Tri-foldable phones have been teased and mooted for over four years now , but it looks like the world's first could finally get a full launch – and beat Samsung to an official announcement. Some new rumors on Chinese social media suggest that Huawei has recently cleared a durability hurdle that should see its tri-foldable phone (a triple-screen phone with two hinges) launch, in China at least, within the next month. The Weibo tipster Bad Review Emperor (via Huawei Central ) claims that Huawei's tri-foldable phone has just "passed the 28μm test", which is apparently a durability test for its impressively thin screen and how visible the crease lines will be after multiple folds.
Huawei's foldable is expected to debut a new 'inside-out' mechanism with a dual-hinge design. A tri-foldable phone makes sense for Huawei because it will likely run HarmonyOS Next , a new iteration of its operating system . According to the Weibo tipster, this means it'll be able to run "PC-level applications", potentially melding the lines between phone, tablet and laptop.
These rumors follow a separate post from Digital Chat Station on Weibo stating that "a certain large manufacturer has started scheduling the production of a tri-fold phone". According to the leak, it'll have a 10-inch internal screen and both its specs and pricing "are going to hit new highs". Putting the two rumors together, it looks increasingly likely that Huawei will beat Samsung to the 'world's first' bragging rights for a tr.