Recently, according to media reports, Huawei is developing a "three fold screen mobile phone," which may be listed as early as the second quarter of this year.。

According to public information, Huawei has previously released three types of folding screen phones: small folding screen phones that fold up and down, the most recent product is Pocket S, which was released on November 02, 2022; left and right folding phones, the most recent One is Mate Xs2, which was released on April 28, 2022; left and right folding screen phones, the most recent Mate X5, was released on September 8, 2023。

According to the official website of China's State Intellectual Property Office, Huawei did register two patents related to triple-folding screens in March and July 2022.。The patent description clearly mentions that the electronic device has three housings and two connectors。

In terms of suppliers, according to industry sources, Zhaoli and Fushida are both Huawei folding machine bearing suppliers, with half of the supply.。Among them, 40% of Mega's current revenue comes from the folding screen mobile phone business, and most of them are orders from Huawei.。The news also pointed out that at present, Zhaoli and Fushida have signed exclusive terms with Huawei, and the two companies have become major suppliers of Huawei bearings in recent years, and the relevant exclusive terms will expire in June this year.。At present, it seems that the possibility of Huawei continuing to cooperate with the above two companies is quite high.。

On the screen side, the news said that Chinese panel maker BOE is expected to provide a screen for this three-fold screen phone。The phone may use a Z-shaped design, with a folding screen size of about 6.4 inches。Unlike current foldable phones that use a 16: 9 or 18: 9 design, Huawei's upcoming 30-fold smartphone may use a 28: 9 or 18: 9 design to provide users with an innovative transition from mobile phones to tablets。

Public information shows that most of the current supply of folding machine screens in China are completed by BOE A, TCL Technology's TCL Huaxing, Vixino and Deep Tianma A;。

Industry sources pointed out that the three-fold screen mobile phone and the existing folding screen mobile phone is very different, including the number of equipped panels will be increased from two to three, the amount of hinge from one group to two groups, equal to a doubling of growth, while the future mobile phone folding number may continue to increase, may replicate the mobile phone from a single lens all the way to double lens, three lens or even more than four lens trend, hinge and panel related industry will usher。

Foreign media reported that Huawei last year has been joint suppliers to develop three folding screen mobile phone, the product has entered the final design stage, ready to enter the mass production stage, the fastest is expected to be listed in the second quarter。