In transient: According to a report from South Korea, HP is planning to develop into the newest entrant within the nascent foldable laptop computer area. It would compete with merchandise from Lenovo and Asus in addition to a rumored mannequin from Samsung.
This week, The Elec reported that SK IE Technology gained a deal to produce movie for an LG foldable show, which shall be utilized in HP’s first foldable laptop computer. SK IE would possibly provide 10,000 models for manufacture beginning within the third quarter of 2022.
LG confirmed its work on a foldable OLED display screen for 17-inch laptops at CES in January, which can find yourself in fashions from HP, Asus, and Samsung. Asus showcased its Zenbook 17 Fold (17 inches unfolded, 12.3 when partially folded) at CES, and rumors from final yr recommended Samsung was making ready a mannequin of the identical unfolded dimension. HP’s foldable can be a 17-inch OLED, however measures 11 inches when folded.
Despite being the identical dimension as its opponents, HP’s display screen is anticipated to be 4K, whereas the Zenbook’s display screen is simply 2,560 by 1,920 pixels. In 2020, Lenovo launched the ThinkPad X1 Fold with a 13.3-inch, 2,048 x 1,536 pixel display screen, which it refused to strictly classify as both a laptop computer or a pill.
No different particulars concerning the HP mannequin’s {hardware} or pricing are at the moment out there. The Zenbook sports activities a Twelfth-generation Intel Core i7 U-series processor, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of PCIe storage. It’s deliberate to reach in Q2.
