Foldable

Like its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Flip4 will likely be Samsung's best-selling foldable, but it appears Samsung will be loading up the more expensive Galaxy Z Fold4 with more upgrades. On the Flip side, changes are expected to be incremental—design-wise, at least.

Huawei has already made a surprising and abrupt return to a first-gen design in its technically fifth-gen foldable phablet, the upcoming Mate Xs 2. Now, a display-industry leaker purports to spill its pricing ahead of its launch, which frankly seems counter-intuitive given the specs also just allegedly spilled with respect to the new phablet.

Huawei has been thought to launch its next premium foldable smartphone as the Mate X3; however, one of the OEM's top executives has just officially revealed that the Mate Xs 2 instead. In even more unexpected news, this imminent 2022 model even reprises the older, external-screen design of its OG predecessor.

According to new information from a supply chain source, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 could debut with a lower price tag than its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold3. The foldable is expected to launch in August with cameras from the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Asus has reportedly ordered just 10,000 foldable OLED displays and cover films from BOE, SKC, and Kolon Industries for its first ZenBook 17 Fold OLED laptop with bendy screen. That's the same amount HP is alleged to have tasked LG and SKIET with for its own such foldable laptop which, however, will be released later than the ZenBook.

Sony is rumored to debut a top-end image sensor that may bring smartphone cameras closer to a round 1 inches in size than ever before. Now, according to a prolific leaker, this CMOS has a product name. The potentially unprecedentedly large component is slated to launch at some point in 2022.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 has been rumored to feature a built-in S-Pen. Those reports look to have been dashed, however, as word on the grapevine indicates that the premium foldable will toe the same line as its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold3.

Unlike foldable smartphones that are now mostly using ultra-thin glass (UTG) for the cover of their flexible screens, the cover material of the OLED displays used for the budding niche of foldable laptops is still in flux. HP, in particular, has decided on a thin polyimide (PI) film instead of UTG for its 17-in foldable laptop.

Samsung is tipped to equip the Galaxy Z Fold4 with an S-Pen slot accompanied by a new, thinner stylus to fit into the phone's slim chassis. That new S-Pen now looks to have entered production, four months away from the Galaxy Z Fold4's expected debut.

The Vivo X Fold made its grand debut last week with a slew of impressive hardware. The phone is said to be creaseless, but a side-by-side image with Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold3 offers a different perspective.

Vivo has announced the X Fold, its first foldable smartphone. Arguably one of the most exciting foldable smartphones to date, the Vivo X Fold has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, an advanced LTPO OLED folding display and flagship-grade cameras. The Vivo X Fold contains other compelling features too, including support for up to 50 W wireless charging.

OnePlus is set to join the big leagues with the launch of its first foldable phone this year. Supposedly, this foldable will be based on the OPPO Find N, a China-exclusive device that launched to a very positive reception months ago.

According to reports, Samsung has no plans to bring in-display or ultrasonic fingerprint scanners to next-generation Galaxy Z devices. Instead, the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 will maintain capacitive fingerprint scanners built into their power buttons.

A new leak now reports that Samsung is set to equip the Galaxy Z Fold4 with the same 108 MP camera on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. This comes after reports earlier in the week touted the phone to also adopt the 3x zoom lens on the Galaxy S22 phones.

Vivo will be unveiling the X Fold on April 11, its first foldable smartphone. In the meantime, suspected official pricing has leaked, as has evidence showing a second colourway and how the device's two fingerprint scanners work.

The release of the Vivo X Fold is a few days away, ahead of which it has appeared on Geekbench. Benchmarked as the vivo V2178A, the X Fold appears to deliver the lower end of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1's capabilities.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 is gearing up to be Samsung's best device of the year, with new information indicating that the premium foldable will adopt a new hinge design as well as cameras from the Galaxy S22 series.

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All of Vivo's upcoming mobile devices have leaked in hands-on pictures. While the X Fold and X Note look as the company has presented them in marketing images, the Vivo Pad has much thicker display bezels. The trio will launch in China on April 11.

Leaks have now surfaced providing information on the upcoming Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 and Xiaomi 12 Ultra. The two phones are tipped to launch in China soon, with the Mix Fold 2 rumored to arrive with a world's-first folding mechanism design.

It seems that the Vivo X Fold could be coming to more markets than just China. Also, a leaked product poster has confirmed almost all X Fold specifications, including the presence of third-generation LTPO backplane technology. The Vivo X Fold will have some serious camera hardware too, and will debut on April 11.

According to the well-known leaker Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is actively testing a rather large 9-inch foldable device, which could hint at the prioritized development of a possible iPhone-iPad hybrid instead of a more compact smartphone in this new form factor.

Huawei is rumored to provide a successor to the Mate X2 premium foldable phablet in 2022, even if it can't support 5G. Now, a device with its alleged model number has reportedly been approved for sale by the regulator 3C. Therefore, the X3 might see a launch event soon.

Vivo has showcased the X Fold on social media, its first foldable smartphone. The Vivo X Fold will arrive on April 15 with numerous Zeiss-branded cameras and an eye-catching design, among other features.

Xiaomi is predicted to launch a second-gen foldable phablet in 2022. This "Mix Fold 2" is painted as a device with multiple, and potentially crucial, upgrades compared to its alleged predecessor in a new leak, one that even hints its manufacture might be adapted to incorporate the newest and fastest chipset possible.

