Sharp foldable AMOLED prototype with a 6.18-inch display, showcased
Sharp has demonstrated its new foldable AMOLED display smartphone that can withstand more than 300,000 bending cycles. According to oled-info, the device comes with a 6.18" 1440x3040 foldable AMOLED display that folds inward, but according to Sharp the device can also bend outwards.
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Back in June 2018, Sharp had started producing flexible OLED display and launched its first phone in October 2018 with its own panel called the Aquos Zero smartphone that had a notch-type 6.2- inch 1440x2992 display.
Samsung and Huawei too recently unveiled their foldable smartphones called the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 5G smartphone, with Foldable design.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with a 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED cover display that unfolds to a 7.3-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED display. The cover display on the phone holds a 10 Megapixel camera and when unfolded, the Galaxy Fold has another set of front camera that includes a10MP selfie+8MP depth sensor. At the back is a triple rear camera setup of 12MP telephoto +12MP Wide-angle+16MP Ultra wide angle camera.
The Huawei Mate X, on the other hand, comes with a foldable display that unfolds outwards, unlike the Galaxy Fold. The Mate X gets a compact hand-held bar design with Leica Camera System that includes a 40MP (Wide Angle Lens + 16 MP Ultra Wide Angle Lens + 8MP Telephoto lens. The front display includes a 6.6 inches front panel that unfolds to an 8 inches display.
With big smartphone players unveiling their foldable handsets, other companies too have started experimenting with the foldable displays.
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