Samsung 's first foldable phone , currently known as the Galaxy F, is one of the most anticipated phones expected to be unveiled at the company's developer conference in November and will hit the market early next year.
Samsung's foldable phone has already seen multiple delays and design changes. However, the latest report from Apple Patentlyconfirms that Samsung's foldable smartphone will not be mass-produced, which will have a significant impact on its price and availability.
The biggest question is why? And the answer is the foldable screen.
Since popular display manufacturers, such as Corning, could not produce flexible panels, Samsung developed a “transparent polyimide plastic film” – a flexible and durable transparent type of adhesive for bonding the display.
This membrane protects the display underneath and is a critical element of foldable smartphones, responsible for flexibility and durability.
To produce this membrane, Samsung chose a smaller Japanese company, Sumitomo Chemical, rather than the major South Korean supplier, Kolon Industries.
Samsung chose the Japanese supplier “because it could meet small supply orders.”.
This confirms that the foldable smartphones will be manufactured in limited quantities and once the new design proves successful, the company may sign up with Kolon for mass production.
Since the production scale is what determines the price of the product, the Galaxy F could hit the market at a whopping $2,000.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 is also expected to arrive early next year, but the tech world is already plagued by leaks and rumors such as 5G and the installation of five cameras.
