2019: The year that made foldable smartphones a reality

New Delhi: Two big trends, 5G phones and foldable phones, hit the smartphone industry at the beginning of the year and as 2019 comes to an end, we can safely say that foldable phones have become a rage again.

Starting from Huawei to Samsung and Motorola, top smartphone players and not-so-famous handset makers too joined the race to launch a device that folds in the palm.

The Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X became a reality after missing several deadlines. Samsung added upgrades before launching it for the masses in September. The initial review units of the device were marred by poor design and other flaws.