Rumors coming from China claim that Huawei is developing a smartphone that features a dual-edge AMOLED display, similar to Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge and Galaxy S6 Edge+.
The two smartphones by Samsung are currently the only devices in the world that are using the said screen. However, it seems that Samsung is willing to allow other smartphone manufacturers to use its curved AMOLED technology, as the company itself could be supplying the specialized display to Huawei.
According to mobile news website Phone Arena, the information is coming from a source that has a good track record in reporting upcoming devices from Chinese smartphone manufacturers.
The source reveals that the Huawei smartphone will feature a quad-HD resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels on the Samsung-supplied curved AMOLED display, though the actual size of the panel is not yet known.
In addition, the Huawei device is expected to be launched in the first half of next year.
However, Phone Arena noted that Huawei has not yet released a smartphone that features a display better than one with the full HD resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels. Huawei has previously stated that QHD panels will not be providing users with improvements on viewing experiences that are good enough to warrant the additional load on the chipset and battery of the smartphone, compared to using FHD panels.
If the rumor turns out to be true, then it would seem that Huawei reversed its position regarding QHD panels, probably spurred by current trends in the ever-evolving smartphone industry.
While Huawei has found success as a smartphone manufacturer in China with a strong position in the massive Asian market, its push into using Samsung's dual-edge AMOLED display could be due to its desire to expand its reach to other countries around the world.
The source also said that Huawei is looking to produce as many as 3 million units of the dual-edge AMOLED display smartphones per month, which suggests that the company is making big plans for what would be its first curved-edge device.
Huawei may not be the first company to release devices with Samsung-supplied curved-edge displays though, as it is also rumored that BlackBerry will be using the technology for its upcoming Venice slider smartphone.
