News & Reviews:   foldable smartphone

Market research company Counterpoint recently published the global foldable smartphone shipment tracker for Q1 2024 which yielded a surprising development. Overall, the foldable smartphone market was dominated by HUAWEI with 35% of the market share.

Previously, we reported on how renders of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 have leaked in the wild after the tech giant confirmed that Galaxy Unpacked event will be on 8 August 2022. Now, reports are coming in regarding the price of the foldable, which is said to get a slight price bump from its predecessor.

Samsung is really ambitious in the foldable device segment. According to this new report, the Korean tech giant could be preparing to launch a foldable Galaxy A in 2024. If this happened, it could increase the share of foldable smartphones in Samsung's product lines from single-digit percentages to double digits.

OnePlus is rumoured to launch its first foldable phone as well. However, it might not be a totally new device, as it's said to be a rebranded OPPO Find N. It's worth mentioning that OnePlus had merged its business with OPPO earlier, so it's not that surprising if it came true.

Samsung is expected to launch two foldable smartphones later this year, and they are the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. Before that happens, the latest information has arrived by telling us that both devices will not bring significant design changes.

When it comes to foldable devices, two main designs are popular. The first is the small tablet that folds inwards or outwards, while the other is the clamshell design. Of course, other designs like the tri-fold are being considered, and Samsung took the opportunity to show them off at CES 2022.

We know that OPPO's first foldable smartphone is coming very soon, and the launch is tipped to happen this month. With the announcement of OPPO INNO DAY 2021, the company might have accidentally revealed the launch date of the highly-anticipated device, and it appears to be on 14 December.

It's almost the end of the year, and it seems like there's nothing much exciting left for the smartphone industry, except the new Qualcomm 4nm chip and the first smartphone to use it, Xiaomi 12. However, this latest information might bring a plot twist to the story. According to it, HUAWEI and OPPO are each dropping a foldable device by the end of 2021. 

It looks like HONOR is ready to enter the foldable market after so many rumours. According to tipster Changan Digital King from Weibo, the Chinese brand will be launching two foldable smartphones in the first quarter of 2022.

We have been seeing rumours saying that Google is working on the Pixel Fold and could launch it in no time. Sadly, news about Google launching its first foldable smartphone might not appear for a while. According to the latest information, the company might have scrapped the project after cancelling the orders with its supply chain.