Realme VP Madhav Sheth hints at upcoming Realme Flip and Realme Fold smartphones

Realme Fold, the tech brand’s first foldable smartphone, may launch soon. Realme’s foldable smartphone has been rumored for some time and more recently the company’s VP Madhav Sheth hinted at its Flip and Fold handsets. Sheth on Twitter asked his followers about their preferences for a foldable phone from Realme. He suggested Realme Fold and Realme Flip options. Foldable smartphones are becoming a common form factor for high-end smartphones. Besides Samsung, brands such as Vivo, Oppo, Tecno and Xiaomi have foldable smartphones in their portfolio.

Madhav Sheth Thursday took on Twitter to ask people what their preferences are for a foldable phone from Realme. He asked his followers if they wanted the Realme Flip or the Realme Fold as their next product, suggesting the company is working on one or both. The Chinese smartphone brand has yet to release a foldable phone.

Realme has yet to announce the specs of its foldable handset so far. The company’s sister company, OnePlus, recently unveiled its foldable smartphone, which is expected to be released in the third quarter of this year.

Samsung currently dominates the foldable smartphone market. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 are the latest foldable devices from the South Korean brand. Improvements in foldable display technology and the growing demand for foldables have also forced other companies to focus on foldable smartphones.

Huawei, Motorola and Xiaomi also unveiled new foldable models. Huawei has the Mate X and Mate X2 foldable smartphones in its portfolio, while the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 and Moto Razr 2022 debuted in China last year. Another brand owned by BBK Electronics, Vivo marked its presence in the space by unboxing Vivo X Fold in China. The Vivo X Fold 2, the alleged successor to the Vivo X Fold, is reportedly in the works. Tecno, unveiled its first foldable phone, Phantom V Fold, at MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2023.

In December last year, Oppo unveiled the Find N2 and Find N2 Flip. Realme’s next foldable handsets could rival the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, Galaxy Z Fold 4, Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 and Motorola Razr 2022.