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HUAWEI reveals first glimpse at 5G foldable phone coming at MWC
June 07, 2025
Foldablesare the flavor of the season andHuaweiwants to get in on the action. The company took to Twitter to all-but-confirm that it too will be launching a new foldable smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2019.
HUAWEI has announced a press event scheduled for 24th February at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. The teaser image accompanying the announcement shows off a foldable smartphone with a very visible V-shaped bend. This follows anearlier reportwhere HUAWEI’s Richard Yu announced that the company has a5Gfoldable lined up for the annual industry conference.
Rumours around HUAWEI’s plans for foldable smartphones have been floating around since early 2018. The company is said to have shown the device to carriers inSouth Koreaand expects it to be amongst the first such smartphones on the market. As South Korea takes its 5G networks live in March this year, a foldable 5G smartphone could be the ideal device to showcase the new use cases and possibilities.
Not much has leaked about the smartphone outside of what HUAWEI has already confirmed. Evidence suggests, however, that the foldable will be capable of expanding to aneight-inch screensize once opened up.
We’ve already had our first look at foldable smartphones with the Royole FlexPai butSamsungand HUAWEI will have to offer something much more compelling to convince everyone of their utility. Are you excited for foldable phones? Let us know in the comments.
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