Huawei at the launch of Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro confirmed that it is planning on launching 5G foldable phone in 2019. In an interview, Yu commented, “We are working on foldable phones. Foldable 5G phones.” It’s a known fact that Huawei is working on a foldable phone to beat its rival Samsung by launching it as early as 2019.
Apart from being a foldable smartphone, the comments confirm that it will also support 5G. It is also known that the Chinese company is developing its own chip, the Balong 5G01, that can support the new 3GPP standard for 5G networks. Huawei also invested $600 million to make its devices 5G compatible.
On the other hand, Samsung is holding a developer conference next month, where Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh said to be giving a keynote previewing the company’s foldable phone. Samsung’s been working on a flexible OLED screen for years and recently, got its “unbreakable” OLED display certified for durability.
It’s been reported that Samsung’s foldable phone will be a tablet that can fit in your pocket and will fall under the Galaxy Next Line. It is also possible that Huawei’s 7.2-inch Mate 20 X could be previewed of what the foldable phone’s full display would look like. With an official confirmation coming from Huawei, we now have a bright foldable future to look forward.