After the first under-screen camera phone was exposed last month, more and more people have begun to believe that this will be the future of smartphones, because currently only this design can fully guarantee the integrity of the screen , a very high screen-to-body ratio can be achieved without resorting to other special-shaped structures. As if to verify the ideas of smartphone enthusiasts, last month a number of manufacturers revealed their phones with under-screen cameras. It seems that next year there will indeed be a wave of under-screen cameras in the mobile phone industry. However, OPPO recently exposed a new patent, which brings new changes to the appearance of the mobile phone.
OPPO’s new patent exposed, alternative folding screen
What OPPO exposed this time is a patent for “foldable terminal”. The patent application was submitted in February and officially announced last month. Approved. We can also tell from the name that this patent is actually the folding screen technology we are familiar with. Although most of us have probably never used a folding screen mobile phone, I believe everyone knows that there is such a design. Samsung and Huawei are currently the two most mature manufacturers of folding screen technology. However, OPPO’s new patent is obviously different from Huawei and Samsung, because it does not use the common left and right folding methods, but chooses to fold up and down, which is somewhat similar to the previous flip phones.
The thickness of the body is worry-free and the durability is increased
After looking at the advantages of this new technology, we will know why OPPO is so unconventional. Folding up and down can solve a big problem of folding screen mobile phones, which is the thickness of the body. OPPO’s folding screen technology includes a hinge with gears, which makes the body thinner and lighter. This is exactly what OPPO is good at. At the same time, OPPO’s new technology will also improve the durability of the folding screen. Its hinge allows the screen to be folded without leaving obvious creases. It is not only more durable, but also leaves no flaws in the appearance.
Folding screens are forming a wave, what is the future direction?
After OPPO announced the folding screen patent, it means that another big-name manufacturer has joined the ranks of folding screen mobile phones. In addition to Samsung and Huawei, which already have folding screen mobile phones, manufacturers such as Apple and Xiaomi have also exposed relevant patents before. This does not mean that these manufacturers will definitely release folding screen mobile phones, but at least it proves that the appearance of folding screens is still promising. In the market, some people even believe that the appearance of folding screens will become a mainstream appearance of future mobile phones, just like the design of under-screen cameras.
In the mobile phone circle, Samsung and Huawei have launched their own folding screen mobile phones, taking the lead in the high-end industry. OPPO, which has a prominent domestic sales volume, does not show weakness. Even though there are currently a variety of folding screen patents in the mobile phone circle, we must Admit it, none of this is truly perfect. Folding screens have had many drawbacks since they were first proposed, such as body weight, thickness, durability, etc. If these problems are not solved, folding screen phones will not become popular in the mobile phone industry. So do you think OPPO’s new patent can solve the above shortcomings of folding screen technology?