Huawei tweaks yet-to-be-launched foldable Mate X device

Huawei has delayed the release of the Mate X, and it looks like the company is busy tweaking the foldable device ahead of its launch. Chinese journalist Li Wei ran into Huawei CEO Richard Yu at an airport with the CEO was using the Mate X at the time. This provided us with photos of the device.

It now has a carbon fiber look seen around the camera sensors and the hinge. It isn’t clear if it’s actual carbon fiber, but given the premium price point of this device, that is a possibility. There’s also a fourth camera sensor at the back, which the company’s website has previously confirmed to be a Time-of-Flight depth sensor. The button that Huawei uses to unfold the Mate X is now bigger as well with a red accent at the center. What we can’t say yet is if they did any improvements to the OLED display, and whether they’ve been able to deal with the “crease” at the center of the display. But we should find out more details soon as the company is set to launch the foldable device sometime in September.

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Huawei pushes back release of Mate X to conduct extra tests

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Huawei’s take on the foldable phone was supposed to launch this month, but after Samsung experienced troubles with the review units it sent out, the Chinese company opted to delay the release of the Mate X. A spokesperson told CNBC that it’s conducting extra tests to make sure the device runs as it should. The foldable phone will be launched in September. Samsung hasn’t revealed yet when it’ll launch the Galaxy Fold.

MWC 2019: Huawei unfolds Mate X

It's here. Huawei's take on the foldable device trend. We welcome the Mate X. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold that has the bigger tablet display inside the fold like a book, the Huawei Mate X folds outwards. If you want to go from the 6.6-inch smartphone display to the 8-inch tablet, you'll just need to unfold it.  It's able to do so thanks to Huawei's patented Falcon Wing design, its hinge that has over 100 components.

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'Huawei Mate X' foldable phone appears on billboard ahead of MWC 2019 launch

Samsung isn't the only one with a foldable device coming out. Chinese company Huawei has its own take on the trend. Plus, it's throwing in one more "buzzy" feature: 5G connectivity. Huawei already announced that it had plans to show this new piece of tech off at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. And this photo of workers putting up a billboard at MWC seems to confirm the news. It's being called the Mate X and you can see the tagline "World's Fastest Foldable 5G Phone" in the billboard.

Unlike Samsung's take, the Mate X's larger screen seems to be wrapped around the outside of the device. We're not sure yet what it's going to look from the other side but we will find out about it today as Huawei will be holding its press conference at 2 p.m. Barcelona time.

Source: CNET