First up today in this roundup, OnePlus is throwing a big party with their Summer Launch Event. They’re showing off four new things: a new Nord phone, a tablet, a watch, and some earbuds. We’ll tell you how to watch it live and what to expect. It’s going to be fun!

But wait, there’s more! Huawei might be working on a phone that folds three times. Yes, you read that right—three times! Could this be the next big thing in phones? We’ll dive into what we know so far.

Remember the CMF Phone 1? We thought it would be easy to fix, but it turns out it’s not so simple. We’ll explain why and what it means for you if you’re thinking about buying one.

All the details on these stories are in today’s roundup below.

Huawei’s first tri-folding phone is expected within two months, may replace iPad

Huawei is set to challenge the foldable phone market yet again, with rumors swirling about the imminent release of the world’s first triple-folding phone. According to tipster Fixed Focus Digital in a Weibo post today, the device is expected to launch within two months.

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Turns out CMF Phone 1 is not so easy to repair

The CMF Phone 1, known for its unconventional design, was expected to be easily repairable. However, a recent teardown by PBKreviews suggests otherwise. Although the phone features a unique back cover that can be easily removed, repairing the actual device is more complicated than expected. 

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After months of secrecy, Huawei finally reveals processor details for its popular smartphone lineups

In a surprising move, Huawei has lifted its embargo on chipset information for recently released phones. This means consumers can finally learn what processors power their Mate 60, Mate X5, and Pura 70 series devices.

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Here’s how to watch OnePlus Summer Launch Event and what to expect

OnePlus is gearing up for its Summer Launch Event today, where the company is confirmed to unveil four new products — the OnePlus Nord 4, OnePlus Watch 2R, OnePlus Pad 2, and OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro. The event will be live-streamed across various platforms. So here’s a breakdown of how to watch the event live and what to expect from the new OnePlus devices.

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The patent of Huawei’s smartphone with a tri-fold display has emerged. It is not yet known when Huawei will unveil its tri-fold smartphone, but the patent provides some interesting details about the design of the phone. Additionally, rumors suggest that the trifold phone might be released by the end of this year.

Huawei gears up to reveal a trifold smartphone

Samsung previously showcased its tri-fold display smartphone at the CES event but did not release it for sale. We may see both Huawei and Samsung releasing phones with tri-fold displays in 2024.

ITHome has recently posted the Huawei’s patent, the upcoming smartphone appears to take the shape of the “Z“ when folded, and the device features two different hinges. One of the most useful aspects of a tri-fold device is that the screen connected to the second hinge can fold outward, allowing the third part of the screen to be used as a fully functional display when the device is folded. While flip-style foldable devices also have an outer screen, rear cameras create a significant interruption on the screen.

Tri-fold devices have never been introduced to the market, but the biggest challenge seems to be the design, as a device with two different hinges would contain complex parts and be quite heavy. However, in Huawei’s patent, each part of the display has a different thickness, which should reduce the weight.

Whether it will be practical or not remains unknown since no company has introduced a tri-fold smartphone yet. Although rumors are not definitive at the moment, you can expect some phone manufacturers to introduce tri-fold smartphones in 2024.

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Huawei has officially confirmed that it will keep a virtual press conference in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 24 at 3 PM CET. This makes it the first company to officially confirm an event in Barcelona after GSMA canceled MWC 2020. The company is calling it a virtual press conference because it will screen a pre-recorded keynote at the event in Barcelona, followed by a demo experience on-site.

In addition to this, Gizmochina has learned that Huawei will announce its new Foldable smartphone at the event. We can confirm that this won’t be the Huawei Mate X foldable that was announced last year. So, it’s a brand new foldable model that will be launched and showcased at the event in Barcelona. The company also plans to announce a few other consumer tech products at the same event.

Unfortunately, we are not sure of the identity of the new foldable. It could be the Huawei Mate XS model that was mentioned in 2019. Huawei’s CEO, Richard Yu had confirmed last year that the Mate XS will feature a better processor (Kirin 990 5G), an improved display and an upgraded hinge mechanism. The Mate XS is also expected to feature some changes in its design that’ll make it more compact and durable.

Honor also has an event in Barcelona on the same day at 18:30 CEST.

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While companies like LG, Sony are backing out of MWC 2020, Huawei has officially confirmed its presence at the event in Barcelona, Spain. The company released a teaser on its Weibo account earlier today, hinting at some of the products expected to be showcased at the event, including a foldable smartphone.

In the teaser image, Huawei is stressing on its 1+8+N strategy. Huawei revealed this strategy last year wherein, “1” is the device that has all control — a smartphone that is small, portable, and easy to use. The larger devices or access points represent “8”, which includes tablets and wearables to enhance your smartphone experience. And finally, “N” is the layer where everything comes together — the network as well as the company’s IoT devices.

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And the image shows off eight categories including laptops, tablets, TV, headphones, watches, VR glasses, automobiles, and speakers. So, we might see products from some of these categories from the company at the event. According to the image shared by Huawei last year, the smartphone is at the central part of this strategy. And in the above image, we can see a bar-shaped object at the center is split into two halves, likely hinting at a foldable smartphone. While some say Huawei might show off its new Mate XS foldable, it’s likely that the company displays last year’s Mate X at this event. The successor to the device, powered by Kirin 990 5G, is expected to launch only by March 2020. The recent coronavirus outbreak might have affected its launch plans, but so far we haven’t got any update from the company.

Despite this confirmation from Huawei, it remains to be seen whether MWC will take place this year. The association is currently discussing the fate of the event and will announce a final decision on Friday, February 14. Meanwhile, companies like TCL, Vivo, LG, AT&T and others have already announced their withdrawal from MWC this year.

