Chinese phone maker Royole was the first to unveil a working foldable phone, the Royole Flexpai but industry giants like Samsung, Huawei and Xiaomi have taken the shine off the Flexpai with their own foldable models. Sony may soon join the growing list of OEMs that have got a foldable phone.

A tipster recently made this bit known via a recent tweet. According to the tipster who goes by the name Max J and Twitter handle @Samsung_News_, Sony is also working on its own foldable device. He also revealed that prototypes being built by the company are equipped with an LG Display, a camera with a 10x Zoom capability. The device will also pack a rather smallish 3220mAh battery. This battery size may have been included in a bid to keep the size small.

Sony is working on a competitor to the Galaxy Fold and Mate X.

The current prototypes feature:
3220mAh
SM7250 SoC
LG Display
Nautilus Design
10x Zoom Camera

The retail models may feature:
Snapdragon 855 Soc
Qualcomm X50 Modem

(Video via. @slashgear https://t.co/zZvRjt80Un) pic.twitter.com/mVyqRm1fxd

— Max J. (@Samsung_News_) July 6, 2019

In addition, the device is said to pack a Snapdragon 7250 SoC which is a mid-range chipset. This could be just for the test model as the foldable phone is expected to sport the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform and the Snapdragon X50 5G modem when it is launched. This also presents the possibility that the device will support 5G connectivity.

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Furthermore, Sony’s foldable phone is said to have a retractable roll-out display just like the Galaxy Fold (You can see Samsung’s rollable OLED prototype in the video below). We’ll have to watch out for the measures Sony is putting in place to prevent dust from causing any damage as was the case with the Galaxy Fold. This new product could also be yet anoter effort by Sony to break into the global smartphone market.

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