BARCELONA, FEBRUARY 24 - At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Huawei launches the smartphone revolution. The Chinese giant embraces the new form of the fold with the Mate X, a device that opens up a hawk: the two screens on the front and back join together to expand the surface available for work and entertainment. In addition it is 5G, that is compatible with the new cellular networks under development.
The device does not sacrifice the size and usability of the smartphone: it has a 6.6-inch primary screen and a 6.4-inch secondary screen, which open with a mechanism made up of a hundred components like the wings of the bird of prey, for give an almost square surface of 8 inches and a thickness, when closed, of just 11 mm against 17 mm of other products. Innovation is high, as is price: it will reach 2,300 euros in the fourth quarter.
Huawei is back from a 2018 complex for the US boycott in tlc equipment, but lucky as regards smartphones. In a stagnant global market, the Shenzhen company has posted a 30% increase in sales, consolidating third place in the world behind Samsung and a gluing from Apple.
Unlike the other companies Oppo and Xiaomi, which focus on the alliance with the American Qualcomm, Huawei has developed its components at home. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Business Group, points out with satisfaction, talking about the 5G Balong 5000 modem, "the fastest in the world", which on the X mate matches the Kirin 980 processor with artificial intelligence.
In addition to the folding, Yu unveils the MateBook X Pro, a top-of-the-range laptop with a single metal body, very thin and in direct competition with Apple's MacBook Pro, which brings innovative features such as instant file transfer between smartphones and PCs. Here too, innovation costs: € 1,600. Cheaper, the 13 and 14-inch Mate X