Huawei has shared a press invite on Twitter for an event at 2pm CET (3pm South African Time) on 24th of February 2019 in Barcelona, just a day before MWC 2019 kicks off, and four days after Samsung’s own Galaxy Unpacked event. The invite image depicts what appears to be a foldable smartphone’s hinge, giving us a slight hint as to its design.
The press invite, that was shared by the official Huawei Mobile Twitter handle, indicates the silhouette of a foldable smartphone’s hinge and leaves little scope of doubt regarding the product Huawei is expected to launch at the event. Earlier this month, Huawei announced plans to launch what the company calls the first foldable fifth-generation smartphone at MWC 2019 later this month. Huawei’s foldable smartphone is expected to come equipped with the in-house HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC and the Balong 5000 modem.
The device is expected to feature a 7.2-inch display. Huawei will reportedly manufacture between 24,000 and 30,000 units of the upcoming smartphone in the initial phase, however, it is not known in what markets it will eventually arrive. Huawei’s announcement is still a few weeks away, but with companies like Samsung, LG and Xiaomi throwing their hat in the foldable smartphone segment, 2019 appears to be the year when the foldable form factor truly becomes mainstream.
