The foldable laptop market is growing with foldable phones becoming more popular. According to The Elec, HP is working on a 17-inch laptop with a foldable display.
The foldable device refers to the display itself, not the laptops. A foldable laptop would have its display folded in half, with the bottom half being used as a keyboard or a physical keyboard slid over the top of it.
The display of foldable laptops is a big challenge. Ultrathin glass is the new standard for phones, thanks to the foldable lineup of the likes of the Z Fold and Z Flip. There is no consensus on what is best for laptops. There are no foldable laptops available compared to the foldable smartphone market.
The Elec report gives a glimpse of what is being used in the supply chain. HP appears to be getting 10,000 flexible displays made from a thin polyimide film. The same material was used in the original Z Fold.
The first foldable laptop was the ThinkPad X1 Fold. The computer was too small and uncomfortable to be viable for most people. Since then, there have been a few other foldable laptops, like the Zenbook 17 Fold and the Flex Note. Both of these devices have 17-inch displays that are more or less the same size as a 13-inch display when folded in half.
HP's laptop seems to be taking a similar approach with its 17-inch display that folds down into an 11-inch one, and now we know what material it will use. The display will have a 4K resolution and a touch screen. It could be a great option for artists.
The foldable laptop market is small at the moment, but if manufacturers crack the code on it, it could quickly grow to take on the tablet and 2-in-1 markets.
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