Huawei's foldable Mate X seems to suffer from catastrophic defect similar to the never-launched Galaxy Fold
2019 was the year when we finally saw the very first foldable phones out there, but their launch was far from flawless: the biggest name in the game, the Samsung Galaxy Fold, abandoned the first launch attempt after reviewers found a critical flaw with the design that would break the phone after a day or two of use. Samsung recalled all units sent to reviewers and seemed to fix the flaw and successfully staged a launch in late September.
The other company that promised us a futuristic foldable phone in 2019 was Huawei with its Mate X.
The device was delayed multiple times and it seems quite hard to find in China, but new reports with users who have had the device for a while show that it might be suffering from similar issues to the Galaxy Fold.
A recent video out of China shows a broken Huawei Mate X with the screen showing all sorts of weird artifacts, probably due to some sort of dust or debris having entered under the screen. The Mate X folds so that the main screen remains exposed on the outside, a different design than the better protected, inwards-folding Galaxy Fold.
This is great! Huawei Mate X
— Max J. (@Samsung_News_) December 26, 2019
Source: https://t.co/wIucXNLjRQpic.twitter.com/vOlMCkHZ4w
We are not quite certain whether that's a widespread issue or just a lone failing unit, but it's one more warning that the roads towards foldable phones will be rocky and this design is definitely a tough nut to crack.
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