In the middle of a massive drop in sales i Rumors About Selling Your Consumer Phone Business, it seems that Huawei has decided to move forward with the launch of its second-generation super premium folding phone later this month
In an official post to Weibo, Huawei mocked the arrival of the Mate X2 on February 22nd longexpected follow-upto the original Mate X in our way back In 2019 and the lightest Mate X from 2020. The big change, which is not entirely clear in the teaser image, is that the Mate X2 it is rumored to display a flexible folding screen inward—similar to From Samsung Galaxy Fold i Galaxy Z Fold2–instead of the outer flex panel that Huawei used in its previous folding phones.
When Samsung and Huawei launched their first folding phones, the contrasted versions of Galaxy Fold and Mate X sparked much debate about which design would end up winning, with several advantages and disadvantages for each.
On phones like the Galaxy Fold, an interior folding design seems to be offered a little more durability, as when closed, the phone’s delicate flexible screen is protected from scratches by the stronger glass or metal sides (although, as we’ve seen, there are other ways for a folding phone get damaged). The main drawback of a folding screen inwards is the thickness, because when the phone is closed, you lose access to the flexible display, which requires phone manufacturers to add a secondary external display, thus increasing the dimensions of the phone.
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For phones fold outward, the larger radius of the curve means there is less chance of a crease occurring in the middle of a flexible screen. Bbecause the Mate X’s flexible display adjusts around almost the entire device when closed, Huawei was able to avoid including a secondary screen and use a camera module to capture more traditional selfies and photos. This meant that the Mate X was significantly thinner than the Galaxy Fold, while having less redundant components. However, even though Huawei did cases for the Mate X, thatThe flexible screen was often left unprotected, which was understandable source of concern for many buyers.
He rumors of the Mate X2’s specifications are included an 8-inch main folding screen i a 6.45-inch secondary screen, therefore looks like Huawei may have valued Samsung i designs he also decided to try an interior folding screen.
He Mate X2 can also be included built-in pen holder (something the Galaxy Z Fold2 doesn’t have) and a new laptop mode that lets you turn the phone to the sides and use it as a very small personal computer. Evidence of portable mode was discovered after some unofficial Mate X2 phones were released appeared online, and while it would certainly require specialized programs or tweaks to make it work, the portable mode of the Mate X2 could be a major step forward in the evolution of folding phones.
ELthere is a selection of high-end components, including support for 5G, a quad camera module with up to 10x zoom, up to 512GB of storage and 66W extremely fast fast loading.
Huawei plans to officially unveil the Mate X2 on February 22, but with that in mind Huawei’s previous folding phones have it has only been available in China and Huawei has you are still prohibited from including support for Google mobile services the Mate X2 is unlikely to go on sale here in the S.tates.