【】

  发布时间:2025-04-03 03:24:13   作者:玩站小弟   我要评论
One of the biggest challenges of foldable phones is screen durability. Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Hua 。

One of the biggest challenges of foldable phones is screen durability. Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X look crazy futuristic, but they have plastic screens that aren't as scratch-resistant as the glass displays on regular phones.

That's no good and will be a big step backwards for durability. However, a new bendable glass from Corning Inc., makers of the scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass found on the back and front of many phones including iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones, might be the solution to the problem.

SEE ALSO:5G will be crazy fast, but it'll be worthless without unlimited data

In a recent interview with Wired, Corning senior vice president and general manager John Bayne says the plastic polymers used in these new foldable devices is better suited for repeated bending, but they're not as durable as glass.

But making glass that bends and doesn't crack or shatter with repeated folding is tricky. Even more challenging is making foldable glass that plays nice with the many touchscreen transistors that it needs to interface.

Bayne told Wired tat Corning is working on an "ultrathin, bendable glass that's 0.1 millimeters thick and can bend to a 5 millimeter radius."

Corning is making progress, but there's still a long way to go. "The back of the problem we’re trying to break, the technical challenge, is, can you keep those tight 3- to 5-millimeter bend radii and also increase the damage resistance of the glass," Bayne said.

Mashable Light SpeedWant more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories?Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter.By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Thanks for signing up!

The glass maker is also experimenting with combining its super bendable Willow Glass with its really durable Gorilla Glass. However, a breakthrough that allows for a combined bendable glass to be suitable for foldable phones is still a work in progress.

"We have glasses we’ve sampled to customers, and they’re functional, but they’re not quite meeting all the requirements," Bayne said. "People either want better performance against a drop event or a tighter bend radius. We can give them one or the other; the key is to give them both."

Mashable ImageBend. Unbend. Bend. Unbend.Credit: corning

Which begs the question, who has Corning sent these samples to? No doubt all kinds of companies, especially phone makers who are working on their own foldable devices.

Notably, chatter suggests Apple could be one of the companies that are looking into the foldable glass tech. Apple's reportedly working on its own foldable devices (who isn't?) and has even filed for a patent related to them.

Exciting as an iPhone that folds open into an iPad would be, let's also reel in expectations. Just because Samsung and Huawei and a handful of other Chinese phone makers are are working on foldable phones doesn't mean Apple will follow suit.

If that were the case, Apple would have released MacBooks with touchscreens years ago, mimicking Windows and Chromebooks, which have them. Same for an Apple Watch with a round display. Ditto for an iPhone without a notch, but with a "hole punch" or motorized camera mechanism.

Apple is rarely firstto embrace a new technology and usually chooses to wait until many of the early issues are resolved. Foldable phones are unproven. From the crease, to the thickness, to the software, to the price, they're just not ready yet. Samsung and Huawei are jumping the gun with foldable phones to likely curtail plateauing phone sales. Apple will likely wait it out.

If Corning or another company figures out how to make foldable glass that meets Apple's tight design tolerances, maybe(and that's a big maybe) we might see a foldable iPhone in a few years. But I wouldn't bet on it happening.


Featured Video For You
The Huawei Mate X Is the Coolest Folding Phone We’ve Seen Yet

TopicsAppleiPadiPhone

  • Tag:

相关文章

  • Chinese gymnastics team horrifies crowd with human jump rope

    Awesome. Also, ouch.。The Chinese acrobatic team wowed and horrified the crowd at the Rio Olympic gym
    2025-04-03
  • 骨質增生用什麽藥最好

    對於老年人來說身體的各個方麵都處於一種不斷退化的階段 ,所以與年輕人比較起來,老年人容易出現各種各樣的疾病。其中老年人的骨骼也處於一種不斷老化的狀態  ,所以如果不注重鈣元素的補充,就有可能會引起骨質增生的
    2025-04-03
  • 決明子菊花枸杞泡水喝的功效

    決明子、菊花和枸杞這三種藥材都具有不錯的療效,並且這三種藥材的藥效都有所差異 ,所以將決明子 、菊花和枸杞搭配在一起的話 ,可以將這三者的藥效有效綜合 。其中不少人就喜歡使用決明子  、菊花和枸杞搭配在一起泡水喝
    2025-04-03
  • 先兆流產怎樣保胎最快

    先兆流產的情況是許多孕婦都有注意的,但是並不知道要怎樣保胎才是最快的 。先兆流產的情況,孕婦一定要注意好自己的休息 ,並且減少活動  ,然後需要留意流血量和性質 ,並且注意好自己的陰道是否有異物排出,然後多留意
    2025-04-03
  • You will love/hate Cards Against Humanity's new fortune cookies

    If you've ever ordered Cards Against Humanity from the delightfully corrupt board game's website, yo
    2025-04-03
  • 白細胞和血小板同時低

    白細胞和血小板如果同時低下就會讓身體影響變得更大 ,有的患者會在一瞬間出現強烈頭暈眼花的狀況,還有的會直接有摔倒的風險,這都是由於這種原因所引起,少數的患者甚至是會產生比較嚴重的敗血症,如果是這種情況就
    2025-04-03

最新评论