AbakwaSamsung bethulwe ekuqaleni konyaka, ikakhulukazi ngoFebhuwari, ukubheja kwakho okusha ekugoqeni ama-smartphones nge-clamshell design, njenge-Motorola RAZR, ukubheja okusobala ukuthi kube nakho kuphumelele impela emakethe noma ngabe ukuthengisa kulimazwe yi-coronavirus.
I-Samsung, iHuawei ne-Motorola yizinkampani ezintathu ezimaketha njengamanje ukusonga ama-smartphones. Kodwa-ke, i-Samsung ukuphela kwenkampani enikezela ngamamodeli amabili nge-Galaxy Fold ne-Galaxy Z Flip. Kepha kuzobe kungeyona yodwa, kusukela IHuawei nayo isebenza kwi-clamshell smartphone, ngokusho komphakathi weTigerMobiles.
Maphakathi nonyaka odlule, sezwa izindaba zokuqala zenhloso kaHuawei yokwethula i-clamshell yohlobo lwe-smartphone, i-smartphone ekugcineni i-hithole imvume kwiziphathimandla zobunikazi baseChina, I-CNIPA, futhi njengoba bekulindelekile, izithombe zokuqala ezibonisa ukwakheka kwazo sezivele ziphumile.
Lezi zithombe zisikhombisa i-smartphone esongekayo nge amakhamera ahlukene aqondaniswe mpo kanye nalokho okubonakala njengesikrini esivulekile sesibili ngemuva. Ingaphambili ledivayisi libonakala linenothi, kepha awukwazi ukubona kahle ukuthi liyini ngempela.
Le modeli isonga ngaphakathi isebenzisa i- indlela ye-hinge eyindilinga efana naleyo etholakala kwi-Galaxy Z Flip kusuka ku-Samsung. Ochwepheshe bemboni abahlukahlukene bathi uHuawei ufuna ukwethula idivayisi efana ne-Galaxy Fold, esonga ngaphakathi. Inkampani yase-Asia nayo kulindeleke ukuthi yethule i-smartphone esongekayo emakethe yaseChina ngasekupheleni konyaka.
Okuhlobene ne-Huawei's shell-type smarpthone, abafana ku-Let Go Digital batholakele isicelo esisha sophawu lwentengiso esivela kuHuawei lapho kukhulunywa khona nge- "Mate V", igama okungenzeka lihlobene nale-smartphone yohlobo lwegobolondo ngenxa yokuthi le ncwadi imele ini.