Huawei is reportedly working on a foldable smartphone; 2018 release likely

It seems like foldable smartphones are going to be the new trend. After Samsung and ZTE, Chinese manufacturer Huawei is reportedly working on a foldable smartphone that could be released as early as 2018.

In an interview with CNET, Huawei's CEO Richard Yu confirmed that the company already has a "working sample" of its upcoming foldable phone. However, Huawei is still working on improving the mechanical design of the device so that it offers a "better, more flexible screen technology." Richard Yu further says the current "working sample" has two displays just like the newly launched ZTE Axon M.

However, Huawei plans to eventually launch the phone with a single foldable screen. As yet, this is pretty much everything we know about the upcoming phone since it is still in the initial stages of production. We expect more details to emerge in the coming months as Huawei may release the foldable phone next year.

Huawei recently launched its flagships Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, which are said to be most advanced devices in the company's long lineup of smartphones. Both Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro is powered by the in-house Kirin 970 processor. Built on the 10nm process, this chipset is the first mobile computing unit to feature a built-in AI computing neural processing unit (NPU).

The camera department is another highlight of the Mate 10 duo. The smartphones feature a rear dual camera setup that is comprised of a 20MP Monochrome sensor and a 12MP RGB sensor. The cameras are equipped with OIS, BSI CMOS, PDAF, CAF, Laser Autofocus, and Depth Autofocus and dual-tone LED flash. Up front, there is also an 8MP fixed-focus shooter.

Huawei Mate 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro are backed by a large 4,000mAh battery and run on EMUI 8.0 based on Android 8.0 Operating system.