Huawei wants to release the world's first foldable phone in 2019 before Samsung does

One year from now is turning out to be the time of the foldable telephone. 

Huawei, the world's third-biggest cellphone creator, is purportedly wanting to beat Samsung to advertise with the world's first foldable cell phone, as per the Nikkei Asian Survey.

The foldable phone, which can release in early 2019, will reportedly use a bendy OLED show made by way of China's BOE technology organization.


Even though BOE's display screen generation is said to be not so good as Samsung's own, it's seemingly no longer preventing Huawei — it is purpose is to be first, which could showcase itself as an innovator able to leapfrogging Samsung.

Echoing an earlier Wall street magazine document on Samsung's plans for its personal foldable smartphone anticipated to launch sometime subsequent year as well, Huawei's foldable smartphone would possibly most effective be produced in limited portions of as much as 30,000 units.

With so few devices planned, it is not likely that Huawei wants its first foldable cellphone to replace its flagship Android phones. Alternatively, the agency's in all likelihood hoping it will click with early adopters — perhaps the equal cellular gamer area of interest Samsung is reportedly concentrated on with its foldable telephone.

Huawei's intent is to be first, which would showcase itself as an innovator capable of leapfrogging Samsung

Beyond Huawei's ambitions to beat Samsung to market, there are no additional details on the foldable phone.

In contrast, more info on Samsung's foldable phone continues to surface. The WSJ's report previously said Samsung's foldable phone display would measure about 7 inches and fold in half like a wallet. When folded up, the rear would feature a "small display bar" and cameras on the front.

Adding to the WSJ, the Nikkei Asian Review claims Samsung's foldable phone will be "no thicker than an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus" and sport a 7.3-inch screen when fully open.

The report also says Samsung's foldable phone will have one durability limitation: It'll only fold 20,000 times. Additionally, the Nikkei also echoes the foldable phone's potentially high price tag of $1,500-2,000.

With both Samsung and Huawei now reportedly planning foldable phones for early next year, you have to wonder if such devices will really be the next big thing or just a passing fad.

My bet's on the latter — I think they're dead on arrival — but lots of people also cast doubt on Samsung's "curved glass edge" as nothing more than a gimmick and they were proven wrong.

Whatever the case is, 2019's gonna be the very interesting year for phones.