Huawei overtakes Samsung as top foldable-phone maker

New 5G-capable Mate X5 wins fans in China

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The book-style Mate X5, released in China in September 2023. (Photo by Nikkei)

ITSURO FUJINO, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- Huawei Technologies has overtaken Samsung Electronics as the world's leading manufacturer of foldable smartphones, seizing the top spot for the first time with a boost from its new 5G models.

China-based Huawei accounted for 35% of foldables shipments in the first quarter, up 21 percentage points on the year, according to Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research.

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