Microsoft,Google and LG cooperation to make foldable Surface Phone?

LG's LG Display is the world's largest LCD monitor manufacturers, nevertheless there have been rumors that, LG Display is actually committed to the development of innovative OLED technology, and in recent years continued to expand production lines. For the same time, LG flexible display panel research and development function has never stopped, with its own flexible folding display smart phone has been closed-door manufacturing, the fastest in the very first half of next year will be able to officially released.

According to help the latest media news, in addition to Apple in addition to Google, the software giant Microsoft is also seeking cooperation with LG Display, through the signing of cooperation agreements in order to centered on its The latest flexible collapsible OLED display panel is planned for that next generation of mobile products.

Currently no one knows Microsoft and LG Display cooperation agreement while in the content, after all, each agreement involves confidentiality. Having said that, informed sources said, LG Display is one of the objectives of the formation regarding competition with the Samsung Display, especially in the folding display panel technology, the actual sooner the better to gain competitive advantage.

Microsoft Google brand-new foldable product category?

As we all know, Apple, 1 of Microsoft's biggest competitors, has been looking for a breakthrough within folding display technology, and even applied for a number of patents, hence Apple will almost certainly be released from the market based on like technology equipment, but specific time and production is definitely unknown. So, Microsoft is how the case?

According to be able to normal speculation, Microsoft seems to be expected to work with the folding display panel to develop new solution categories, and most likely classified as long-term focus in Microsoft's Surface product line. Microsoft is trying to improve along with expand the Surface lineup, like Surface Pro, Surface Book and Surface Studio usually are Microsoft's growing lineup of products, so with a folding display panel Microsoft will naturally engage in the same work.

Allegedly, Google will be also considering the next generation of Pixel mobile phones equipped by using flexible OLED display, Microsoft is in the Surface product line intended for their own plans. But inside any case, with those two economic strength potential customers support, LG will never neglect this opportunity.

LG has already begun to develop a folding display panel, and the end of last year, LG has also set up the special working group to concentrate on study for smart phones or tablet PCs can be folded display screen. In addition to LG has previously confirmed that Gumi's display panel factory has been there, in particular, opened the mold for the production of the sixth generation regarding P-OLED plastic display. Folding panels are also made of special plastic, that supports full folding, but also allows for curled shapes, along with is easy to bend, fold and restore, your company said.

However, it should become noted that, LG folding panel will begin trial production next year, there may be a small amount of machines come out of their own, but just before 2018 is difficult to achieve stable production. Hence, LG even if the ability for you to produce a folding panel, does not mean of which the new Surface mobile phone will be able to immediately equipment, at least in the autumn of 2017 published Surface can certainly not be achieved in time frame, is expected to wait until at least 2018 as well as 2019 The beginning of the year.Intended for folding LG screen costs will be how much right now no body know.

LG has yet so that you can reveal too much folding OLED panel related information, however LG's biggest rival Samsung next year may release a new folding machine, plus believe that the next few months time LG will likely be action.