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TL;DR
- OPPO developed multiple tri-fold prototype phones but ultimately chose not to release them.
- A company official confirmed their existence via Weibo and stated that they still have these units in their drawer.
- Rising costs and low market feasibility may have deterred brands like OPPO despite Samsung and HUAWEI’s push.
Foldables are set to be all the rage this year. While the upcoming iPhone Fold receives some credit, Samsung also deserves recognition for commercially launching the Galaxy Z TriFold, which is expected to make its way to the US soon. HUAWEI also gets credit for pioneering the tri-fold with the HUAWEI Mate XT, but other Android OEMs have so far been conspicuously absent from the tri-fold race. As it turns out, one brand did experiment with a tri-fold, but ultimately decided against releasing it.
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