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9 September, 2024

Huawei Technologies Co’s top-of-the-line foldable smartphone, the P50 Pocket, was introduced on December 23, 2021. Photo: Handout

Huawei, other Chinese smartphone vendors push new foldable devices

Chinese smartphone vendors are currently focusing their foldable devices on the domestic market because of rival Samsung’s relative lack of success there.

28 Dec 2021 - 5:22PMvideocam

Samsung’s new foldable phones first impressions: tougher, slimmer, cheaper

11 Aug 2021 - 11:00PM

The Motorola Razr is an overpriced flip phone with underperforming specs

7 May 2020 - 10:02PM

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip is the best foldable phone you shouldn’t buy

It’s a big phone that folds up into a neat square, but it’s not worth US$1,400

15 Jun 2020 - 1:06PMvideocam

It’s possible to fold with one hand, but it’s not easy.

Huawei lost over US$60 million on foldable phones

The Chinese smartphone giant lost between US$60-70m on the foldable Huawei Mate X

9 Apr 2020 - 8:37PM

First foldable phone maker Royole reveals FlexPai 2

The new and improved FlexPai is here, but we don’t know when it’ll go on sale

11 Feb 2021 - 10:03AM

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Xiaomi foldable phone patent shows front cameras that bend to the back

Will Xiaomi’s foldable be cheaper if it only needs one set of cameras?

19 Mar 2020 - 8:03PM

When unfolded, the device seems longer than other smartphones. (Picture: National Intellectual Property Administration)

Foldable phones from Chinese TV maker have roll-out displays and multiple hinges

TCL is reportedly launching its first foldable phone early next year

6 Mar 2020 - 4:20PM

Scalpers in China sell Huawei’s foldable Mate Xs for twice the price

The brand new device, which will ship internationally without Google apps, sold out in first-round sales in China

6 Mar 2020 - 4:13PM

Huawei’s foldable Mate Xs is listed in China for US$300 less than in other countries

More than 480,000 people signed up to be notified about when the Mate Xs goes on sale

27 Feb 2020 - 3:49PM

The original Huawei Mate X was just launched last fall after months of delays. (Picture: Chris Chang/Abacus)

Huawei's contested map

Chinese mobile and telecom giant triggers calls for apology following Huawei Mate XS foldable phone launch

25 Feb 2020 - 8:01PM

Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei’s consumer business group, presenting in a webcast streamed from Barcelona on February 24. (Picture: Guancha.cn via Weibo)

TCL reportedly working on a smartphone that slides out to become a tablet

TCL follows its DragonHinge folding phone from last year with a new experimental phone meant to be unveiled at the now-canceled MCW 2020

18 Feb 2020 - 2:48PM

The curious case of cheap foldable phones from Pablo Escobar’s brother

Company founded by sibling of late Colombian drug lord says it’s sourcing cheap from China and selling cheap worldwide, but some customers are getting skeptical

13 Feb 2020 - 3:43PM

CES reminds us that foldable screens aren’t going away

From Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold to a TCL foldable phone prototype, it looks like flexible screens might take off in 2020

16 Feb 2020 - 9:59PMvideocam

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1. (Picture: Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

What happened to Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha?

Xiaomi’s all-screen phone was supposed to be released in December

15 Feb 2020 - 12:45PM

It may not be practical, and its sturdiness has been questioned, but Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha still captured plenty of buzz after its launch in September. (Picture: Xiaomi)

Samsung’s next foldable phone might look like this

The South Korean smartphone giant is planning a follow-up to the Galaxy Fold that might cost much less

19 Dec 2019 - 7:01PM

Huawei says a better foldable Mate X is coming in 2020

Smartphone makers from Huawei to Samsung are not giving up on foldable phones

19 Dec 2019 - 5:01PM

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With Lenovo’s founder retiring, what's next for the company that bought IBM's computers and Motorola's phones?

Lenovo is preparing a ThinkPad with a foldable screen, VR headsets, 5G edge computing and IoT devices

19 Dec 2019 - 10:00AM

The Huawei Mate X is a foldable phone that looks better than it feels

The exposed flexible display is a major concern and it requires a surprising amount of force to fold compared with the Samsung Galaxy Fold

18 Dec 2019 - 10:00AM

The Samsung Galaxy Fold has a lot to love... and a lot to hate

For US$2,000, a phone should be close to perfect, but the Galaxy Fold has too many flaws

9 Dec 2019 - 10:00AM

Samsung makes a second foldable phone, but it’s only available in China

The W20 5G comes with improved internals and design compared to the Galaxy Fold

21 Nov 2019 - 8:38PM

Just like the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the W20 5G comes with a foldable screen inside and a smaller second screen on the front. (Picture: Samsung)

Xiaomi patent shows a foldable phone similar to the Motorola Razr

Motorola, Samsung, Xiaomi and TCL are all making flip the new foldables

15 Nov 2019 - 6:33PM

Motorola’s new Razr has an additional touch screen on the outside, but Xiaomi’s outside display looks considerably smaller. (Picture: National Intellectual Property Administration)

Xiaomi patent shows a phone with five pop-up cameras

Vivo NEX pioneered the pop-up camera, but Xiaomi is taking it to the next level

13 Nov 2019 - 8:00AM

Chinese smartphone makers focus on gimmicks, not innovation

Apple's iPhone 11 has been decried as boring, but I'll take genuine upgrades over eye-catching gimmicks.

6 Aug 2020 - 10:38PM

Royole’s FlexPai could be the world’s first foldable phone you can buy

But Xiaomi won't be the first to market with a foldable phone: Royole, a Chinese company specializing in flexible displays, beat them to it with the FlexPai. It was really buggy at their launch event -- check out the GIF in this story -- and months on, it's apparently not much better.

20 Sep 2019 - 8:44AM

Royole is based in Fremont, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. (Picture: Royole)

Xiaomi may release a foldable phone in 2019

The company will face stiff competition from Huawei, Samsung and Oppo

20 Sep 2019 - 8:34AM

The ZTE Axon M has two 5.2" LCD screens. (Picture: Abacus)

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