{"id":265110,"date":"2026-01-26T18:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/265110\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:29:08","slug":"foldable-iphone-seemingly-inspires-another-manufacturer-after-samsungs-galaxy-z-wide-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/265110\/","title":{"rendered":"Foldable iPhone seemingly inspires another manufacturer after Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z \u201cWide Fold\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

*Image credit \u2014 Ben Geskin<\/p>\n

Apple<\/a> is finally putting the finishing touches on its highly anticipated foldable iPhone<\/a>, which is expected to come out later this year alongside the iPhone 18<\/a>. It seems like, in addition to Samsung and its Galaxy Z Wide Fold<\/a>, the foldable iPhone might have inspired another phone manufacturer to work on a similar foldable smartphone as well.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s different about the foldable iPhone?
But what\u2019s so different about the foldable iPhone that has made two phone companies start designing their own similar variants? Simply put, the foldable iPhone is very unorthodox<\/a>. Though not the first time that such a foldable phone<\/a> will exist, it is nevertheless not what many of Apple\u2019s fans might have been expecting.But in its unconventional approach lies a chance to try out something new, hence why Samsung and Huawei are apparently working on similar foldable flagship phones now.
\nHuawei is likely making a similar foldable<\/p>\n

\"Leaked <\/p>\n

Leaked design render of the foldable iPhone. | Image credit \u2014 Fpt.<\/p>\n

According to a new leak<\/a> (translated source), Huawei is working on a new kind of foldable smartphone. As is tradition, the tipster didn\u2019t explicitly reveal what was different here but did slyly all but confirm that it was a wide-folding foldable phone in the comments.<\/p>\n

This new Huawei foldable will also reportedly be available in the following color options:<\/p>\n

Bluish blackWhiteGreenOrange
If this thing does make it to shelves, it won\u2019t really be a consideration for the global market due to the restrictions placed on Huawei\u2019s devices. This phone will almost certainly run on Huawei\u2019s in-house operating system: HarmonyOS.However, Huawei has recently gained a lot of popularity at home, and China is also a major source of revenue for Apple, so much so that iPhone models often see discounts to boost sales. If Huawei releases this foldable before, or around the same time as the foldable iPhone, it will certainly give Apple a run for its money.Not surprising, really
I\u2019m not surprised at the revelation, Huawei is often either the first to innovate or the first to spot something new from a competitor that might be successful. The company has done some spectacular things since its global fall \u2014 like the Huawei Mate XT tri-foldable and HarmonyOS \u2014 and I expect this new foldable to be a domestic success as well.<\/p>\n

That is, if this aspect ratio actually takes off across the industry. I, personally, am not sold yet.<\/p>\n

Read the latest from Abdullah Asim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"*Image credit \u2014 Ben Geskin Apple is finally putting the finishing touches on its highly anticipated foldable iPhone,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[61,60,202,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-265110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-ireland","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}