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Here’s another look at Huawei’s futuristic folding phone
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Here’s another look at Huawei’s futuristic folding phone

Remember Huawei’s foldable phone that leaked just a week ago? Another image has surfaced online, highlighting the likely reality of this device and its wallet-like design. The difference? Last week’s leaked image showed the phone opened up. Today’s image shows it folded, with three clearly distinguishable sections that make it unconventional even by foldable phone standards.

The leak comes from WhyLab on Chinese website Weibo (spotted by GSMArena). Huawei executive Richard Yu used the phone in both images. When folded, the phone appears to be about the size of a standard iPhone, although it has a notably large camera block similar to the camera on the Huawei Mate range.

These images have spread like wildfire on social media, leaving us wanting more. Andy Boxall of Digital Trends has estimated the price to be at least $2,780 – on par with the original Huawei Mate X – but keep in mind that this is all speculation, albeit speculation based on experience and previous precedent.

Pictures of the Huawei tri-fold device.
WhyLab

And as Boxall reminds us in his original story, looks can be deceiving. Although the device appears unusually thick in the first image, prototypes are often housed in awkward cases that both protect and obscure the final design.

Unfortunately, that’s where the news ends. While there’s a lot of debate about whether these are really leaks (or a deliberate guerrilla marketing campaign), one fact cannot be denied. Unless you want to import this phone from China, the likelihood of it being available in the US is zero due to trade sanctions.

A spy photo that may show a yet-to-be-released foldable Huawei phone.
Digital Chat Station

We can make a few more guesses about what’s inside the phone. For example, there’s a better than average chance that this phone will use silicon-carbon battery technology, which has already been adopted by several other Chinese smartphone companies, including Honor. This battery means more efficient power usage and faster charging times.

The triple-folding phone doesn’t even have a prototype name yet, but the fact that it’s been spotted in the wild is a good indicator that it could be ready for release soon (or at least a press conference to satisfy our curiosity). With the Huawei Mate 70 series scheduled for release in Q4, we probably won’t have to wait long to find out more.






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