Foldable Phone

Lenovo is developing the second-generation foldable phone despite the Motorola Razr was delayed in China due to some reasons, Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO of Lenovo Group, said at the CES2020.

Chinese technology company TCL showcased four phones at the CES 2020, one of which is a foldable concept phone. The other three phones are the TCL 10 Pro, TCL 10L and TCL 10 5G, which cost less than $500.

Huawei's second-generation foldable phone will use Samsung's foldable display, Huawei Central reported Saturday citing supply chain sources from China.

Huawei will be the second customer of Samsung Display's foldable mobile phone panel after Samsung Electronics as the company has started developing foldable OLED panels for Huawei's new foldable smartphones to be released in the second half of the year, Electronic Times reported citing industry sources.

More smartphone makers will release foldable phones in 2020 and global foldable phone shipments are expected to reach tens of millions in the next two years, Pan Jian, chief analyst of the electronics industry of Tianfeng Securities, said in a note.

Zhuhai Gree Electric was granted a design patent for a foldable smartphone on December 24, according Tianyancha database.

Samsung is set to release a new clamshell foldable smartphone that folds like the Motorola Razr in February before the release of the upcoming flagship Galaxy S11 next year, Yonhap reported Sunday citing industry sources.

OnePlus announced earlier this month it will unveil the OnePlus Concept One at a special event during CES 2020. Now there is speculation that the device may be a foldable smartphone.

Motorola has postponed the launch of the clamshell foldable smartphone Razr in North America, saying that demand for this $1,500 device has exceeded its supply expectations.

Currently, Samsung has launched two foldable phones in China, one is the Galaxy Fold, which sells for 15,999 yuan, and the other is the W20 5G version, which sells for 19,999 yuan.