Huawei’s folding phone marks an interesting turning point for Android - Yanko Design

Every bit of now, we stand at a rather interesting junction. Samsung, Huawei, Apple tree. These 3 companies are the largest manufacturers of phones, and upwards until now, the leading two were playing catch-upwardly to Apple tree in terms of innovative blueprint. With Huawei's Mate Ten, nosotros can officially say that the two companies have finally moved onto bigger, more than different things. Following Samsung's Galaxy Fold launch, the Mate 10 is the world'due south second-biggest smartphone maker's attempt at folding phones.

The Mate X features a display that's slightly different from Samsung's Galaxy Fold. In the Galaxy Fold, you lot've got a flexible screen that folds inward, hiding from view when closed. The Mate X does the opposite. The screen bends outwards, splitting into ii when the telephone is closed. Measuring 6.half-dozen″ on the back, 6.38″ on the front end, and viii″ in total when unfolded, the phone is essentially a phablet when opened upwards, and a regular, albeit thick, smartphone when closed. It features a triple Leica camera layout that'south embedded in the telephone's thick side notch (not a bezel notch, just rather a thick spine), a fingerprint sensor embedded in the power button, 8Gb RAM, 512Gb internal storage, a iv,500mAh battery, and also comes with 5G connectivity, something Huawei has positioned itself to exist a pioneer in.

I dubiety these phones will make a dent in iPhone sales, given that they cost double of what the iPhone costs, only information technology does raise a pregnant question. What's Apple's adjacent move? And more importantly, are flexible displays even going to catch on?? The burning question in my caput remains "how do I put a screen protector or a case on these phones?"

Designer: Huawei