Huawei Mate V moniker trademarked possibly for in-ward folding foldable phone

Among the mainstream smartphone brands, Huawei and Samsung are the two companies that have successfully launched foldable smartphones that can transform into a tablet-like device. Samsung will be announcing the Galaxy Z Fold 2 in the coming month. Like the predecessor Galaxy Fold from last year, the upcoming model will be flaunting inward folding design. On the other side, Huawei’s Mate X from last year and the Mate Xs that went official earlier this year both arrived with fold-out design. A fresh report on LetsGoDigital states that Huawei Technologies trademarked the “Mate V” brand name with European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). It is speculated that the Huawei Mate V could be arriving later this year with a fold-in design like Samsung’s foldable phones.

Reports surrounding the upcoming foldable phone from Huawei claims that it could be called Huawei Mate X2. However, since it is likely to arrive with a completely new form factor, the company may adopt a new name for it just as Samsung is now rumored to call its next Fold product as Galaxy Z Fold 2, and not Galaxy Fold 2.

The publication has shared some design renders of how the Huawei Mate V with fold-in design will appear. The Mate V name appears suitable since the letter V looks like a book-like folding design. One of the patent filings that Huawei had filed in August had carried the design of a fold-in foldable phone. The images in the post belong to those patent filings.

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The images show the presence of a large inner display and a smaller display on the outside. The backside of the device has a quadruple-camera unit. The fourth lens in the setup appears square which indicates that it could be a periscope zoom lens.

Rumors have it that the main display of the upcoming foldable smartphone will support a 120Hz refresh rate. The Huawei Mate Xs reportedly encountered lackluster sales due to its hefty price tag. It remains to be seen whether the Mate V arrives with an enticing price tag.

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