Honor's Triple-Fold Mobile Phone Patent, Plan and More

TapTechNews September 18th news, the blogger @Digital Chat Station talked about Xiaomi's triple-fold mobile phone patent today, stating that Xiaomi only has the technical reserve for triple-fold, but the product landing is another matter, and there is temporarily no commercial mass production plan heard.

Then a netizen in the comment area asked him whether Honor has a triple-fold mobile phone commercial plan, and the blogger gave an affirmative reply.

TapTechNews found out that the appearance patent application of Honor's triple-fold mobile phone was on December 8, 2021, and the authorization announcement date was April 12, 2024. The camera adopts a large round shape, and the charging port is located at the bottom of the fuselage in the middle of the triple-fold.

The blogger also mentioned: At this stage triple-fold is definitely a loss, and the biggest hidden cost is after-sales.

At this year's IFA2024 Berlin Consumer Electronics Show, Honor CEO Zhao Ming was asked when Huawei's triple-fold mobile phone and Honor MagicV3 are somewhat similar.

Zhao Ming responded that all of Honor's designs were completed a year ago, and a lot of technical reserves were made even earlier. Regarding the statement that Honor got the drawings from Huawei, Zhao Ming said that he hasn't been back to Songshan Lake for many years.