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Foldable Phone Sales: Samsung and Huawei Showcase their stats

In the recent report, Samsung has revealed that it has sold almost close to half a million foldable tablets that is Galaxy Fold. Just after a few days of the report, Huawei also disclosed the number of shipments, which is near about more than 1,00,000 units of Foldable Phone Sales every month.

You must be aware of the news that Huawei Mate X went on the sale on the 15th of November in China, and currently, this phone is not available anywhere else in the world. If we check out the number of units sold, then the company has sold near about 2,00,000 mate X phones till now.

Huawei Mate X

The 2,00,000 units in China. If the numbers are accurate from Huawei, then it is a huge achievement for selling these units of the smartphone in a single country.

Foldable Phone Sales Comparison

If we compare Mate X with the Galaxy Fold, then Samsung Galaxy Fold has a much broader reach then Mate X. Samsung Foldable Phone Sales are usually in more than one country and generally in the US, South Korea, the UK, India, Germany, France, and a few more countries. Just a week before the Mate X, Samsung started shipping its foldable models in China.

Huawei officially decided not to ship its phone globally, and we should thank ongoing tiff with the US government. It is because the lack of Google services must have been littered this brand in the other markets, but the price of the phone is still high, and the units have been sold to the cost of 2400$ tag.

Galaxy Fold

The price is far more than Samsung foldable phone. In this price tag, selling more than 1,00,000 units per month in a single country is a significant achievement for the Huawei. In fact, the company has doubled the units sell after the US trade ban on Huawei.

Moreover, Huawei is now expected to upgrade its Mate X model with the new iterative successor. The new upcoming model will be known as Mate XS, and this would be with incredible charging speed. To be an instance, the latest model is also going to be a China-only model, and it will only be available to purchase in China.

Samsung is also planning to launch its new foldable smartphone this 2020 and the upcoming smartphone with flip-phone clamshell design and should be expected to compete with the latest Mate Xs. It is because Huawei also planned to launch its new model, Mate XS, at MWC 2020.

January 25, 2020
Huawei Mate X Phone Getting a Refresh at MWC 2020; Kirin 990, Improved Hinge

The Huawei Mate X Phone has been available in China for a while now – but rumors about a Kirin 990 equipped model have been making rounds on the internet.

Huawei briefly showcased its Huawei Mate X Phone back in October. While the Mate X hasn’t arrived in many markets around the world, the company confirmed the launch of the Mate Xs equipped with the more powerful Kirin 990 processor that supports 5G.

The phone is scheduled for launch in March 2020.

Huawei Consumer Business CEO Richard Yu confirmed that the new Mate Xs would feature the Kirin 990 chipset, a better hinge, and a super durable screen in an interview session with the members of the press in Shenzhen.

In the interview, he also stated that the foldable would be announced officially at MWC 2020 in Barcelona, which left fans guessing when between February 24 and 27 will they receive the news officially.

It remains unclear if the upcoming Mate Xs are the same as the previously teased Mate X, or Huawei will surprise us will a whole new device. It looks like we’ll have to wait for more details from Huawei.

The Mate Xs will probably inherit its design from the Mate X, but the phone is expected to boast new hardware.

The Kirin 990 features a 7nm FinFET Plus EUV node manufactured by TSMC. It has an 8-core CPU – with a Cortex-A76 clocked at 2.86GHz, which is twice as big, two middle Cortex-A76 clocked at 2.36GHz, and lastly, four small Cortex-A55 clocked at 1.95GHz.

The Kirin 990 boasts a powerful Mali-G76 GPU. The Kirin 990 packs an integrated 5G modem, which will bring the next-generation connectivity standard to the Mate Xs.

Huawei hasn’t revealed anything as of yet, and fans will have to wait and watch.

As for the design of the last iteration, the OLED display of Huawei’s Mate X folds outwards – giving users the option to use it in three distinct styles.

There are two independent smartphone screens, sized 6.6-inches, and 6.38-inches, respectively.

The final display supplies an 8-inch tablet-style form factor. A similar design is expected from the Mate Xs as well. Huawei’s Kirin 980 processor powers the currently available Mate X. It comes with 512GB internal storage, paired with 8GB of RAM.

Other Features and Hardware

The Mate X also boasts three Leica-tuned cameras and packs two batteries, which entail a total battery capacity of 4,500mAh.A large battery calls for the use of fast charging – which the Mate X supports. It comes with a 55W charger in the box. The Mate X is also 5G-ready courtesy Huawei’s Balong 5000 modem.

In August, a Mate X device surfaced on China’s TENAA database, including images hinting at subtle changes over what was unveiled at MWC earlier this year.

The phone was listed with the model number “Huawei TAH-AN00” and appeared to have tweaked button placements and an improved hinge structure.

If all goes well, Huawei should remain one of the key players in the foldable device space – especially with all the hype surrounding a rumored Samsung Galaxy Fold 2.

January 15, 2020
Huawei Mate X Goes On Sale In China & Sells Out First Batch In Minutes

The first bunch of Huawei Mate X foldable phones finally opened its doors to buyers by going on sale in China on the 15^th of November, 2019 and received a raving response by reportedly selling out in minutes.

Originally announced in February 2019, at MWC 2019, the phone was to be launched in the summer of 2019 by Huawei in China. This foldable phone was then slated for a September release in 2019. However, it got delayed until October when the smartphone maker finally started taking orders for the coveted Mate X.

The phone finally released in November 2019 at the price of 16,999 Yuan, which roughly translates to $2,495 or AUD $ 3,559. During this sale window, buyers were also reportedly given a 50 percent discount for screen repairing or replacing, as reported by BBC.

While a second batch of the Huawei Mate X is all set to hit the Chinese market on November 22, there is no word on the number of phones to be made available for sale this time around, just like in the first round of sales.

The smartphone maker is yet to comment on whether and when this coveted smartphone will be released in other markets and geographies. But, one thing is for certain. Public interest in foldable smartphones is still very much intact.

Is Huawei’s Future In Foldable Smartphones?

With the launch of the Mate X foldable phone, it is clear that Huawei is treading the same path as other smartphone makers in introducing foldable phones. Moto Razr also joined the foldable phone bandwagon, announcing foldable display technology for its flagship Razr flip phone, which is all set for a December 2019 release.

Huawei pushed back the release of the Mate X foldable phone after Samsung abandoned its Galaxy Fold range of phones after its April 2019 launch citing durability issues. Samsung was the first smartphone maker to tap into the foldable smartphone space.

While Huawei did not give any substantial reasons for the corporate’s postponement of the Mate X, speculation was doing the rounds whether Huawei too faced similar issues of reliability like Samsung or were they just looking to stall their release in order for the public sentiment on foldable phones to rise again.

The foremost delay for the Mate X came from the ban of Huawei from the US. As this ban had not been repealed but only temporarily revived, it does not look likely then that the Huawei Mate X will release in the United States.

The smartphone maker does confirm that the Mate X range of phones will be launched in other geographies besides China, according to BBC.

While there is little clarity on when that can happen, what we do know is that the successor of the Mate X has already been revealed, which is the Huawei Mate Xs. This smartphone will sport the latest Kirin 990 chip, although information on its release date is undisclosed yet.

January 5, 2020