Foldable
A form factor for mobile devices that relies on flexible-display technology and a complex hinge to physically fold, changing size and/or shape.
Common designs fold 180ยบ, in half. Some common foldable phone designs fold open to be larger than a standard phone (closer in size to a tablet), while others fold closed to be much smaller than a standard phone when not in use. Both of those types have a large inner display that is flexible and bends in the middle. They usually also have a second, smaller, non-flexible display on the outside.
Foldables are made possible by pOLED display technology, a type of OLED display that has a flexible plastic base layer, instead of the traditional, rigid glass.
See: OLED
Last updated Dec 2, 2023 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
