BlockBeats news: On September 10, after the release of Apple's first foldable iPhone Duo, Samsung's official U.S. account posted a series of tweets mocking Apple, claiming it was "eating leftovers," sparking widespread market discussion.
However, behind this “Apple vs. Samsung” rivalry, the true technological landscape of foldable screens may have already shifted. The iPhone Duo has a thickness of 5.2 mm and weighs 254 grams, with a crease depth of approximately 150 micrometers; in comparison, the OPPO Find N5 has a crease depth of about 101 micrometers, Huawei’s Mate X6 reduces the crease depth to around 5 micrometers using its Xuanwu Droplet hinge, and the Honor Magic V6 achieves an unfolded thickness of just 4 mm.
From a product design perspective, Apple’s first foldable smartphone adopts a traditional book-style inward-folding mechanism, while Huawei has already launched a tri-fold model, and Honor and Xiaomi are focusing on vertical compact foldables. Domestic Chinese manufacturers continue to compete in areas such as hinges, suspension, thinness, and durability.
At the market level, although Samsung remains the global leader in foldable screens, Chinese manufacturers are rapidly catching up. As technology evolves and prices decline, competition in the foldable screen market has gradually shifted from "Apple vs. Samsung" to a multi-dimensional competition dominated by Chinese manufacturers.
Samsung may have been right to mock Apple for eating leftovers, but the real champion in foldable screens is now competing for lighter, thinner designs with fewer creases and more form factors.