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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Amazon will join Asus, Lenovo in race to develop foldable display laptops
Reportedly, the Amazon laptop with a foldable display will feature a large 18-inch screen in a form factor comparable to the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch New Delhi Amazon is reportedly preparing to enter the foldable laptop market, joining the ranks of Asus, Lenovo, and Huawei. Reportedly, the maiden foldable laptop from the ecommerce giant will feature an 18-inch display, designed to fold into a form factor similar to that of a 13-inch laptop. Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that Amazon's foldable laptop could make its market debut by late 2026 or early 2027. In a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Kuo noted: 'If development progresses as planned, it (Amazon foldable laptop) is projected to enter mass production in late 2026 or 2027.' Several foldable laptops – such as the Samsung Display prototype, HP Spectre, Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, and Huawei MateBook Fold – have already been introduced, with some models currently available for purchase but in select regions only. Reportedly, US-based tech giant Apple is also working on a laptop with a foldable display in its MacBook series. Amazon is reportedly preparing to join this evolving segment. Kuo estimates that Apple's foldable laptop may enter mass production by late 2027 or 2028. In contrast, Amazon is expected to move at a faster pace, targeting production as early as 2026 or 2027. Huawei MateBook Fold In related developments, Huawei has recently launched a foldable laptop, the MateBook Fold, in its home country. The device features a slim profile – measuring 7.3mm when fully opened and 14.9mm when folded – a ccording to the company's official specifications. It incorporates a flexible 18-inch OLED display within a chassis roughly the size of a conventional 13-inch laptop. Powered by HarmonyOS 5, the MateBook Fold includes 32GB of RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. Huawei has priced the device at CNY 23,999 in China.
Tom's Guide
20-05-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Amazon reportedly developing a foldable tablet that could launch as early as next year
Huawei's new MateBook Fold laptop surprised, and it's got people around the tech world talking. Here in the United States, people are looking at Apple and its long-rumored folding iPad or MacBook. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo put in his two cents today (May 20), saying that Apple's competition "may not be limited to Huawei." He claimed that his "research indicates" that Amazon is developing a "similar product," though he says that it hasn't officially "kicked off" yet. Kuo says that if no delays hit the project, it should go into mass production in 2026 or 2027. In comparison, Apple's much-rumored 18.8-inch foldable tablet/note PC/monitor is supposed to go into production in 2027 or 2028. Display analyst Ross Young hopped into the X thread saying he's known about a "foldable Amazon tablet for some time." Kuo responded, saying that Amazon has been researching it for a while. You rarely get two leakers directly agreeing with one another about a potential future product. We don't have any other details about what kind of device Amazon might be making beyond a tablet. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Largely, Apple's rumored foldable device is supposed to be giant with an 18.8-inch display. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed it would look like "two iPad Pros side-by-side." Huawei's MateBook Fold features a 13-inch screen in laptop mode. It has two virtual screens and a built-in soft keyboard. Crazily, it's not cheap, costing 23,999 yuan (about $3,330) for the base model, which features 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. Those are eye-popping numbers even for Apple products. It could be argued that the Huawei XT Mate triple-folding phone is just the company's attempt to be first, and the price doesn't really matter. Meanwhile, 2027 looks like the year of the foldable as Apple finally joins the fray against whatever Samsung is doing by then, and potentially Amazon will throw its hat into the ring.
