Huawei Teases Colorful New Flip Phone, Due to Launch in November
Huawei plans to launch a new Pocket S flip phone next week, continuing its clamshell-style foldable phone line that debuted last year with the P50 Pocket.
The Beijing-based company posted a video on Monday, teasing a Nov.
2 launch date for the Huawei Pocket S as well as the available colors. It hints that the Pocket S will be available in six colors, with each letter of the the word “pocket” appearing in a different hue. That means we’ll likely see the Pocket S available in black, pink, blue, yellow, white and green.
The P50 Pocket, launched last year, is Huawei’s answer to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip series, with a clamshell design that folds down into a small square. It looks similar to Samsung’s phone but it has two large circles on the outside, one with a triple-camera unit and the other with an external display that shows the time and incoming notifications.
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According to rumours, the upcoming Pocket S is set to run on a 4G chipset, which is pegged to be either a Snapdragon 888 4G or a Snapdragon 778G. Rumors also suggest that Huawei plans to eliminate the small cover screen on the front.
This Pocket S is reportedly a lower-end version of the original P50 Pocket, which was released in the for UK and wider Europe for about GBP1,090 and GBP1,005, respectively, following their unveiling in China last year. (GBP1,090 converts to roughly £1,235, AU£1,950.)
The Pocket S is set to launch in China for now.
It’s unclear whether the device will receive an international release.