Huawei Seeking to Be First to Market With Foldable Smartphone, Says Report

Huawei is seeking to beat Samsung to market with the world’s first foldable smartphone using displays sourced from Chinese panel maker BOE, Nikkei reported. Huawei and Samsung representatives didn’t comment. Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu is scheduled to keynote IFA Aug. 31 in Berlin. BOE is partnering on a Gen 10.5 LCD display fab in Hefei, China, with Corning, which Wednesday told analysts that display cover materials don’t yet exist for foldable smartphones that would be sufficiently bendable and durable (see 1807250063 or 1807250008).