Huawei reportedly planning to launch world’s first foldable screen smartphone

“Huawei is reportedly aiming to beat Samsung in the race of launching the world’s first foldable handset”

Several reports in the past have indicated that several major brands like Samsung, LG, OPPO, and Huawei are planning to launch foldable smartphones next year. We have already seen a number of patents trademarked by many of these brands in the past couple of months. Now according to a report by Nikkie Asian Review, the Chinese electronics giant Huawei is planning to beat Samsung to launch the world’s first foldable screen smartphone.

As per the report, the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer Huawei’s top priority is to beat rival Samsung to the market. Citing analysts and industry sources familiar with the matter, Huawei’s premium foldable smartphone could flaunt a flexible organic lighting-emitting diode display. The foldable screen is said to be manufactured by the Chinese panel supplier BOE Technology Group.

The source claims that Huawei is initially planning to manufacture around 20,000 to 30,000 units of its foldable smartphone. Yes, the first batch of the phone will be very small, but the idea for the brand is to beat Samsung to it. With its first foldable offering, Huawei aims to demonstrate its technology capability and attract attention from industry and media. Huawei wants to be the first in the industry to launch such a smartphone, even if the foldable display technology from BOE might not be that ready like the one of Samsung, added the sources.

The pricing and launch date details of the Huawei’s foldable smartphone are still not clear at the moment. The launch date will depend on the development and durability of the foldable OLED display panels from BOE Technology. Some analysts suggested that Huawei could launch the phone at some point in early 2019. Notably, Samsung is also said to be planning to launch its first foldable offering around the same time. 

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