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Business Standard
20-05-2025
- Business Standard
Huawei launches sleek MateBook Fold laptop with foldable all-screen design
China's Huawei has launched its new MateBook Fold, a sleek laptop with a foldable display, in its home country. According to the company, the laptop is just 7.3mm thick when unfolded and 14.9mm when folded. It features a flexible 18-inch OLED display fitted in the size of a 13-inch laptop. It boots on HarmonyOS 5 and will be shipped with 32GB RAM and 2TB of SSD storage. The Huawei MateBook Fold starts in China at a price of CNY 23,999. Huawei MateBook Fold Extraordinary Master: Details The new Huawei MateBook Fold features an innovative double-layer OLED flexible display capable of transitioning between two form factors—unfolded at 18 inches and folded at 13 inches. The screen supports a 92 per cent screen-to-body ratio and boasts a high resolution of 3296 x 2472 when unfolded. The folded resolution drops slightly to 2472 x 1648. With support for HDR, peak brightness reaches 1,600 nits, and the panel also comes with TUV Rheinland certification. Audio is handled by a combination of three 2W speakers and three 1W speakers, enhanced by Huawei Sound technology for an improved acoustic experience. For video calls and selfies, the laptop features an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 32GB RAM and 1TB of solid-state storage. Powering the laptop is a 74.69Wh lithium polymer battery (6,400mAh), which supports Huawei's 140W Super Fast Charging via the included power adaptor. Regarding the build, the new MateBook Fold has a lightweight body weighing approximately 1.16 kg, excluding the keyboard, which itself weighs around 0.29 kg. Huawei MateBook Fold Extraordinary Master: Specifications Display: 18-inch double-layer OLED when unfolded, 13-inch when folded, resolution of 3296 × 2472 (unfolded) and 2472 × 1648 (folded), 92 per cent screen-to-body ratio, HDR support, TUV Rheinland Eye Comfort 3.0 certified, 1600 nits peak brightness Operating System: HarmonyOS 5 RAM: 32GB Storage: 1TB SSD Webcam: 8MP front-facing camera. Battery and Charging: 74.69Wh lithium polymer battery, supports 140W Huawei Super Fast Charging Dimensions: 382.5 × 288.5 × 7.6mm (unfolded), 288.5 × 193.7 × 14.9mm (folded). Weight: 1.16kg (excluding keyboard), 0.29kg (keyboard)
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Huawei launches first laptops using home-grown Harmony operating system
Huawei launched two new laptop models on Monday, the first sold with its own Harmony operating system, in a bid to take on well-established Western Big Tech rivals even as the United States seeks to limit its access to crucial chips. Despite its emergence as the world's leading producer of tech hardware, China's development of computer operating systems has lagged behind Microsoft and Apple, whose Windows and macOS have cornered the global market for decades. The new MateBook Fold and MateBook Pro both run on HarmonyOS 5, the latest version of an operating system Huawei Technologies began developing in 2015 and introduced five years later on its Mate series smartphones. It began developing the laptop prototypes in 2021. "The Harmony laptop gives the world a new choice," Yu Chengdong, head of Huawei's consumer business group, said during a livestreamed launch event. "We kept on doing the hard things but the right things." The base model of the MateBook Fold, which does not have a physical keyboard and offers an 18-inch OLED double screen when fully extended, will sell for 23,999 yuan ($3,328). The MateBook Pro model, which uses a conventional laptop keyboard, is priced from 7,999 yuan. Washington began restricting Huawei's access to U.S. technology in 2019 over national security concerns, pushing the company to build its own capacity to develop and produce chips and operating systems. Huawei said the HarmonyOS for computers currently offers over 150 applications, including WPS Office from Kingsoft - an alternative to Microsoft's Office - and photo editing app Meitu Xiu Xiu. By the end of 2024, over 7.2 million individual developers were developing apps for HarmonyOS, which was installed on over a billion devices, including smartphones and TVs, according to Huawei's latest annual report. Huawei did not disclose which processing chip it had used to power the newly-launched laptops. But it said the computers' relatively high prices were the result of the cost of new manufacturing technology for the chipset. Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the chip. Reuters reported last year that the U.S. revoked licences that had allowed companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei. Republican lawmakers had been angered by the launch of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, which was powered by an Intel processor.
Khaleej Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Huawei launches first laptops using home-grown Harmony operating system
Huawei launched two new laptop models on Monday, the first sold with its own Harmony operating system, in a bid to take on well-established Western Big Tech rivals even as the United States seeks to limit its access to crucial chips. Despite its emergence as the world's leading producer of tech hardware, China's development of computer operating systems has lagged behind Microsoft and Apple, whose Windows and macOS have cornered the global market for decades. The new MateBook Fold and MateBook Pro both run on HarmonyOS 5, the latest version of an operating system Huawei Technologies began developing in 2015 and introduced five years later on its Mate series smartphones. It began developing the laptop prototypes in 2021. "The Harmony laptop gives the world a new choice," Yu Chengdong, head of Huawei's consumer business group, said during a livestreamed launch event. "We kept on doing the hard things but the right things." The base model of the MateBook Fold, which does not have a physical keyboard and offers an 18-inch OLED double screen when fully extended, will sell for 23,999 yuan ($3,328). The MateBook Pro model, which uses a conventional laptop keyboard, is priced from 7,999 yuan. Washington began restricting Huawei's access to U.S. technology in 2019 over national security concerns, pushing the company to build its own capacity to develop and produce chips and operating systems. Huawei said the HarmonyOS for computers currently offers over 150 applications, including WPS Office from Kingsoft - an alternative to Microsoft's Office - and photo editing app Meitu Xiu Xiu. By the end of 2024, over 7.2 million individual developers were developing apps for HarmonyOS, which was installed on over a billion devices, including smartphones and TVs, according to Huawei's latest annual report. Huawei did not disclose which processing chip it had used to power the newly-launched laptops. But it said the computers' relatively high prices were the result of the cost of new manufacturing technology for the chipset. Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the chip. Reuters reported last year that the U.S. revoked licences that had allowed companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei. Republican lawmakers had been angered by the launch of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, which was powered by an Intel processor.
