Huawei Consumer Business CEO He Gang and Olympic table tennis champion Ma Long hosted a community club meeting in China titled the “Pollen Living Room Face-to-Face event” to address netizen questions on product developments and company challenges.
The event featured direct interactions where participants raised inquiries about Huawei’s future smartphone innovations. One netizen specifically asked whether the company planned significant upgrades to its next-generation triple-foldable smartphone or intended to launch a four-fold device directly in 2026. This question reflected ongoing interest in Huawei’s advancements in foldable technology amid the evolving mobile market.
He Gang responded to the query by stating, “Some questions are difficult to answer, but I can tell you clearly that we will have more innovative products to bring you in the future.” His statement pointed toward continued research and development efforts at Huawei, particularly in multi-fold designs, without specifying timelines or exact models. The response aligned with the company’s history of pushing boundaries in foldable screens since introducing its first such device in 2019.
Huawei has filed a patent application titled “Display Method, Electronic Device and Readable Storage Medium,” which describes a four-sided foldable phone. The patent details methods for enhancing screen technology in folding handsets, including mechanisms to manage creases, durability, and display continuity across multiple folds. This filing, submitted to relevant intellectual property authorities, has generated discussions within the tech community about potential quad-foldable prototypes. However, patent applications serve as protective measures for ideas and do not guarantee commercial product releases. Industry observers note that Huawei typically reveals concrete product plans during annual conferences, with more details expected in 2025 or 2026.
Another netizen inquired about the most substantial challenge Huawei faced during the year. He Gang, who has contributed to Huawei product development for over 20 years, explained that he had worked on numerous devices, several of which presented significant engineering hurdles. He elaborated that among these efforts, “building an operating system and developing an ecosystem have been unprecedently challenging.” This refers to Huawei’s HarmonyOS platform, launched in 2019 as an alternative to Android amid U.S. trade restrictions, and the subsequent task of creating compatible apps, hardware integrations, and developer support worldwide.
A video recording of the full meeting is available online, capturing the discussions between He Gang, Ma Long, and the audience. The event underscored Huawei’s engagement with its user base, known as “Pollen” fans, through such interactive sessions.