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Xiaomi and Huawei will reportedly use foldable smartphone panels from Samsung Display this year. This will be a shift from their current flexible/foldable panel suppliers. Huawei Mate X used foldable panels from China’s BOE while Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha used a flexible display from another Chinese display maker, Visionox.

According to the new report, Xiaomi’s foldable smartphone will use flexible panels made by Samsung Display. Visionox was supplying foldable panels to Xiaomi initially but the yield was reportedly not enough to produce the panels in large quantities. So Xiaomi is said to be in talks with Samsung Display to secure supply for foldable panels. However, the same report states that we might not see a foldable phone from Xiaomi this year.

What’s surprising is that Huawei is also reportedly shifting its foldable panel supplier this year. The report states that the telecommunications giant is already in the process of securing foldable panels for its smartphone from Samsung Display. Its Mate X came with BOE’s foldable panels but Samsung Display’s panel reportedly has better quality and quantity. It is said that Huawei is likely to use Samsung Display as the primary supplier for its foldable, with BOE acting as an additional supplier.

The report also states that Huawei’s next-generation foldable smartphone will launch in the second half of the year alongside the second-generation Galaxy Fold model. This makes sense given how the Mate X2 is rumored to release sometime around IFA 2020. The rumor also said that the X2 will be outward folding, similar to the Galaxy Fold.

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Note that the new foldable smartphone expected at MWC 2020 in February is the Mate XS, a slightly modified version of the existing Mate X foldable, most likely using BOE’s foldable panel.

The recent success of the Galaxy Fold seems to have boosted Samsung Display’s reputation in the market. It is said that the display maker received a lot of interest from top Chinese smartphone makers like OPPO, Vivo, & Huawei but its initial focus is on supplying foldable panels to Samsung. After the launch of the clamshell Galaxy Fold model sometime before MWC, Samsung Display will focus on supplying panels for the Mate X2 and the second generation Galaxy Fold devices. In the meantime, it is likely to start supplying panels for the foldable smartphone from Xiaomi, expected to launch in 2021.

So it looks like Samsung and Huawei are likely to remain the top foldable smartphone makers, even in 2020.

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After months of delays and speculations, Huawei has finally unveiled the Mate X 5G, the company’s first foldable smartphone in the market. The phone was first shown off at MWC 2019 but it took Huawei nearly 10 months to ready it for the commercial market. But now, the Mate X 5G is finally here and you can purchase it starting November 15 in China.

The Mate X 5G will come in a single variant of 8GB RAM and 512GB ROM for 16,999 yuan (~$2403). This makes it even more expensive than the Galaxy Fold, which is already available for purchase in multiple markets across the globe. However, Mate X’s outward folding design received quite a positive reception at MWC 2019 and if you are ready to spend nearly $2000 for a foldable smartphone, pricing isn’t really your primary concern.

The Mate X 5G will first go on sale at 10:08 on November 15 in limited quantities in China. The company is unsurprisingly offering an additional 50% discount on screen related repairs and replacement with the purchase.

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The Huawei Mate X 5G comes with a 6.6-inch display on the front featuring 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 2480 x 1148 pixel resolution. In the folded position, there’s another display at the back featuring 6.38-inches with 2480 x 892 resolution and 25:9 aspect ratio. When you unfold the display, you get a large 8-inch tablet-like screen to play with featuring an 8:7.1 aspect ratio and 2480 x 2200 pixel resolution.

Huawei is said to have used a double-layer polyimide material for the flexible screen that increases strength by up to 40 percent. Further, the innovative (falcon) hinge that supports the display reportedly has zero openings or grooves to improve its durability. At the back, the Mate X has four cameras, a 40MP primary sensor, an 8MP telephoto lens, a 16MP super wide-angle shooter, and a 3D depth sensor as well. The phone comes with up to 45X zoom (3X optical). The primary sensor features OIS and AIS for stabilization. The phone comes with 5G support with dual SIM dual standby.

Note that the Mate X 5G comes with last year’s Kirin 980. The development cycle was probably too long for the device to feature the new Kirin 990 5G chip. Underneath, the Mate X 5G has a 4500mAh battery with Huawei’s SuperCharge 55W charging technology. This should ensure at least a day’s usage despite its large screen. Also, you get around 85% charge in just 30 minutes, so recharging the phone is going to be an extremely quick process.

In terms of software, the Mate X comes with foldable-specific features that include split-screen multitasking, and text/ image drag and drop between screens.

The company has also confirmed that it will launch an upgraded version of the Mate X 5G, dubbed the Mate Xs, in March 2020 with the new Kirin 990 5G SoC.

Mate X’s release marks the availability of the second commercial foldable smartphone in the market right now. The phone has got a few upgrades since its first showcase back in February, but it’s exciting to see that the phone is finally available for the everyday consumers.

Will it feature Google Apps? That’s not the appropriate question right now. Google app support is secondary. First we’ll have to wait and see whether its truly ready for the consumer market.

So are you excited for the Mate X 5G?

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Samsung was already in a good position to be the first OEM to launch a commercially available foldable smartphone. That was not to be due to the issues that cropped up on the review units the company sent out to reviewers. The Korean company is now taken things slowly in order to ensure that the flaws on the Galaxy Fold are all taken care of. That means Huawei may still get the crown as the first OEM to release a foldable phone. If rumours are anything to go by, the Mate X is expected to be launched around September.

Ahead of the official release, the Mate X poster has been spotted in a brick and mortar shop in China. The poster doesn’t list any dates, yet it implies that the launch is close. The leader of Huawei’s Product Division had hinted in a meeting that the Huawei Mate X will be accessible in China in late July or early August.

Note that this poster alludes to the launch in China. For the global launch, last we heard was September, yet the US trade ban on Huawei definitely has an effect on Huawei’s product cycle. So, we can’t say for sure when the device will be launched globally.

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