Video: Huawei Mate X - World's fastest 5G foldable Phone

Barcelona: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Sunday unveiled a phone with a folding screen, just four days after rival Samsung became the first major handset maker to offer the feature.The phone, Mate X, will be compatible with the new fifth-generation wireless networks which are starting to be installed around the world, said Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer business group."Our engineers worked on this screen for over three years," he said at an event to present the new phone in Barcelona ahead of the start of the four-day Mobile World Congress trade fair in the Spanish city on Monday.The phone will be available in mid-2019 and has a price tag of 2,299 euros ($2,600).Yu acknowledged the price was "very expensive" but said the company was working to lower it.The Mate X’s display can fold back on itself to become a 6.6-inch display, slightly bigger than the screen on the foldable phone which Samsung, the world’s biggest smartphone seller, unveiled on Wednesday in San Francisco.Several other smaller companies are rumoured to present their first foldable phones at the trade fair in Barcelona this week.Handset makers are looking to folding screens to reverse falling smartphone sales as consumers hold on to their devices longer due to a lack of innovations, but analysts predict the market for the feature will be limited, at least in the early days.Huawei, the world’s second biggest smartphone maker ahead of Apple, sold 206 million smartphones in 2018, compared to just over 150 million in the previous year, Yu said.SpecificationsThe 2-in-1 smartphone and tablet HUAWEI Mate X features a high strength flexible OLED panel and a falcon wing mechanical hinge. The 6.6-inch dual display panel is a true FullView display. When unfolded, it transforms into an 8-inch tablet only 5.4mm thick. CameraInside the smartphone's slim body is the latest Leica cameras, supporting the most advanced imaging features to date. The foldable design makes it possible for the camera system to play the role of both front and rear cameras. When folded, the HUAWEI Mate X shows a view finder on both sides, so even the subjects in the frame can contribute to the creative process. ChipsetEquipped with the world's first 7nm 5G multi-mode modem chipset Balong 5000, the chipset has unprecedented 5G download speeds, at 4.6Gps on the Sub-6GHz band (theoretical). Balong 5000 is also the world's first chipset to support both SA and NSA architectures, users will not need a device upgrade to continue enjoying 5G connectivity. The HUAWEI Mate X's dual SIM feature supports both 4G and 5G. Battery A new, purpose-designed 4,500mAh battery is combined with the AI smart power saving technology for greater battery performance. In just 30 minutes, HUAWEI SuperCharge is able to charge the battery back to 85 percent.

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