolded state

2. When today’s folding screen phones are unfolded, the screen ratio is closer to a square. The position of the long and short sides is not specified by the manufacturer.

Screen Ratios for Videos and Movies

3. Most videos use a 16:9 landscape ratio or a 9:16 portrait ratio. Some movies and documentaries use the 21:9 ultrawidescreen ratio.

   

   1. Therefore, folding screen mobile phones, which claim to have a better audio and video experience than traditional mobile phone screens, actually waste most of the upper and lower display area when displaying traditional videos or movies.
4. On some folding screens that are not that large, the screen size after unfolding is not much larger than that of traditional candy bar phones, which does not match the higher price of folding screens.
5. The three-section folding screen is closer to a traditional long screen after unfolding, with clear long and wide sides, which is more compatible with mainstream video content, has high utilization of screen display, and provides a better audio-visual experience.
6. The long screen also has better adaptability, and will not lose the "display field of view" during games like the current folding screen, nor will the UI elements in the application be stretched.

   

   Three-section folding unlocks more postures

In the past folding screen mobile phones, folding the screen in half and then using the lower half of the screen as a stand was a very common scene in the manufacturer's promotions. As folding screen mobile phones become lighter and lighter, it is more likely that the mobile phone will be "pushed over" when using the mobile phone in a semi-folded scenario.

Tri-folding mobile phones have more folding structures, so the stability will be better in the same scene, which increases the use experience in disguise and can unlock more usage postures.

There are more worries and risks

The mechanical structure of folding screen mobile phones is far more complex than that of traditional mobile phones, especially the design and optimization of the hinge part, which is the focus of every manufacturer's iterative upgrades, and it is also folding The screen mobile phone plays an important role as "skeleton" and "backbone" in the overall structure of the phone.

Challenges of three-fold mobile phones

1. Mechanical structure complexity

Three-fold mobile phones need to be equipped with two "spines", and the complex mechanical structure brings higher reliability risks.

2. There is room for optimization of the hinge structure

Flexible screen technology has matured, but there is still room for optimization of the hinge structure, such as the hinge quality controversy of a certain brand’s folding screen flagship last year.

3. Body weight and thickness

More mechanical structures lead to heavier and thicker bodies, and manufacturers need to explore ways to lighten and thin them.

4. Other challenges

• The increase in power consumption brought by the large screen
• The complex body design tests the motherboard and heat dissipation
• System adaptation under the tri-fold screen form

  

  Written at the end

The editor is very much looking forward to the tri-folding mobile phone, because only by unfolding the three screens can we create a screen that matches the tablet, and can we meet our vision of "putting a tablet in your pocket" with the first-generation folding screen.

The current folding screen mobile phones with a half-fold design have a nearly square screen when unfolded, which cannot offset the compromise in experience brought by folding screen mobile phones compared to traditional flagship phones.

At the same time, more complex designs are also accompanied by more uncertainties. The more precise the designs, the more likely they are to go wrong. I believe that tri-folding mobile phones will become the next battleground for various mobile phone manufacturers and the next stage for them to show off their skills.

New product forms are both opportunities and challenges for various manufacturers.

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