Rumors of Honor’s triple-tier smartphone spotted in the wild

Huawei was reportedly developing a tri-foldable smartphone in July. The move was speculated to give the Chinese company a boost in the foldable smartphone segment, especially as it competes with other brands like Samsung and Xiaomi. Now, the alleged tri-foldable smartphone has reportedly been spotted in the hands of a top Huawei executive. The tipster suggests that it matches the prototype that the company had developed as part of its research and development.

Huawei Tri-Fold Smartphone Leaked

According to an Android Headlines reportThe Huawei tri-fold smartphone was spotted in the hands of Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group. It seems to have a large inner screen that can be folded three times.

Huawei Tri-Fold Smartphone Appears in New Leak
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On Weibo, tipster Digital Chat Station (translated from Chinese) suggested that the device looks like a prototype from research and development that they had access to earlier. Furthermore, the smartphone is said to have a 10-inch internal display, with the cutout for the front camera on the leftmost screen.

It is also speculated to have an “average” thickness despite being a tri-fold smartphone. The alleged Huawei handset could be powered by a Kirin 9-series processor that was previously speculated to power the upcoming Huawei Mate 70 series in China. It is one of the latest processors to be introduced by the Chinese smartphone maker.

Through a after On X (formerly Twitter) in July, tipster Ice Universe suggested that Huawei could become the world’s first company to launch a tri-fold smartphone. Samsung, which has one of the longest-running foldable smartphone series on the market, was said to be lagging behind due to its difficulty making standard foldable phones thinner. At the time, the tipster suggested that Huawei would have “no competitors for a long time after release.”