Honor May Be Developing a Flip Phone with Sharp Edges, Suggests Report

A brand new Honor flip cellphone with a clamshell design consisting of sharp and geometric edges could also be in improvement, in line with a report. Regardless of having a presence within the foldable smartphone market with its Honor Magic V collection offered in a number of areas, the Chinese language smartphone maker doesn’t have a clamshell providing. Nevertheless, it has been speculated {that a} clamshell smartphone could also be in improvement and it could function an angular design – one thing that will set it aside out there.

A brand new Honor Flip cellphone in improvement

In line with a report by Gizmochina, a patent was noticed on China’s Nationwide Mental Property Administration (CNIPA) web site filed by Honor in 2022 for a clamshell foldable cellphone. The patent was reportedly accepted this month. Whereas no particular particulars in regards to the smartphone had been revealed, the patent photos showcased a clamshell design with sharp edges as a substitute of the rounded corners which might be discovered on most flip telephones out there.

The entrance of the clamshell cellphone is claimed to have a pill-shaped cutout within the top-left nook and is speculated to deal with the digital camera unit together with the duvet show.

In an interview with CNBC on the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in February, Honor CEO George Zhao confirmed that the corporate was creating a flip-style smartphone and it could possible launch later this 12 months. Nevertheless, the approval of the patent submitting in Could means that it will not be the one being talked about.

Upcoming Honor Magic V Flip

This is not the primary time that rumours a few flip cellphone by Honor have come to gentle. A couple of days in the past, recognized tipster Digital Chat Station posted an alleged render of an Honor flip cellphone with a round digital camera unit. This smartphone is purported to be the Honor V Flip the corporate is reported to launch in June.

The smartphone can be reported to function a large cowl show and a 4,500mAh dual-cell battery. When launched, it may tackle the likes of Motorola Razr 50 Extremely and Samsung Galaxy Flip 6, each of that are anticipated to launch quickly.

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