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The entire Galaxy Z Fold4 spec sheet has been leaked online. It will pack a Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SoC, 50 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP triple rear cameras, a 16 MP under-display selfie camera, up to 512 GB of storage and a 4,500 mAh battery that supports 25 W fast charging.

OPPO released its first foldable smartphone in 2021, and is now projected to add a second generation of the same device, as well as a first-gen clamshell alternative, in 2022. A famous leaker has now mentioned what might be a product name of the former for the first time, and also offers an update on the OEM's 'X' rollable prototype since its unveiling some time ago.

Xiaomi has been linked with flip-phone development for a long time and now a new patent has revealed the design direction the Chinese OEM seems to be taking. Unsurprisingly, there is plenty of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 in the Xiaomi clamshell device, but it also appears there’s something of the Google Pixel 6 in the Xiaomi Flip, too.

Samsung's US website has updated with some possibly improved trade-in deals for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. A customer can get some Galaxy Watch4 SKUs free with the purchase of a new Galaxy Z Fold3, or up to US$1,000 off a Galaxy S22 Ultra with a trade-in - even if the device to be exchanged has a cracked screen.

A leaker has shared hands-on images of a third-party case for the Galaxy Z Fold4, months ahead of the device's anticipated release. The third-party case showcases design changes from the Galaxy Z Fold3 as Samsung moves to a squarer form factor.

While The Elec suggested that Google had cancelled the Pixel Fold, Jon Prosser and Ross Young suggest otherwise. Instead, Google is now rumoured to be waiting until spring 2023, which would line up nicely with a Google I/O 2023 reveal.

According to reports, Google has postponed its foldable Pixel smartphone project again, six months after cancelling 'Passport'. This time, Google is rumoured to have ceased developing 'Pipit', with no foldable Pixel smartphone due this year as a result.

A renowned leaker has provided an update about the state of the next-generation Galaxy Z Fold's foldable display. Reputedly, the Galaxy Z Fold4 will arrive with an improved display that will have a less prominent crease compared to the one that exists in the Galaxy Z Fold3 and its predecessors. The improved display should also be slightly squarer than the panel in the Galaxy Z Fold3.

More evidence of the Motorola Razr 3 has surfaced online. Bearing a design resembling the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, the Razr 3 will look quite different from the existing Razr 5G. The Razr 3 is expected to arrive in late summer with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipsets.

Motorola has just released another new poster touting its upcoming Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship smartphone. This one comes with strong hints that the device in question will be foldable, leading to speculation that the successor to the Razr 5G will launch powered by the updated top-end processor. If so, this might represent a significant coup for the resurrected flip-phone series.

It seems that the Galaxy Z Flip4 will offer significantly better battery life than its predecessor. Not only will Samsung's next-generation foldable rely on the more efficient Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform, but the CCC in China also appears to have confirmed a notable uplift in battery capacity from the Galaxy Z Flip3.

Huawei has unveiled the Mate Xs 2 in Europe, the successor to not only the Mate Xs, but also to the Mate X2. Equipped with a Snapdragon 888 4G chipset, the Mate Xs 2 has a 7.8-inch OLED display that folds around its chassis to form a smaller 6.5-inch panel. The Mate XS 2 also has 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB of expandable storage and a 50 MP primary camera.

Ming-Chi Kuo's latest report suggests that Apple is looking to set its upcoming foldable devices apart from other brands by utilizing electronic paper displays. These solutions will be used for the cover / secondary displays due to low energy requirements, but the main foldable displays will continue to be OLED-based.

TCL CSOT brought its latest developments in display technology to preview at the Society for Information Display's (SID) San Jose, California expo. They include a new "360-degree" panel for foldable devices, a new "Real RGB" solution for new virtual reality (VR) products, and an 8K inkjet-printed OLED of unprecedented size. The OEM also announced its new 34-inch curved mini-LED display aimed at professional gamers.

The second-gen Mix Fold flagship from Xiaomi has been tipped to outdo its predecessor in terms of design and pocketability. Now, according to a famous leaker, it will beat rivals such as the Galaxy Z Fold4 or OPPO Find N in this respect as well. The Mix Fold 2 is also now expected to offer improvements in other areas of its design.

