Huawei's Chairman is using a tri-folding smartphone, should we expect a launch soon?

Back in February we posted about rumors that suggest Huawei is planning to release the industry's first smartphone that sports a tri-foldable OLED display. When fully open, the device will sport a 10" display, which means it will double as a full tablet and a smartphone.

Now we have seen a photo of Huawei's Chairman that uses such a smartphone on a flight. This could mean that Huawei is getting ready to officially launch such a phone.

But note that Xiaomi has demonstrated a tri-foldable phone prototype in 2019, but the company did not release such a device commercially - so it could be that Huawei will also decide this device is not ready for commercialization.

In February it was reported that Samsung Electronics noticed Huawei's plan, and the Korean smartphone maker may decide to be the first on the market with a novel device, launching its own tri-folding phone - or perhaps even the first rollable phone.  This will be interesting to watch!