According to Taiwan Electronics Times, industry sources said Huawei’s upcoming high-end folding screen phone Mate X series in 2023 shipments will initially start at one million units, doubling from 2022, and if the market response is good, will also increase orders.
According to the report, the supply chain shows that Huawei’s new phone will start mass production in March, and the new Mate X series folds up to a thickness comparable to that of an iPhone.
They believe that the new phone may be available at the end of the first quarter or early in the second quarter, and the initial mass production plan will now reach 1.47 million units and will be adjusted depending on market conditions after the launch. In addition, Huawei will launch a new Pocket series in the second half of the year to further expand the market.
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Market research firm IDC recently released a report on the number of folding screen phone shipments in the Chinese market in 2022. The data shows that in 2022, China’s folding screen cell phone market shipments of nearly 3.3 million units, an increase of 118% year-on-year. The share of folding screen cell phone products in the overall cell phone market rose from 0.5% in 2021 to 1.2%, and is expected to maintain growth in 2023.
IDC said Huawei has become the absolute leader in China’s folding screen phone market. With its main models such as the Huawei Pocket S, Mate Xs 2, P50 Pocket and Mate X2 Classic Edition, Huawei’s folding screen phones hold 47.4 percent of the market share and are firmly in the first place.
