Huawei Mate X first look: foldable phone outshines rival Samsung handset in almost every way
- 5G-ready Mate X with back-to-back, almost edge-to-edge screens that fold out to 8 inches wide in tablet mode, is a jaw-dropping 5.4mm thick
- With good build quality and responsive software, handset goes on sale in China and Europe in June at a price of US$2,600
Ever since Huawei overtook Apple as the world’s second largest phone brand by market share late last year, the Chinese tech giant has been quite vocal – at least when represented by the company’s consumer business head, Richard Yu – about its mission to topple Samsung too. And to that end, Huawei has arguably one-upped the South Korean phone maker twice already in 2019.
The second blow came over the weekend in Barcelona ahead of the Mobile World Congress trade show, when Huawei unveiled its cutting-edge foldable phone that trumped the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Fold in terms of screen-to-body ratio and connectivity prowess.
Named the Mate X, Huawei’s foldable device has a single 8-inch OLED display that folds and bends at near the halfway point to become a smaller handset with screens on the front and back.
