HUAWEI: MATE X
Shown at MWC in late February, the 5G-capable Huawei Mate X is a foldable phone along the lines of Samsung's Galaxy Fold, but it's done in a quite different manner. Rather than have a second screen hidden inside the fold, this one extra-large 8in display is wrapped around the outside.
That means you'll have screen on the front, screen on the back, and then one big conjoined screen when you fully unfold it. The benefit is a slimmer-looking phone; the downside comes with potential scratches, and possibly a flimsier feel than the Galaxy Fold.
In any case, we're super enticed, especially after going hands-on. The Mate X was supposed to ship sometime in the first half of this year, but following the Galaxy Fold debacle, Huawei has delayed the release... now purportedly to late October in China before arriving elsewhere. And it won't be cheap: in fact, it's hilariously expensive at €2,299 (about £2,057).
At least the delay has resulted in an upgrade to the new Kirin 990 processor, although we still don't have an exact release date as of this writing.
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