LG is following the trend of differentiating from other phone brands in terms of materials. If Samsung wants to create ultra-thin glass materials, LG wants to create plastic materials.
“Real Folding Window” is the name of LG’s material. Not only is it as hard as glass, but it is flexible and can be folded without causing any cracks. Its composition consists of (PET) plastic film which is coated on the surface. This is a wear-resistant, thermoplastic resin with stable elasticity, water resistance.
The LG spokesperson said: “Unlike existing polyimide films and tempered glass-type materials, the cover window that applied LG Chem’s new coating technologies will maximize flexibility, while also providing optimized solutions for foldable phones such as making improvements to chronic issues like fold impressions on the connecting part of the screen.”
Some information announced by LG:
1. Samsung products using glass are easy to crack, especially with folding models.
2. Compared to the material that Samsung considers super thin on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Flip 3, LG’s material is much thinner, its thickness is only a few micrometers.
3. This material will be so perfect that it makes people say wow to it. It won’t wrinkle after being folded many times, the number of folds it can withstand is up to 200,000
4. This plastic material will help the device to fold two-way, not one-way like today’s smartphones.
In 2022, LG will start producing this special material and it will go on sale the following year. This is an extremely optimal solution when it solves the problems of the folding device line. People will not have to worry too much about screen problems when this material is put into use.
