Honor is staying out of the foldable game and US market... for now
Honor's eventual first foldable device may or may not look similar to the Huawei Mate X
Zhao wants to find ways to put foldable devices in the hands of Honor's "target customer", which might take time... and certain compromises. After all, the brand's priciest product in the US right now costs a measly $499, so there's really no way that "target" audience will ever be persuaded into spending north of $2,000.
Speaking of the US market, we're afraid we don't have any good news to offer. Honor isn't very keen on making the investments required to partner with major local carriers, looking to focus largely on further expanding across Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America going forward.
On the bright side, the company will continue to sell select phones unlocked for unrestricted stateside use on Amazon, even though there's still no word on when that might happen for the Honor View 20 or Honor 8X. At the same time, a bigger US push is of course not ruled out entirely. But it will only happen when the outfit has "enough capability."
Last but not least, it should come as no surprise that Honor has its sights set on releasing a 5G-enabled phone this year. Unfortunately, that's all Zhao was ready to disclose for the time being. Well, that, and the fact his company sees 5G as its next major "opportunity." Hopefully, we'll find out more soon enough. A name, an approximate release date, some specifications, anything will do.
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