#MWC19: Huawei Mate X with foldable screen, 55W SuperCharge, and 5G now official!

After teasing the public, Huawei officially announced the Mate X. It's the first foldable phone of the Chinese tech giant.

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Meet Huawei Mate X, fastest foldable 5G device yet?

It transforms to a 6.6-inch smartphone when folded

By default, the Mate X has an 8-inch screen when tablet mode with a resolution of 2480 x 2000.

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When folded to a smartphone, the main display becomes a 6.6-inch screen with 2480 x 1148 resolution and 19:5:9 screen aspect ratio. The other side will function as a secondary screen similar to the nubia X and NEX dual display.

The demo unit only showed 3 cameras, but Huawei promises 4

During the presentation, Huawei said that the Mate X will have four cameras. But, the demo unit presented only has three. They did not disclose the camera specs but the Leica branding is still present so we can expect similar flagship photography performance from Huawei's previous releases.

It is also a 5G-ready device with modem designed after Huawei's 5G modem, Baolong 5000. It has a 4,500mAh battery that can be charged through the USB Type-C port found at the bottom of the device.

Charging is expected to be quick as it supports 55W SuperCharge. The fingerprint scanner is found on the side and it doubles as the power button as well.

Price and availability

Huawei Mate X is expected to be available in mid 2019 for EUR 2,299 (around PHP 135K). It only has one color as of now with interstellar blue. 

Source: GSMArena