MWC 2019: all folding devices presented at the mobile industry meeting

The 2019 edition of the World Mobile Congress is the launch platform of the folding devices and so we will remember it. As we have here, this design appears at critical times for the mobile industry. Will it be the "lifeline" for a sector that needs to rebound its sales volumes?

What is certain is that In the MWC 2019, many flexible teams emerge. Some are finished products and others are prototypes. I have to say that they are very expensive. Those who have already announced prices have revealed much higher figures than high-end phones available on the market.

Flags that fold

Since many years, Samsung flirted with this design. And after several advances, he formally introduced the Galaxy Fold in the preview of the event taking place this week in Barcelona.

At ease, the team has a generous screen of 7.3 inches and, once folded, it becomes a more compact device (and of a size more compatible with that of D & D). A phone), up to 4.6 inches. The big secret of Fold is its flexible screen, 50% thinner than one display traditional

All is not flexibility. The smartphone is powerful and premium. It has an eight-core processor, 12GB of RAM and a total of five cameras, among other benefits. Who wants to take that stingy at home, you have to pay close to 2000 dollars.

Huawei He also climbed the wave. The Chinese manufacturer introduced the model Mate Xwhich is also folding. In this case, the unfolded screen measures 8 inches, which bends backward. Once folded, we will have in hand a front panel of 6.6 inches and a rear of 6.4. It also stands out for its support of 5G, another technology that shines at MWC 2019.

A detail that is not minor: the Huawei Mate X has become the most expensive mobile on the market. How much do you have to pay for this? $ 2,600!

With less fame than Samsung and Huawei in the mobile sector, the brand Energizer He also showed his folding model in Barcelona, ​​the Power Max P8100S. In two configurations hardware, will only be released later this year. In addition to its 8-inch fold-free and 6 folds, the presence of a 10,000 mAh battery stands out. The most accessible model will be obtained for less than $ 1,000.

Promises of the future

As we foresee here, the Chinese brand Oppo it would also be "folding game". In this case, at the time of the MWC 2019, the president of the company has published on social networks an advance on what will be his own team able to fall back. Thus, he confirmed the rumors circulating about it. In the preview, we see a team with a design very similar to Huawei Mate X.

It should be noted that this product is a prototype and that the executive itself has stated that the user experience is not revolutionary as far as known smartphones up to now.

For its part, TCL has a large number of flexible models. Yes, none is a final product. In fact, they announced that they would create a team with this design in the middle of 2020.

What is the delay? The explanations are juicy. On the one hand, so that technology matures and takes root. And they also referred to the prices: they think that it's too expensive to sell a $ 2500 mobile and that is why the effort will not be profitable.

While other manufacturers in the sector should be part of the trend (it is said that this is going Xiaomi, Google announced that Android would be compatible with these devices, and was even distributing a Apple patent with a flexible phone) A visit to the halls of the Mobile World Congress 2019 confirms that this design philosophy is one of the strongest bets in the industry. Will it be consolidate among the users, or will it be a fad?