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HUAWEI CEO confirms it is working on foldable phones with 5G
- HUAWEI has confirmed it is working on a 5G foldable phone.
- CEO Richard Yu made the admission at the Mate 20 Pro launch event.
- The release date, however, remains a mystery.
Huawei CEO Richard Yu has confirmed the company is working on a 5G foldable phone. When asked about foldable phones at the Mate 20 Pro launch event, the CEO answered: “We are working on foldable phones. Foldable phones with 5G,” reports Digital Trends.
We have long known that HUAWEI is working on both foldable phones and phones that support 5G. However, this is the first time we have seen the two technologies linked by the company.
Previous reports have suggested that HUAWEI could release its foldable phone at the beginning of next year. On the other hand, HUAWEI has said its first 5G compatible device won’t launch until June 2019.
This could bring up the possibility that the company is working on two versions of its foldable phone: one with 5G support and one without. Alternatively, the release date of the foldable phone could quite simply have been delayed, something that wouldn’t exactly be unheard of in the world of foldable devices.
Giving its foldable phone 5G support makes a lot of sense for HUAWEI. The company is heavily invested in 5G technology and, as well as its phones, it is — sometimes controversially — involved in the supply of 5G infrastructure equipment.
The first 5G networks are currently set to begin operation by the end of the year. As well as HUAWEI, Samsung, LG, and ZTE are known to be working on phones that are 5G compatible.