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The battle for the first foldable phone is heating up. Reports suggest Samsung intends to launch a foldable smartphone in early 2019, but a report from Korean outlet suggests Huawei aims to beat the Korean giant to market with a folding phone slated to launch as early as November. In fact, Huawei consumer business group CEO Richard Yu told that the company already had a working prototype in 2017, and was just focused on optimizing it.
But Samsung still wants to win. At the launch event for the Galaxy Note 9 earlier this month, Samsung CEO DJ Koh told reporters that they wouldnt make the world wait too long before launching a folding smartphone. The brand doesnt want to lose out on the bragging rights that come with being the first to go folding.
The latest leaks suggest we might see the Galaxy X or Galaxy F in January. Plus, Samsung may have solved a big problem, having apparently created a curved battery suitable for the Galaxy X (or F), with a capacity that could be as high as 6,000mAh.
But recently a surprising statement came from Samsung. Samsung officials told the publication there are no immediate plans for mass production of the foldable displays required to make the companys radical Galaxy F folding smartphone.
Just last week Samsung CEO DJ Koh spoke about his companys race to get this potential game changing phone to market, saying it didnt want to lose the worlds first title.
Whether the companys new statement means the Galaxy F will be delayed or Samsung has decided to call off mass production and reposition the phone as a niche device just to secure that Worlds First title. But, either way, it will be extremely disappointing given the hype with which Samsung has previously built around the phone.
