Foldable phones evolved from flexible OLED prototypes into commercial devices that fold like a book, flip like a classic clamshell, and now unfold twice into t…
Samsung showcased early flexible AMOLED display concepts, proving OLED panels could bend without breaking. None of these were shippable products, but they planted the id…
Samsung's Galaxy Round and LG's G Flex used flexible OLED manufacturing to ship fixed-curve phones. Neither device folded, but both proved bendable-substrate manufacturi…
Startup Royole shipped the FlexPai, an outward-folding phone using a flexible OLED panel, narrowly beating Samsung and Huawei to market. It sold in limited numbers, with…
Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate X are seen as the true start of the mainstream foldable story. The Galaxy Fold's launch was delayed for months after review units…
Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip and a revived Motorola Razr brought the classic clamshell shape back with a flexible screen, while ultra-thin glass replaced fragile plastic cove…
Google, OnePlus, Honor and Oppo widened the field through 2023, pushing thinner bodies and better cameras. In September 2024, Huawei's Mate XT became the first mass-prod…
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold7 measured about 8.82mm folded in independent testing, roughly half the thickness of 2019's original Galaxy Fold, while Honor's Magic V5 and Oppo'…
Huawei unveiled the Mate XT2 on 7 September 2026, powered by its new Kirin 9050 Pro chip, priced from 19,999 yuan (about $2,980). Sales begin 12 September 2026, the same…
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