Mate X - Huawei Folding Phone

dan786

Launch event live now:

dan786

2299 Euros - Phone looks way better than Samsung and with 5G and 55W charging.

Narcissus

2300 EUR :eek::eek:

it does look far better than the fold though

Heraldoffreeent

I like it, looks nicer than the Samsung, and is bigger. Still 2300 is just silly money.

They probably have a target of 10,000 on these though similar to the Mate 10 Porsche edition last year, it won't be a big seller.

As a tablet though, I've never really been a fan of the 8'0 size though, if your phone is 6'4 the gap is a bit small.

And the screen ratio is too boxy for me.

Inquitus

Aye agree, much better implementation than the Samsung Fold, by the looks of it but with a pricetag to match! Just pre-ordered an S10+ with my fallen due Voda upgrade. This is defo the future, but I would guess we'll see alot of failed folds in both brands, and it needs a few years to get the price under control.

StereoSound

2300 for entry level tech is mad, I wouldn't touch the first generations of these devices, I'd wait the second or third iteration before committing myself to such a device. Let them perfect them and fix the common complaints about them first.

PhiloCypher

Think I prefer the Samsung Folds 3 screen book configuration . At least it has one non screen surface to lay your phone on without worrying about destroying a screen.

Phone cover manufacturers would be ****ed if foldable phones become a thing. Can't think of any design that would work.

dan786

PhiloCypher wrote: »

Think I prefer the Samsung Folds 3 screen book configuration . At least it has one non screen surface to lay your phone on without worrying about destroying a screen.

Phone cover manufacturers would be ****ed if foldable phones become a thing. Can't think of any design that would work.

Huawei comes with a case, which can cover one side of display when putting on a surface.

Thargor

7 inch screen on the Samsung, 8 inch on that, my Mi Max 3 is 6.9 inch, I just dont see the point. Square is a horrible form factor for a screen aswell, loads of dead space whatever you're doing, nobody is going to be operating 3 apps at once no matter how good the multitasking is.

Theres a big visible crease on the Huawei screen aswell.

Thargor

Thargor wrote: »

7 inch screen on the Samsung, 8 inch on that, my Mi Max 3 is 6.9 inch, I just dont see the point. Square is a horrible form factor for a screen aswell, loads of dead space whatever you're doing, nobody is going to be operating 3 apps at once no matter how good the multitasking is.

Theres a big visible crease on the Huawei screen aswell.

The Mi Max has 122 square cm screen. The Mate X is over 200 square cm. Not even remotely close in size. The aspect ratios make a massive difference to actual usable screen space.

Thargor

Basil3 wrote: »

The Mi Max has 122 square cm screen. The Mate X is over 200 square cm. Not even remotely close in size. The aspect ratios make a massive difference to actual usable screen space.

I know but if you want to watch a video or play a game the amount of actual used space will be very similar to current large screened phones, it's just pointless.

Heraldoffreeent

Check out the way a youtube video looks on it in this clip:

From 1.44 onwards....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUEVON26aY

Heraldoffreeent

Heraldoffreeent wrote: »

Check out the way a youtube video looks on it in this clip:

From 1.44 onwards....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUEVON26aY

That's good if you want to multi task. Otherwise I'd just be watching with it folded and taking up the whole side.

I would mainly be interested in something like this because I do a lot of split screen multi tasking, and also use Google sheets a lot.

Not that I'd ever actually buy one

Davy

At the launch I initially thought the Mate X was much better than the Fold but looking at them closer the Mate X looks rushed.

I don't like the button push to release the screen, or how all the components are shoved into the end causing the thick bar when opened into 2 screen mode. Also it does not look like a 2k device when its opened, as in the pic below.

The Fold doesn't have these issues for a cheaper price and not to mention the nightmare of trying to keep the Mate X screen from being destroyed.