Honor plans international release for its foldables

Source: Honor

Chinese smartphone maker Honor has plans to bring its foldables to markets outside of its home country. Its CEO George Zhao confirmed the news at IFA 2022 in Berlin. We expect its next foldable device to come out in the first quarter of 2023. Zhao hasn't shared specifics about the upcoming device, but the brand's focus for its foldables is to make them thinner, lighter, and more affordable. Europe seems to be the target market, but we're keeping an eye out if it'll make its way to this side of the world.

As The Verge pointed out, the first quarter release will come roughly a year after Honor debuted its first foldable, the Honor Magic V.

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Source: Engadget

Huawei improves the screen and processor on the foldable Mate XS

Huawei has improved its foldable device in ways where it counts: its display and processor. And so the Mate X successor, the aptly named Mate XS, features a more durable display and a faster processor. 

Huawei is using a "quad-layer" construction for its plastic display, which the company claims should make it more robust. Up top, there are two layers of polyamide film stuck together with a clear adhesive. Below that is the flexible OLED display, and then a softer polymer layer is underneath that serving as a cushion and the last layer connecting the screen to the Mate XS's main body.

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