"False Fire" Or The Future? Samsung Lenovo Launches 5G Foldable Mobile Phone

"We believe that the smaller and the more folded, is the future of mobile phones." On the evening of September 10, Chen Jin, general manager of Lenovo's China mobile phone business department, pointed out at the launch of Motorola's Razr 5g mobile phone.

This 12499 yuan mobile phone is really full of science and technology. It is also the first 5g folding screen mobile phone in the world. According to reports, when the Razr 5g phone is unfolded, there is a 6.2-inch flexible screen inside; after closing, there is a 2.7-inch external screen on the outside. After folding, it is very small and convenient, about the size of a zero purse.

In terms of core configuration, the Razr 5g is equipped with a high pass snapdragon 765G chip, supplemented by 8GB storage and 256gb body storage. It has a built-in 2800 MAH capacity battery and supports 15W fast charging. At the same time, Razr 5g supports 9 5g frequency bands and 24 4G global bands to ensure the Internet experience at home and abroad.

It is not only Lenovo's "rubbing hands" on the foldable mobile phone. Just the day before, Samsung also released the galaxy Z fold25g in China, with a price of 16999 yuan, and frankly said that "the future has come between folding".

According to the data, the external screen of the mobile phone has reached 6.2 inches, and the expanded main screen has reached 7.6 inches (right angle). In other words, when the phone is turned on, it will appear like a tablet to people. Compared with the previous generation, the galaxy Z fold25g uses Samsung's newly developed multi angle spin stop technology, which can fix the phone at a specific angle. The mobile phone uses the flagship chip of snapdragon 865 + driven by AI engine and lpddr5 memory.

Two models will be launched in China in two days. Will the "spring" of 5g foldable mobile phones come?

Samsung Lenovo "crash"

One is "mobile phone to tablet" and the other is "mobile phone to zero wallet". Two kinds of mobile phones with different folding design ideas were released in the two days before and after.

In contrast, Samsung's Galaxy Z fold25g still uses the popular idea of making mobile phones bigger. Samsung said that in the folded state, the mobile phone is easy to operate with one hand, and it can also easily receive and make calls, chat and watch videos. After unfolding, the 7.6-inch main screen can give users the operation experience like a tablet computer.

Lenovo's idea is to make the folding phone smaller. "After analyzing user habits, the product R & D personnel of Lenovo Research Institute and Motorola found that at present, users like the current large screen mobile phones, but they want to be more portable and compact," Chen Jin revealed. "So we chose not to change the mobile phone into a flat panel, but to fit the user's usage habits and use scenarios, and re invented the folding screen flip phone."

In terms of the most important shaft of the foldable mobile phone, the two ideas are also different. Samsung's Galaxy Z fold25g uses a flat inside fold, claiming that its invisible hinge uses more than 60 components. "Flat folding is prone to creases, and the folding gap is prone to dust and hard objects, which can cause damage to the screen." Some people in the industry commented on this.

"The biggest challenge for folding mobile phones is the display and pivot technology. After four versions of hinge design, 20 upgrades, and a series of tests, we finally developed Razr's unique satellite orbit shaft technology. " "At present, this phone has more than 100 patents in terms of screen folding alone," Chen said

It is understood that Motorola's original satellite orbit rotating shaft technology can effectively solve the problem of fragile and easy to crease the screen of the folding screen mobile phone, and it is made of stainless steel. When the mobile phone is unfolded, the movable board rises to provide solid support for the screen; when the mobile phone is closed, it moves backward to leave enough space, so that the flexible screen can be folded according to the star track curve.

"This scheme leaves enough corners for the folded area of the screen to avoid creases and wrinkles caused by too small curvature radius. In addition, this technology can make the screen nearly zero gap fold in half to prevent dust and particles from entering. " Lenovo Wuhan base production line staff introduced to the 21st century economic reporter.

In addition, there are many "internal skills" behind Razr 5g. Field production line staff told the 21st century economic report that compared with ordinary mobile phones, after adding 5g functions to the Razr foldable mobile phone, it is more difficult in the aspects of R & D, production and testing. Only the parts themselves are 1.5 times of ordinary mobile phones, the manufacturing process is as high as 100 channels, the complexity is more than twice that of ordinary mobile phones, and the test cycle of the whole machine is also more than ordinary Mobile phones are one or two months more.

"The folding idea of Samsung's fold series is to combine tablet and mobile phone into one, and use one device to complete the use experience and scene close to the two devices; Motorola Razr mobile phone, including Samsung's own Z Flip is to make a normal mobile phone more fashionable and portable, with differentiation and identification, "Wang Xi, research manager of IDC's China smartphone field, told the 21st century economic report," but the usage scenarios of (two types of mobile phones) have basically not changed. "

High end users in the short term

During MWC last year, Samsung and Huawei launched two foldable prototypes, and their curiosity about novel products ignited the heat. However, since then, the product has been far less hot than ever since.

Baidu index data shows that since 2019, the peak search index of "folding screen mobile phone" keywords has reached 11635 before and after February 25 of last year. Among them, the "mate X" search index is as high as 30930, and the "Galaxy fold" search index is 6884, which is their peak search so far. Huawei's 5g mobile phone index will only be released in February 2051.

According to the data provided by IDC to the 21st century economic report, from 2019 to the first half of 2020, a total of 1 million folding screen products were shipped, of which Samsung accounted for more than 80%.

Now, two foldable mobile phones released again, will trigger the "spring" of the market?

"This year's epidemic has accelerated the demand for PCs and tablets, and the impact on the economy has also brought about consumer caution around the world." Wang Xi analyzed to the 21st century economic reporter that under the premise of prudent consumption, consumers' budget for purchasing mobile phones will be diverted by tablet and PC. therefore, from both sides of supply and demand, it has a huge impact on mobile phones, especially high-end products.

Qi Yue, head of Lenovo's Wuhan mobile base, also disclosed to media including the 21st century economic report that the production of tablet computers in Wuhan base alone is expected to increase significantly compared with last year. "Last year's shipment volume exceeded 5 million units, and this year's original plan was expected to be more than 7 million units, and then increased to 9 million units after adjustment," Qi Yue pointed out. "It is expected that the next month's shipment will reach a new high. Judging from the current orders and deliveries, we have confidence in the target of 9 million units."

Wang Xi pointed out that due to the "diversion" of electronic products, such as flat panel and PC, which affect the demand for mobile phones, manufacturers' priority of resource investment for products such as folding screens that are inclined to "show muscle and benchmark science and technology" has also declined. "In the next one to two years, the foldable screen mobile phone will still be aimed at a small number of geeks, or as a product to enhance the social decoration attribute, for a small number of high-end users." Wang Xi pointed out.

However, it should be noted that, unlike last year, most manufacturers only focused on the foldable function of mobile phones. This year, enterprises have uniformly superimposed 5g technology into the foldable mobile phones. How many types of terminals can be divided into two types? Is this really the time to start 5g?

"Although 5g is in its infancy globally, the high-end product has a long replacement cycle, so not only the folding screen, but also the 5g functions of other high-end products must be complete." Wang Xi told the 21st century economic report, "at present, the domestic 5g mobile phone market is in the whole industry, which is to promote the" terminal first ", that is, 5g terminal equipment is prior to the network coverage penetration, and the price of 5g terminal is also rapidly going down. A large number of 5g devices will go down to the mainstream price range, and you can choose according to your own needs."

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