Huawei Tri-Fold Smartphone with 10-inch Display May Be Released Soon
Huawei is reportedly working on a tri-foldable smartphone with a large main display. It could compete with tablets in the market, including smaller variants of Apple’s iPad. The handset is yet to be confirmed by the company and is said to be currently in development. While the name of the model is also unknown, some of the screen features of the alleged smartphone were leaked earlier by a tipster. Now, the alleged launch timeline of the foldable phone has also leaked.
Huawei Tri-Fold Smartphone Launch Timeline (Leaked)
The Chinese smartphone maker plans to introduce a triple-screen smartphone later this year, according to a Weibo post. after by tipster Fixed Focus Digital (translated from Chinese). It is expected to be the world’s first tri-fold phone and the leak suggests that it could eventually replace current foldable smartphones and even compete with popular tablets like the iPad.
According to the leak, the Huawei triple-folding handset will not be mass-produced. It will likely be expensive and supplies are limited. The company is likely to demonstrate a technological advancement with the product, the tipster said.
As production of the device increases and the technology continues to develop, the price of future generations of tri-fold phones can be expected to drop, the Weibo post said.
Huawei’s Triple Foldable Smartphone Features (Rumors)
A previous leak suggested that Huawei’s tri-fold phone could feature a 10-inch display. The phone is expected to come with a dual-hinge system, which would offer three separate screen areas. One of the rumored hinges would reportedly fold inwards on both sides, while the other would fold outwards. Huawei’s tri-fold smartphone is also said to come with improved crease control.
The company’s latest foldable smartphone was the Huawei Pocket 2 clamshell foldable smartphone, which was unveiled in China in February. It features a 6.94-inch LTPO OLED main display and a 1.15-inch OLED cover display, alongside a 50-megapixel quad-camera setup on the back and a Kirin 9000s SoC.
