Huawei's new design patent revealed: Folding phone with flip design

While many friends are still waiting for the successor to the Huawei Mate Xs, the company seems to be exploring a folding device with a clamshell design. In April this year, Huawei applied for a design patent with the State Intellectual Property Office.

Judging from the pictures, the phone looks very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, with one exception - the secondary screen is larger, which may be used not only for notifications and time, but also for other purposes. It occupies most of the area near the camera position. Since the renderings do not show any front-facing camera, the secondary screen can also be used as a viewfinder for selfies.

When fully unfolded, the phone looks like a normal smartphone. From the pictures, there is no hole or notch on the front screen when the screen is fully unfolded.

Of course, this is just a patent for now, and there is no real evidence that Huawei is working on producing a device of this form factor, nor is it possible to predict whether it will be commercially available.