Multimedia The foldable smartphone: just five years ago was still science fiction, but now well on the way to the hype of 2019. This year alone, you may a handful of foldable phones are expected. We put the main equipment for you below.

It’s official: the race to the foldable phone is started. Or everyone this year, still a plooitelefoon in your hands, is extremely doubtful. Especially the hefty price tags of the things many fans the eyebrows frown. The first devices are probably reserved for the ‘early adopters’ (read: the people who feel free to a few thousand euros to spend on their gadgets and not fall over teething). the

But that is not to say that the trend is not a harbinger for a whole new generation of smartphones. Below the smartphonemakers which role to assume and the first plooitelefoons the world.

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold is Samsungs long-awaited look at the foldable smartphone. The unit has folded up a screen diagonal of 4.6 inches (11,6 cm) and folds open into a tablet of 7.3 inches (18.5 cm). The Galaxy Fold up with six cameras (!), two batteries that are good for 4.380 mAh of capacity and a finger print scanner on the side. A more expensive edition of the device would also have 5G support. the

Cost for a standard model: expected to be around 2,000 euro. The unit is in our country available from the third quarter of 2019.

the Huawei Mate X

Less than a week after Samsung also suggested Huawei foldable smartphone: the Huawei Mate X. The Chinese smartphonemaker opted for a slightly different design than the Samsung: the unfolded screen is larger (diagonal: 20.3 cm), and sits on the outside when the device is closed. In folded condition, has the screen a diagonal of approximately 6.6 inches (20 cm). The Extent X has four cameras, two batteries of up to 4500 mAh, and will, by default, 5G support. the

Before you add a whopping 2.299 euro down. The phone is in the summer of 2019 expected.