
Can Huawei beat Samsung to release a 5G foldable phone?
Huawei has reportedly shown the finished product to South Korean carriers
It may not seem like that big of a compliment, but it’s the first time we’ve heard about exactly how far along Huawei is with its foldable phone -- and the report suggests that it could even be further in development than Samsung, which only showed a prototype at its conference earlier this month.
The phone’s also reported to measure 5 inches when folded, and 8 inches when unfolded. That’s wider than Samsung’s prototype, which reportedly measures 7.3 inches when unfolded, and also wider than the 7.8 inch display on Royole, a flexible display maker who actually unveiled the first foldable phone a week before Samsung.

But releasing a foldable phone isn’t quite the same as releasing a practical foldable phone. All three companies seem to want to be the first to get one out just for the sake of being first.
How foldable phones like Samsung’s newest handset work
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