LG, Huawei and Samsung all think Flex is a great name for a foldable phone – BGR

Some of the big tech companies in the lead in foldable phones are not exactly flexing their creative muscles when it comes to choosing a name for their new handsets.

Agree, okay, there's probably only a limited number of naming conventions that accurately convey what you get as a consumer when you buy a phone with a flexible screen. Nevertheless, the possible names for the first foldable handsets coming out of LG, Huawei and Samsung have all started to leak. None of these companies have yet made a firm decision, but it is interesting to note that they all plan to similarly designate similar names. Like, really similar.

The common denominator of all three is Flex – "Flex", in other words, being one of the possible names that LG, Huawei and Samsung would have all weighed. according to LetsGoDigital, LG has filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office several marks indicating that it considers Flex, Foldi and Duplex as possible names for its foldable handset.

By Phone Arena: "All three are classified in the category" Smartphones; Mobile Phones', which removes any assumption that LG could use any of these names for its flexible displays. It is expected that LG will manufacture screens for other brands wishing to launch a foldable phone, as the required technology is much too expensive for each phone manufacturer to develop on their own.

"But let's go back to the names. The first two, Flex and Foldi, are quite simple and synchronized with the Samsung Galaxy F and Huawei Flexi / Flex brands. Duplex mode, on the other hand, is an interesting choice for LG, especially since Google uses the word to refer to its AI call creation function that has just been deployed for users. "

As we reported earlier this week, Samsung is particularly fond of Flex and seems to be leaning towards "Samsung Flex" and "Galaxy Flex", according to various reports, for the name of its first folding phone. Huawei, meanwhile, would consider four names for his first foldable. On the basis of certain IP documents examined by AndroidHeadlines, the Chinese manufacturer would look at the names Fate Mate, Flex Mate, Mate Flexi and Mate Fold.

Flex, at least until now, certainly seems to be the most popular competitor for the name of a device that will count as one of the most interesting versions of 2019.