BOE Unveils 10.18-inch Triple-Fold Panel at IPC 2025…Strengthens Market Strategy with Exclusive Supply to Huawei

BOE showcased a 10.18-inch triple-fold panel for foldable smartphones at its IPC (International Partner Conference) 2025. The panel has already been applied to Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate and is confirmed to be adopted in the successor model Mate XTs Ultimate, which is scheduled for release at the end of September.

Earlier in August, at DIC 2025 (Display Innovation China), BOE did not exhibit the triple-fold panel. BOE’s decision not to unveil the panel at DIC, a public exhibition that highlights the latest display technologies across the industry, but instead to present it exclusively at IPC 2025, is interpreted as a strategic choice. While DIC serves as a stage for industry-wide technology sharing, IPC is a platform where BOE emphasizes its differentiated technologies and roadmap directly to global partners and clients. By selectively showcasing the triple-fold OLED panel at its own event, BOE sought to reinforce its brand image and highlight its leadership in the market with a product that requires high levels of technical maturity and reliability.

The triple-fold panel exhibited by BOE features a resolution of 2232×3184 and supports a variable refresh rate ranging from 1Hz to 90Hz. Structurally, it achieves an external folding radius of R3.8mm and an internal folding radius of R1.5mm, enabling a design that can fold three times.

Reliability tests confirmed durability of over 100,000 cycles at room temperature, 20,000 cycles under low temperatures, and more than 100,000 cycles in high-temperature and high-humidity environments. In addition, BOE applied a 10-inch UTG (Ultra Thin Glass) to balance mechanical strength and transparency, and reinforced durability by adopting a “Bamboo Book structure,” which places adhesive at the edges of the folding area.

Through this exhibition, BOE demonstrated its foldable display capabilities, differentiating itself from other Chinese OLED panel makers such as Visionox and Tianma. The triple-fold panel requires a combination of complex technologies, including structural design, reliability assurance, and advanced materials, making it a symbolic case that underscores its commercial potential. With this move, BOE is not only strengthening its technological competitiveness within China’s display industry but also reinforcing its independence and leadership in the global market.

Junho Kim, Analyst at UBI Research (alertriot@ubiresearch.com)

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