The screen size of straight smart phones is close to the limit. The emergence of folding screen mobile phones can solve the contradiction between screen size and one hand operation convenience and portability.
Chinese brand manufacturers and third-party manufacturers have developed rapidly in key technologies such as OLED film packaging, hinge design and application ecology, promoting the rapid maturity of folding screen mobile phones.
Under the background of the continuous decline of China’s smartphone shipments, China’s folding screen mobile phone shipments grew against the trend. In 2021, it is expected to ship 1.69 million units, an increase rate of 44.4%.
Huawei is the folding screen mobile phone brand most concerned by users, and China’s folding screen mobile phone market share accounts for nearly 70%. The attraction of horizontal folding screen mobile phones is mainly high-end technology, and the attraction of vertical folding screen mobile phones is led by functionality.
The existing users of folding screen mobile phones are highly satisfied with their use, and most expect more innovative screen folding methods in hardware in the future.