{"id":7857,"date":"2019-02-24T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/huawei-mate-x-smartphone-folds-face-out\/"},"modified":"2019-02-24T15:00:01","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T15:00:01","slug":"huawei-mate-x-smartphone-folds-face-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/huawei-mate-x-smartphone-folds-face-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei Mate X smartphone folds face out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Huawei Mate X\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1141\/production\/_105771440_6d6cde64-6cf7-4fc1-b6ac-e06a15791fdc.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"600\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did likewise.<\/p>\n<p>The rival handset-tablet hybrids have contrasting designs.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei&#8217;s Mate X places its fold-out screen on the outside of the device, so that it covers the front and rear of the phone when closed.<\/p>\n<p>In both modes, the display is larger than Samsung&#8217;s. Huawei&#8217;s device is also flatter and thinner when shut.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike Samsung&#8217;s Galaxy Fold it does not have a second display on its reverse side.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Samsung<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Samsung&#8217;s Fold does not appear to fold flat when closed<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One analyst attending the launch event in Barcelona also remarked that a crease in the screen appeared to be visible.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison&#8217;s sake, Huawei said:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">the Mate X&#8217;s screen is 8in (20.3cm) when unfolded<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">when closed, the Mate X&#8217;s larger screen is 6.8in and the smaller one 6.6in<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">when shut, the Mate X is 11mm (0.43in) thick<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Samsung&#8217;s Fold&#8217;s main screen is 7.3in (18.5cm) when unfolded<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">the Fold&#8217;s other display is 4.6in <\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">the Fold measures 17mm (0.67in) thick at its widest point when closed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    The Huawei Mate X&#8217;s screen goes &#8220;edge-to-edge&#8221; across the device when open<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mate X has been priced to start at 2,299 euros ($2,600; \u00a31996) and is due to go on sale from the middle of this year.<\/p>\n<p>That compares to the $1,980 figure quoted by Samsung, although once taxes are taken into account the gap should be smaller.<\/p>\n<p>Huawei&#8217;s consumer devices chief Richard Yu acknowledged that the price was &#8220;very expensive&#8221; but said he hoped it would be reduced over time.<\/p>\n<p><i>More to follow<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-47348787\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Reuters Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did likewise. The rival handset-tablet hybrids have contrasting designs. 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