The folding screen concept gives us a glimpse into the future of smartphones

The screen is corrosion resistant and can be folded up to 200,000 times, making it able to withstand nearly four years if the average user checks his device about 150 times a day.


It is no secret to say that there are a number of manufacturers working on the idea of ​​folding phones to be released in the near future, with rumors that the first set of commercially available phones will hit the market this year. In September 2018, For ITRI industrial technology research with a prototype of the AMOLED screen.
The institute is now releasing a new video showing a folding AMOLED display device that illustrates the concept of such screens, which we can see in future folding smartphones. Although the smartphone is far from the final product, Fast approaching commercial standards.

Samsung's head of mobile division, DJ Koh, said earlier that durability is one of the key concerns for folding smart phones, which is a stumbling block to the appearance of the first folding device.

This is what prompted the Taiwan Institute for Industrial Technology Research (ITRI), founded in 1973 and one of the largest research and development institutions in applied technology in Taiwan, to focus heavily on this problem.

According to the institute, the screen is resistant to corrosion and can withstand friction and fold up to 200,000 times, which means that it can withstand for nearly four years if the average user to examine his device about 150 times a day.

The device appears when opened as a 7-inch tablet, so the folding screen does not split into two equal halves, and there may be a reason why you do not need to open the device every time you want to check notifications, instead you can check them out. During the visible portion of the screen.
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