Wacky report claims Huawei’s upcoming tri-fold phone has Oppo, vivo giving up foldables،
Since Oppo and Vivo have pretty well-known foldable phones (if you're a phone enthusiast, that is), there's a crazy rumor going around. According to
Korean Economic Dailya declining market share in the foldable niche category for both companies along with speculation that Huawei is about to introduce a 10-inch trifold smartphone has led to a major shift in the market in terms of concerns Chinese manufacturers.
The report states that Oppo and Vivo have decided to exit the foldable market, leaving dominance to
Samsung and Huawei. The report, written in Korean and translated by this author using
Google Translate, adds that Huawei's plan with the 10-inch trifold device is to take business away from Apple in China.
Huawei electrified China with the surprise release of its first 5G phone since 2020, equipping the flagship Mate 60
series with its own 7nm Kirin 9000s 5G application processor (AP). The SoC was built by China's leading foundry, SMIC, despite US sanctions that prevent SMIC and Huawei from obtaining advanced chipmaking equipment. During the fourth quarter of last year, Huawei recorded a 36.2% year-on-year gain in smartphone shipments, with its market share in China reaching 13.9%. In the first two weeks of 2024, Huawei overtook Apple to become China's top phone maker.
If the report is legitimate, Oppo will forgo making its Find N and Find N Flip foldable
The Korea Economic Daily added that a strong Huawei leading the domestic smartphone market, which is the world's largest smartphone market, can lead to a change in the global smartphone market, where Apple and Samsung each hold about 20 % of the world market. smartphone pie.
Last October, Oppo launched the third-generation Find N3 (which is a book-style foldable) and the clamshell Find N3 Flip. Vivo launched the second generation Vivo X Fold 2 and the X Flip. New foldables are expected from Vivo in April. Huawei's most recent foldable is the Mate X5, a book-style foldable with a 7.85-inch internal screen, released last September.
