Huawei promised to unveiled a foldable 5G phone at this year MWC and this is still standing, thanks to a teaser image released by the company itself, which sets the unveil date as February 24 at 14:00 CET.
The phone will come with the Huawei’s new Balong 5000 5G modem, which will be powered by a Kirin 980 chipset. It seems the phone folds down the middle and keeps the screen outside.
Technically, the company promised “5G phonesâ€, plural, so we might see a non-foldable phone as well.
Well, the event announcement mentions “Internet of Everythingâ€, so it’s likely that the company’s new 5G home router will attend too. It uses the same modem and supports HiLink, Huawei’s smart home protocol.
The router features Wi-Fi 6 as the 802.11ac isn’t fast enough for 5G speeds. However, no current phone supports the new Wi-Fi standard, so we expect Huawei’s new handsets to be among the first.
Sub-brand Honor is planning a 5G phone as well. Samsung will unveil its own foldable phone on February 20 and Xiaomi has one in the works, but its unveiling date is still unclear.