OnePlus has had a pretty busyMobile World Congressso far, but following on from theOnePlus 11 Conceptand the OnePlus Pad, the company had one more cheeky announcement up its sleeve - a foldable.

Don’t get too excited just yet. The announcement that took place during a ‘Fast and Smooth to Beyond’ panel discussion at Mobile World Congress on the OnePlus and Oppo stand isn’t a full reveal of a device, but more confirmation that a foldable smartphone will happen.

During the panel, it was confirmed the foldable device from the company will arrive in the second half of 2023.

Kinder Liu, President and COO of OnePlus said: “Our first foldable phone will have the signature OnePlus fast and smooth experience. It must be a flagship phone that doesn’t settle because of its folding form, in terms of industrial design, mechanical technology, and other aspects. We want to launch a device that aims to be at the pinnacle experience of today’s foldable market.”

It was also suggested in the panel that the company’s approach includes powerful hardware, alongside great software that aims to get the best from the hardware, whilst also leaning on chipset-level algorithms.

For now, the company hasn’t revealed any further details on what its foldable will offer, though we can probably look towards Oppo and itsFind N2andFind N2 Flipdevices to get an idea of the kind of specs we might be able to expect. Rumours have previously suggested there could be two devices, with suggestions of them being called the V Fold and V Flip. You canread more about both of those in our separate feature.

We would expect to see aQualcomm chipsetunder the hood and we’d expect a focus on the camera too, as well as charging speeds. There’s currently no indication as to whether the OnePlus foldable will be a bookstyle folding device like theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4and Oppo Find N2 or a flip folding phone like theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 4and Oppo Find N2.

We expect to hear more about the OnePlus folding phone as the year goes on so stay tuned and watch this space.

For now, you canread our Mobile World Congress round upfor all the other key announcements from the mobile trade show.