This year, Samsung is expected to increase its presence in the foldable smartphone market with a third handset. However, the successors of the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 are now tipped to resemble last year's models. While there will be internal changes, neither the Galaxy Z Fold4 nor the Galaxy Z Flip4 will make any improvements from their predecessor's form factors.

Samsung has now removed the "Z" branding from its foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3, in certain European countries. At the moment, it can be confirmed that the letter no longer exists on the company's Lithuanian, Estonian, and Latvian pages, with a Europe-wide purge potentially on the cards.

Vivo has now set the existence of the X Fold, its inaugural Samsung Galaxy Z Fold-alike mobile device, in stone. Now, it has also confirmed the date on which it intends to unveil this premium smartphone in full. It might land alongside its conventional counterpart, the X Note, and more hardware besides.

Reports from days ago claimed that Samsung was gearing up to release a third foldable that would debut alongside the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 at Unpacked. It appears, however, that those rumors may have been slightly off the mark, with one silver lining being the reveal of the first Galaxy S23 detail.

An executive with the mobile division of Lenovo in China has hinted that more of its upcoming devices could launch with 512GB of internal storage - its next-gen foldables included. This, then, could include the rumored successor for the second-gen Razr smartphone.

Vivo has taken another step towards revealing the X Fold, its inaugural foldable smartphone. The Vivo X Fold will follow the form factor of many existing foldable smartphones like the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Mate X2.

After filing multiple patents showcasing foldable designs ranging from fantastic to slightly crazy, it appears Samsung is finally set to bring a third foldable phone to the market. This device, seemingly codenamed "Diamond", is expected to launch alongside the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4.

Samsung has been expanding its foldable smartphone offerings of late, but it is also working on designs with wrap-around displays. In a nod to the Mi Mix Alpha and Mate 30 Pro, Samsung has patented a futuristic smartphone with no volume buttons whose design also mimics the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Reportedly, Huawei continues to develop new foldable smartphones, having recently released the P50 Pocket. However, the company is rumoured to be working on a Mate X2 successor, currently thought of as the Mate X3. Supposedly, Huawei may release two versions of the Mate X3, mirroring the P50 Pro.

The Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 are months away from launch but they will debut on the backs of two impressive devices. According to an analytics report, the Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3 sold a combined 7.1 million units, or over 60% of global foldable shipments, in 2021.

According to reports from Samsung's South Korean supply chain, the company remains committed to improving S Pen support on this year's Galaxy Z Fold. Reputedly, the Galaxy Z Fold4 will debut 'Super UTG', a stronger and more scratch-resistant ultra-thin glass than the ones included in the Galaxy Z Fold2 and Galaxy Z Fold3.

A new leak has now revealed some more information on Google's upcoming foldable device, the Pixel Notepad. Codenamed "pipit", the Pixel Notepad could debut alongside the Pixel 7 series and may be more affordable than initially thought.

The Huawei P50 Pocket offers some interesting equipment in addition to the foldable OLED panel. However, the high price point of the foldable may not turn a purchase of the 1200-Euro (~$1310) smartphone from Huawei into an attractive proposition.

The Galaxy Z Flip4 will debut in August alongside the Galaxy Z Fold4 as Samsung's more affordable foldable option. A series of leaks have now surfaced, providing some insight into both the technical and business aspects of the Galaxy Z Flip4.

Foldables are increasingly likely to be the future of mobile devices; then again, even the highest-end of them come with some compromises right now, one of which is often a lack of in-display fingerprint readers. However, Vivo's rumored first-gen X Fold is now slated to have not just one but two of them.

Vivo is a smartphone OEM projected to launch its inaugural foldable device soon. Now, this rumored flagship has allegedly leaked again, and in the wild this time. The live image in question has been posted to Weibo and may thus put the “X Fold’s” main display on show in real life for the first time.

From foldable phones to floppy CPUs, the future of tech is bright and ever-changing. Some of the technologies of the future are obviously still in their infancy but let's have a look at some of the most exciting upcoming developments anyway.

Word on the grapevine has now provided a list of improvements expectant fans can look forward to in the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold4. The premium foldable will debut at Unpacked in August, expectedly alongside the Z Flip4 and Galaxy Buds Pro 2.

Two developers have successfully installed Windows 11 on the Microsoft Surface Duo. The smartphone achieves acceptable performance with its Snapdragon 855 chipset, although not all features are currently supported. Still, it is now possible to dual-boot Android and Windows on a Microsoft Surface device.

The foldable and slidable screen can double its size and, through a special magnetic mechanism, it allows two users to play multiplayer games on a single device, essentially fusing two Z Flip models against each other.

Vivo is projected to launch an inaugural foldable smartphone in 2022. It is thought to be an alternative to its also possibly upcoming X Note at the top end of its mobile device offerings for the year. Now, both have reportedly been certified by the 3C regulator in China with similar specs in some respects.

Samsung has laid claim to a design for a new kind of screen that could bring a new kind of secondary display to a next-gen smartphone. It consists of a panel in the shape of an inverted L, so that one part of it can fold away to lie flush with the back of a given handset. Now, a creator has had their renders of this hypothetical device published via their tech blog partner.

New renders of Samsung's upcoming premium foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold4, have now surfaced in the wild. While nothing indicates that these renders are official, they still manage to show off the foldable with a camera module design akin to that of the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

Vivo is tipped to launch its first ever foldable device in 2022, which might debut under the OEM's main smartphone brand. Now, a reliable leaker purports to reveal how it will look ahead of this event. It is depicted as having a design language that does indeed match that of the X series thus far.