The plastic screen cover of the Galaxy Fold is soft and easy to scratch. ET News reports that Samsung is considering swapping this plastic polyimide layer with Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) for its next foldable phone, which is expected early next year. UTG is only 0.1mm thick, not much thicker than a human hair. It's hard to manufacture, keeping the price high and the yield low. However, UTG looks much better than polyimide and should be more scratch resistant (the trade off is that it's more prone to shattering than the plastic). The upcoming phone reportedly folds down like a clamshell...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_reportedly_considers_ultra_thin_glass_for_its_next_foldable_phone_a_clamshell-news-39659.php
