When Huawei released the Mate Xs 2, I once felt that this phone was the king of this year's folding screen
Because it solves several pain points that restrict the development of folding screen mobile phones to a certain extent
In other words, why is the folding screen phone not hot? Not easy to use and expensive, expensive and heavy
The 255g Mate Xs 2 is currently the lightest horizontal folding screen mobile phone of first-line manufacturers
However, when I arrived at the store, I found that the weight of 255 grams and 300 grams was quite heavy, and it was not as obvious as the reduction of 250 grams to 200 grams
But reducing the folding screen phone to 255g is an improvement, see which one can do 200g
Huawei chose light, and the choice of another first-line domestic manufacturer is cheap
Last December, Green Factory launched its first foldable smartphone, the Find N
One of the main selling points is the price, and the slogan shouted out by the manufacturer is "from early adopter, to common use"
Sold from 7699 yuan, it is cheaper than other competitors when it is launched in the Chinese market
Now there are market rumors that the green factory intends to launch a folding screen mobile phone priced at 5,000 yuan
This price is not much like a green factory
Remember when the Samsung Galaxy fold was released in February 2019?
Earn enough eyeballs
The price is also very powerful, 15999 yuan, if this year the green factory launched a 5,000 yuan folding screen mobile phone, it is really down to three years ago
However, this model is not folded horizontally, but vertically folded, that is, clamshell folding
Judging from the products currently on the market, vertical folding mobile phones are generally cheaper than horizontal folding products
For example, the Huawei P50 Pocket starts at 8988 yuan
The Galaxy Z Flip3 starts at 7599 yuan
But the cheap is relative to the price of the general price of 10,000 + horizontal folding screen mobile phones, compared to the ordinary straight board mobile phone price is still too expensive
Then the green factory sells about 5,000 folding screen mobile phones is a bit interesting
Reducing the weight can improve the user experience, and the lower price is expected to attract more people to try early
After all, the folding screen form is not aesthetic fatigue for many people
According to IDC statistics, global folding screen mobile phone shipments in 2020 will be about 1.9 million units, and shipments will reach 7.1 million units in 2021, an increase of 264.3%
Share of global smartphone shipments rose from 0.15% to 0.5%
Folding screen mobile phones are a niche market, and it is a niche market that is rising very fast
This market is basically dominated by Samsung, because its products were released early, many models, strong product strength, Galaxy Z Flip "makeup box" folding screen mobile phone has also become the hottest selling folding screen mobile phone in 2021
The Release Date of the Galaxy Z Flip4 is also approaching, and the exterior design is basically similar to the Galaxy Z Flip3
Becoming more compact and slimmer, the size of the secondary screen on the fuselage cover will be larger, possibly more than 2 inches, while the price is further reduced
But with the price of folding screen mobile phones falling and popularizing, it is expected that more manufacturers will take market share from Samsung
Can the folding screen in the second half of the year, 5999 or even 4999 make a friend?