Earlier reports claiming that the Galaxy Z Fold4 would sport a 108 MP camera from the Galaxy S22 Ultra have now been called into doubt. According to word on the grapevine, the foldable will be equipped with a 50 MP main camera instead, but will also offer 3x zoom better than that of the Galaxy S22 Ultra.

The next-generation Motorola Razr is set to have a taller display than the Razr 5G. According to reports, the Razr 3 will mirror the Galaxy Z Flip3's display size, which spans 6.7-inches. However, Motorola is expected to equip the Razr 3 with a larger cover display than the Galaxy Z Flip4 and even the Razr 5G.

The Galaxy Z Fold4 may be a few months away from arriving, but @OnLeaks has already leaked high quality renders of Samsung's foldable smartphone. The leaker has also provided device measurements, underlining that the Galaxy Z Fold4 will be shorter than the Galaxy Z Fold3. Meanwhile, @UniverseIce alleges that the Galaxy Z Fold4 will be a fair bit lighter than its predecessor.

According to new reports, Samsung has altered the Galaxy Z Fold form factor for this year's model. Reputedly, the Galaxy Z Fold4 will have a shorter cover display than the Galaxy Z Fold3, along with a squarer foldable display.

Purportedly, Motorola plans to release more than one foldable smartphone this year. Not only is the company rumoured to have a third-generation Razr in development, it is also believed to have its first rollable smartphone in the pipeline.

The first signs of a new Motorola Razr have surfaced, over 18 months after the Razr 5G debuted. Not only will the next-generation Motorola Razr feature flagship hardware, it will also sport a redesign that is closer to the Galaxy Z Flip3 than the Razr 5G.

Earlier reports claimed the Galaxy Z Flip4 would only get a modest 100 mAh battery capacity increase that would see it come equipped with a 3400 mAh unit. Word on the grapevine indicates otherwise, however, and for the better.

The Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 will come equipped with 4400 mAh and 3400 mAh battery units respectively. According to new information, both phones will also offer the same charging wattage, which may be considered a polarising decision.

Word on the grapevine now strongly indicates that Samsung's upcoming foldable phones will not be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 on the Galaxy S22 series. Instead, the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 will both opt for Qualcomm's imminent Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus.

The Find N is OPPO's first-gen foldable, and is most like the Galaxy Z Fold series in terms of form-factor. Like this Samsung flagship, the N is tipped to gain a clamshell-style counterpart soon, not to mention a potential refresh or upgrade with Qualcomm's next flagship SoC. They are now tipped to launch with what might be reasonable enough price-tags in China.

According to reports, Samsung will be making at least two modest improvements with this year's Galaxy Z Flip. Not only will the Galaxy Z Flip4 feature a larger battery than the Galaxy Z Flip3, but also a more spacious cover display. Purportedly, Samsung has decided to upgrade the Galaxy Z Flip to over a 2-inch cover display, which should deliver an improved user experience over the equivalent in the Galaxy Z Flip3.

Ross Young has outlined display differences between this year's Pixel Fold and Galaxy Z Fold4. While the pair are expected to feature similarly-sized interior displays, they may look quite different externally. Apparently, the Pixel Fold could launch with a wider aspect ratio than the Galaxy Z Fold4, perhaps in a similar vein to the Oppo Find N.

Reportedly, Samsung has settled on the batteries with which it will equip the Galaxy Z Flip4. The changes from last year's model should deliver a higher battery capacity than the 3,300 mAh that the Galaxy Z Flip3 offers, but only just.

Huawei has announced the Mate Xs 2, a return to the wraparound design that the company pioneered with the Mate X and Mate Xs. The Mate Xs 2 features a Snapdragon 888 4G chipset and four cameras, including a punch-hole selfie camera. Huawei sells the Mate Xs 2 in three colours, three memory configurations and two battery sizes, starting at CNY 9,999 (~US$1,509).

Samsung has announced a new limited-edition version of the Galaxy Z Flip3. This may be the foldable phone's official Pokemon-themed variant; however, it only seems to differ hugely from a standard unit in its packaging. It comes in a much larger box stuffed with appropriately-themed accessories and Easter eggs.

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.