Speaking of folding equipment, it is no stranger to the 80s and 90s. When the smartphone tide has not yet swept the mobile phone circle, the flip design is one of the major forms of mobile phones. On the flip phone, we have actually seen the prototype of the folding phone. ZTE Axon M also seems to let us feel the "blood relationship" between them.
For those of me who are full of old-fashioned devices, when I first saw ZTE Axon M, I couldn’t help but feel that this large clamshell design is really a cow X! The folding design allows for a greater field of view and inherits the portability of a flip phone. Even if the screen size of the full-screen mobile phone is larger, it is difficult to compare with the screen of the folding mobile phone, and the portability after folding is unmatched by the large-size full-screen mobile phone.
Of course, even if the outstanding design does not have rich functional support, it is difficult to escape the scope of Shantou. ZTE Axon M provides four display modes for folding form:
Dual screen mode: Independent display on two screens for independent operation. Similar to the split screen function we are using now.
Extended mode: Two screens are combined to display a single screen for a larger view.
Mirror mode: Two screens display the same content, suitable for multi-person operation.
Single screen mode: The phone folds up and only the main screen works. Easy to operate with one hand and more portable.
From these models, ZTE's Axon M's folding design covers almost all the uses of dual-screen now. But obviously, the double screen folding won't stop there.
Samsung folding screen mobile phone appetite
It has long been rumored that Samsung will launch a folding phone. The biggest difference between this phone and the ZTE Axon M is that the folded screen is one. Moreover, from the information currently exposed, the folding screen is folded inside, and a screen is added outside the folding for normal operation. In other words, we will see a more technical folding phone.
In fact, as early as 2016, Lenovo presented the foldable folding phone at the Techworld conference, Folio. The device has a 7.8-inch 1920*1440 resolution screen in tablet mode and 5.5 inches in a folded state. But it has not yet been listed. Perhaps the reason is that the foldable screen needs a third party to supply, and the supplier is estimated to be Samsung.
Screen folding currently has a lot of technical challenges. While OLED screens can achieve flexible bending, cover glass requirements require a flexible material replacement. The Folio that was just mentioned is the plastic OLED used. The replacement of glass also poses a problem: the flexible protective layer and the display will not fall off due to multiple folds? What is the ability of the flexible protective layer to resist scratching, and can it fully protect the display layer? Is the mass production of the flexible protective layer acceptable and the price is low?
But what is certain is that once this screen foldable mobile phone is mass-produced, mobile electronic devices are clearly entering a new era. After the folding screen process is mature, large and clumsy electronic display devices are likely to be replaced, and our living space will be further released.
Of course, these are a bit far, but the folding phone with a foldable screen does bring a more complete visual experience. This means that the tablet has completed its historical mission.
The more use of this folding phone depends on the angle at which the screen can be folded.
Folding screen function big guessSpeaking of the function of folding mobile phones, ZTE Axon M has already given us a very good solution - through the cooperation of two screens, it is difficult to realize a screen. Of course, these features are not all for future folding screen phones.
1, handheld simulation
A friend said to me that the folding design of ZTE Axon M is somewhat like the 3DS handheld, and the mobile phone can replace the handheld in the future. In theory, the folding design of ZTE Axon M can be simulated into a handheld mode, one screen is displayed on the screen and the other screen is used to assist display and operation. In the absence of peripheral accessories, this may be the best solution without affecting the game screen.
2, portable double game console
I just mentioned the folding angle of the foldable phone. If you can achieve a corner of about 270 degrees, then the screen foldable phone will be able to provide mirrored game screens for both players at the same time as ZTE Axon M. In the future, with the more powerful performance and power of the folding mobile phone, the split-screen experience of the two-player game can be realized with the handle peripherals.
3. Mild office trends
Of course, the game is just one of the extensions. The application interface and the display interface can affect each other. The display interface and the operation interface can be provided separately through the dual screen. When the folded screen is large enough, it is enough to simulate a laptop. In other words, the folding mobile phone will be able to meet a certain degree of office needs.
In addition, since the folding phone is more similar to a real book, it can simulate a more realistic reading. And smart phones also allow e-books to move in a diversified direction, such as inserting animations, videos, etc. in the book to make reading more intuitive. At the same time, this also provides ideas for the paper version of the paper version of the simulation.
In fact, folding is not the only solutionHaving said the benefits of so many folding screens, are you all heart-warming? Here, I would like to say, wait, don't worry, because the folding mobile phone has not really listed, the actual experience has to be obtained after the real machine. In addition, there are still prominent contradictions in the function and portability of the folding mobile phone. For the best experience, folding mobile phones also requires more in-depth evolution. Interestingly, the future of mobile phone form can be more than just folding one.
Samsung recently applied for a patent, in addition to the foldable design, there is also a scroll design. This design also includes two options, one is a cylindrical reel design and the other is a rounded quadrangular prism design. The screen can be placed on the axis and the screen can be expanded when needed. More interestingly, the rounded quadrangular prism design also includes fingerprint recognition. This can be said to be a big hole in the brain.
In my opinion, the possibility of applying this scroll design to a mobile phone is relatively small. After all, the development of the screen is a matter of affecting the efficiency of the operation. But it's still possible to do a lot of work as an office and entertainment device. If you have enough performance, it is possible to replace the notebook.
The flexible phone is also a good concept, because this design can greatly solve the portable problem of the smartphone, for example, the user can hug the phone on the arm. Of course, the problem is that it is difficult to achieve flexible bending of internal components. Here we have to talk about Lenovo.
Also at the Techworld conference in 2016, in addition to the foldable phone, there is also a practically available flexible phone. Through a certain material and a new design, Lenovo puts a plurality of foldable hinges on the mobile phone, and places the components that cannot be folded on the parts that do not need to be folded, so that the flexible bending of the mobile phone can be realized. The phone is also not on the market, but it proves the existence of flexible phone design.
Folding or flexible phones seem to be a bit far away now, can they really come? Give you a positive answer, can.
When our parents are using the big brother BB machine, they will not think that there will be a mobile phone that can listen to songs and read novels in the future; when our brothers and sisters are using Motorola Nokia, they will not think that one day these mobile phone giants It’s no longer the same, and I don’t even think of the current smartphone and full screen. The same reason, although the folding phone is now seemingly far away, maybe our children will use it. Always believe in technology, it never stops moving forward.
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