Samsung and Huawei kicked the foldable smartphone market during MWC 2019. It proved to be a truly challenging market due to all the difficulties involving the build of these handsets. However, by the end of that year, both companies managed to deliver their products. In 2020, Samsung proved that it is ready to mass manufacture a multitude of folding smartphones and expanded its portfolio with a clamshell-like Galaxy Flip. Huawei, on the other hand, had to wait until this week to launch its second folding handset, due to the ban situation. While the Korean firm has the segment under its belt, more companies are set to join this segment soon. Among them, we have Google with its so-called Google Pixel Fold.
Apparently, the search giant is already exploring the foldable display technologies for a future foldable Pixel. Google never was one of the most cutting-edge companies in terms of hardware. A good example is the last year’s Google Pixel 5 that left the flagship segment behind in favor of a mid-range Snapdragon 765G. It’s curious to see Google exploring a market that for now is marked with “niche” and “super-expensive” smartphones. According to reputed leakster, Jon Prosser, the company is really working on a folding Pixel phone.