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Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei on February 24 introduced a foldable mobile device called the Huawei Mate X at the Mobile World Congress 2019. The device was introduced soon after South Korean electronics major Samsung showcased its foldable mobile device, the Galaxy Fold. Though other smartphone makers are also expected to foray in to this new category of foldable device, it makes one wonder if this is going to be the next big thing in the smartphone domain? Let’s find out: What are foldable mobile devices There is a long history of clamshell form factor devices. For example the Moto Razr phone was once a fad but the new form of foldable devices are nothing like previous generation phones. Unlike the conventional clamshell design where the screen is on one side and most of the hardware on another, the new category of mobile devices have a foldable screen, giving them a distinct identity. Why foldable design As seen at the unveiling event of the Samsung Galaxy Fol...

Samsung has come a long way since launching its first Galaxy-series smartphone. On February 20 (Feb 21 in India), marking ten year of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones, the South Korean electronics major would unveil a new breed of mobile device with a foldable screen, besides introducing the tenth iteration of its Galaxy S10-series. Let’s take a look at the journey of Galaxy-series so far: In March 2010, Samsung launched the Galaxy S smartphone with a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen, Google Android operating system and a Hummingbird processor with a dedicated GPU that gave it an edge over the rest. After releasing couple of phone’s variants, the company introduced the Galaxy SII the next year. This smartphone turned the tables in Samsung's favour and became the bestselling mobile of its time. Later in 2011, the company also introduced the Galaxy Note, a large screen phablet with a stylus support. In 2012, the company introduced pebble-inspired Galaxy S3 with loads of features,...