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Google Pixel Fold UI leak shows wallpapers, icons, widgets and more
Google Pixel Fold UI leaks ahead of tentative I/O 2023 announcement, showcasing key home screen elements along with stock wallpapers. A tipster who earlier revealed the official-like press renders of the smartphone has shared the screenshots of home screen.
Google Pixel Fold UI
Through the Pixel Fold user interface screenshots, you can have an idea of what Android 13 looks like on Google’s first foldable smartphone. The source posted a screenshot displaying four different wallpapers in both Light and Dark mode settings.
As always, Google’s smartphone is bringing Android in its purest form with a neat and clean user interface, bold fonts, and large and elegant widgets as well as the non-removable Google Search widget. At first glance, the user interface can be determined as well-optimized for an incredible user experience.
On the top (header), the UI shows the current time on the left, followed by the network (WiFi) and battery icon on the right. The middle area of the header remains vacant, which will be filled by notification icons, as well as other stuff in the notification panel.
Below the header, the home screen has At a Glance widget, which shows routines, reminders, and other connected device details along with the weather. The circular app icons are optimized with Material You theming and painted in color based on Wallpaper.
The Clock widget and Weather widget are also present in the screenshot, which matches what we’ve seen on current Pixel phones. The app grid is preferred in a 6×4 layout in the UI snapshot, while there might be more layout options for the users.
Notably, the app icons, At a Glance widget, and widgets are capped inside a container on the home screen, keeping the same padding from both (left & right) sides. The footer brings a Google Search widget, followed by six primary app icons. Do note that the Taskbar feature can’t be shown on the home screen.
LG Innotek is supplying CoF for budget and mid-range Samsung smartphones this year. Despite the CoF supply chain formed by the Korean govt., Stemco still has the upper hand in overall volume and model-specific volume in the Samsung CoF market.
TheElec notes that LG Innotek is not making progress in Samsung smartphones’ CoF (chip-on-film) market. Back in 2021, Korean govt formed a local CoF supply chain, but Japan’s Stemco still has an edge over LG Innotek in the Samsung smartphone CoF market.
As of 2024, LG Innotek and PI Advanced Materials are still supplying CoF and related materials for Samsung’s affordable phones like the Galaxy A5 series. Pay attention, the lower lineup of the Galaxy A series and Galaxy M series uses the CoG method, mounting chips on glass substrates.
LG Innotek’s CoF production line operation rate is expected to reach around 70% this year. Beyond Samsung, LG Innotek supplies smartphone CoFs to Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. Notably, G Innotek’s revenue was 20.6 trillion won last year.
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Benchmark listing confirms Samsung will fuel the US Galaxy Z Flip 6 with a Snapdragon chipset. The device has benchmarked on Geekbench, scoring sizing points in single-core and multi-core tests. Interestingly, the Flip phone features 12GB of RAM, which is a big upgrade.
As spotted by CID/X, the US variant of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 will feature up to 12GB RAM and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy processor. While the listing doesn’t mention the phone’s marketing name, Samsung’s modeling strategy says SM-F741U is the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
Earlier, the same product surfaced on Geekbench’s graphics processing unit test. The device reached the same performance as the Galaxy S24 Ultra despite lacking such larger cooling tech. As far as the CPU performance is concerned, the Z Flip 6 scored:
- 1794 in single-core
- 4486 in multi-core
BREAKING‼️
US Galaxy Z Flip6 (SM-F741U) spotted on GeekBench with 12GB RAM
Single-core 1794
Multi-core 4486You saw it here first 😎😎 pic.twitter.com/kbG6w0k1wb
— CID (@theonecid) May 7, 2024
Samsung is expected to hold its next Unpacked event in Paris right before the 2024 Olympics kicks off. The tentative date is July 10, when the company will introduce Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and Z Fold 6 Ultra. More products including the Watch 7 series and Galaxy Ring are expected.
As the company still has around two months to unveil, there will be further performance improvements. Global consumers might be disappointed as the Exynos is expected to power some units. It might harm some sales but Samsung has to do it to maintain the cost-cutting.
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Another report says Apple will begin mass production of its first foldable iPhone in late 2026. It indicates that the company is preparing to introduce the foldable iPhone by 2026. Meanwhile, Samsung is preparing to launch the sixth-generation foldable products in July this year.
Despite facing challenges in China, Samsung is leading the global foldable market. Meanwhile, Apple’s entry into the foldable market would hurt Samsung the most. The competition is getting fierce and its peak could be seen when the first foldable iPhone lands in the market.
9to5Mac reports that Apple is set to commence mass production of a foldable iPhone in late 2026. The report also states that the company will likely begin mass production of a 20.3-inch foldable device later next year. Previously, this device is slated to launch in 2026 or 2027.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously revealed that the company could launch a 20.3-inch MacBook with a foldable display in 2027. Display supply chain insider Ross Young also highlighted Apple’s development of a 20-inch foldable hybrid device, set for a 2026 or 2027 release.
Trusted source Mark Gurman also said that Apple is “exploring a dual-screen, foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid.” However, the latest report suggests that Apple has “accelerated” its work on foldable devices, with the supply chain showing “increasing visibility.”
It is to be added that foldable devices would introduce a “new line-up for Apple” focused on the “ultra-high-end market.” Apart from a 20.3-inch “foldable device,” the company is exploring 7.9-inches and 8.3-inches screen sizes for a foldable iPhone.
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