Futuristic offerings blend tech, intelligence seamlessly at CIIE

While there is no definite way of telling what the futuristic inventions of the world hold, people may start taking a few wild and speculative peeks through the avant-garde consumer and electronic exhibits at the second China International Import Expo.

Grabbing immediate eyeballs is a foldable screen phone from South Korea's Samsung Electronics that will be launched in the Chinese market on Friday. The Galaxy Fold comes with the world's eagerly awaited and constantly improved display technology and will compete with Chinese rival Huawei's Mate X, which will be on sale from Nov 15.

Two other 5G-powered models also made their appearance at the show, as the world's top smartphone vendor looks to ride the boom of China's official commercialization of the superfast technology last week.