Samsung presented earlier this year, specifically in February, your new bet on folding smartphones with a clamshell design, like the Motorola RAZR, a bet that apparently has had quite successful in the market even though sales have been hurt by the coronavirus.
Samsung, Huawei and Motorola are the three companies that currently market folding smartphones. However, Samsung is the only company that offers two models with the Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Z Flip. But it will not be the only one, since Huawei is also working on a clamshell smartphone, according to the TigerMobiles medium.
In the middle of last year, we heard the first news of Huawei's intention to launch a folding clamshell smartphone, a smartphone that finally hhas received approval from the patent authority of China, CNIPA, and as expected, the first images showing its design have already been leaked.
These images show us a folding smartphone with different cameras aligned vertically along with what appears to be a second elongated screen on the back. The front of the device appears to have a notch, but you cannot clearly see what it really is.
This model folds inward using a rounded hinge mechanism similar to that found on the Galaxy Z Flip from Samsung. Various industry experts claim that Huawei wants to launch a device similar to the Galaxy Fold, that folds inward. The Asian company is also expected to launch a folding smartphone in the Chinese market by the end of this year.
Related to Huawei's shell-type smarpthone, the guys at Let's Go Digital found a new trademark application from Huawei where "Mate V" is mentioned, a name that is probably related to this shell-type smartphone because of what this letter represents.
