A phone with 3 screens A prototype of the rumoured tri-fold smartphone, which Huawei is rumoured to be working on, was recently seen in the hands of a senior corporate executive. A social media post has implied that it will cost an outrageous amount, even though there is no information about when it will launch or what it might include. According to the reports, the handset’s development prototype costs approximately $4,900, or approximately Rs. 4, 11,000, and the Chinese company is reportedly searching for ways to lower its price.
Price of Huawei Tri-Fold Smartphone (Expected)
The information originated from a post made by user @jasonwill101 on X (previously Twitter), who made the suggestion that although the tri-fold smartphone prototype from Huawei is extremely expensive, the production model might not be all that much less expensive. It is estimated that the mass-market phone will cost CNY 29,000, or around $4,000 (approximately Rs. 3,35,000).
Currently, the cost of Huawei's tri-fold engineering prototype is over 35,000 RMB, and the company is continuously working on reducing costs. The anticipated retail price for the mass-produced model is set at 29,000 RMB($4000) pic.twitter.com/2JBvtx9IIN
— jasonwill (@jasonwill101) August 13, 2024
The tri-fold smartphone would be the priciest mass-market device if this cost proves out to be accurate. It can set you back more than twice as much as other folding phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. It might not have the internals to support this high pricing.
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The Kirin 9 series processor, of which the Kirin 9010 is regarded as one of the most likely alternatives, is said to power the alleged smartphone. The forthcoming Huawei Mate 70 series is also rumoured to be powered by the chipset. It is rumoured to be less potent than other flagship chipsets on the market, including the MediaTek Dimensity 9300 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Rumours about a Tri-Fold Smartphone
According to reports, Huawei’s rumoured smartphone would include a 10-inch inner display with three different screen sections that can be folded three times thanks to a dual-hinge mechanism. One screen may fold inward, while the other may fold outward.
Rumours of the smartphone’s imminent release were sparked when Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, was seen holding it. It looks to have a hole-punch cutout for the leftmost screen’s front camera. It may have “average” thickness despite being a tri-fold smartphone, according to reports.
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