Xiaomi/Honor/OPPO/vivo new folding screen products will use UTG

      Following Samsung Electronics, major Chinese manufacturers also plan to release UTG foldable phones. Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) is expected to further increase its share in the foldable phone cover glass market.

　　According to Korean media The Lec, new products from China's mainstream mobile phone brands, which will be launched in the second half of this year, plan to use UTG covers.

　　IT Home learned that the only foldable phones that currently use UTG are Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold 2. The covers of Huawei Mate X2 and Xiaomi MIX FOLD released in the first half of this year are both transparent PI films.

　　It is reported that Xiaomi plans to use UTG cover for the first time in the MIX FOLD 2 (unnamed) to be launched in the second half of the year. Samsung Display will produce the 8.01-inch folding machine inner screen equipped with UTG, and the other 6.52-inch outer screen will be produced by Huaxing Optoelectronics.

　　In addition, @数码闲聊站 also stated that Honor is developing a model with a UTG cover. The engineering machine has an 8-inch main screen and a 6.5-inch secondary screen.

　　Korean media pointed out that vivo also plans to launch its folding phone with an 8-inch inner screen and a 6.5-inch outer screen in the fourth quarter. The phone also uses a UTG cover, but its inner screen is produced by Samsung Display and the outer screen is produced by BOE.

　　Honor's first folding phone using UTG may be named Magic Fold, with an 8.03-inch inner screen and a 6.45-inch outer screen, both produced by BOE, and is expected to become BOE's first folding phone panel using UTG. In addition, Korean media also stated that BOE is conducting UTG glass master testing.

　　OPPO seems to be preparing a folding model with a 7.1-inch inner screen + 5.45-inch outer screen, which will most likely be launched next year. It will use Samsung UTG's inner screen and BOE's outer screen, and its panel will also use low-power LTPO TFT material.

　　In addition, OPPO is also planning a clamshell foldable phone with a 7.1-inch inner screen and a 1.5-2-inch outer screen.

　　In addition to domestic models, Google is also preparing a 7.6-inch inward-folding phone, which is expected to be launched this year and may be named Pixel Fold. The panel will be produced by Samsung Display.

　　It is worth mentioning that Korean media also stated that the price of foldable mobile phone panels is US$150-250, which is higher than the price of general flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels ($80).