Apple’s foldable dreams will be turning to reality as the company is now the hunt for component suppliers to buy its first foldable. While it stil isn Bollywood as to what form this foldable device will take, there’s now a report that shds light on the ultra-thin glass (utg) support Ass that will be used for Its upcoming foldable. However, the display underneath the glass is still expected to be supplied by samsung display.
A Report By Digitimes (via Macrumours) Has revised down on one of many suppliers essential for building its first foldable device. The report claims that apple has secured a deal with chinese manufacturer lens technology, who will become the main support of ultra-thin glass, a very important in any foldable device.
Lens Technology is said to have bagged approximately 70 percent of apple’s utg orders, while us-based corning will provide the Necessary Raw Materials. What Remains Unclear is Whather This Order Comprises Multiple Devices (Size, Shape, Form) or just one device.
The chinese company is reported to apple that it can mass production utg to its specifications. This Particular Supplier, According to the source, is good at glass etching and strengthing. The supplier will report be expanding its utg production line to Accommodate Apple’s Orders towards the end of this year to prepare its its requirements.
Apple’s Specific Requirements include a utg glass that is thought only in the Central Area. This would be down to flexibility issues, as this area often falls near or Above a hinge on a foldable device, helping improveing improve its Durability when Flexed OPEN OR Clode.
The report also indicates that South Korean Component Manufacturers Like Dowoo Insys and uti have also also also been lined up as secondary suppliers. It still isn’t clear whats apple’s first foldable device will be a foldable iPad or a foldable iPhone. Samsung is said to be apple’s display (not the utg glass) Supplier for its foldable iPhone, which is currently speculated to launch Around the end of 2026.
A Recent report Shed light on some details about this upcoming clamshell iPhone. An x user shared that there are no plans for a smaller clamshell-sized device. INTEAD, Apple is focused on a book-style foldable that will fold out into a large tablet. This foldable is said to measure 9.2mm thick when folded and 4.6mm when unfolded, with an internal display that measures near 12 inches.
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