Huawei's folding smartphone "Mate X" Hands -on: It can be said that it is revolutionary, but there are many questions

It's amazing but suspicious.

It seems that Gizmodo's SAM Rutherford actually touched Huawei Mate X's folding smartphone.I will translate and introduce that impression.Is it that you can't say that you are simply exciting because you don't understand the true value or for another reason.It is likely that we can make that decision after the release in June.

Even if you are not interested in Tech, you may have heard the name of Huawei Mate X, a folding smartphone of Huawei.Mate X is incredibly expensive, but the attention of Samsung's folding smartphone "Galaxy Fold" was exposed.

Mate X is even a product that can just turn a folding smartphone suspicion into a believer (I am not always optimistic about folding display technology).The folding screen is not like a notch.It's not a milestone to achieve a big goal like a full screen screen smartphone.The folding display has the power to change the gadget, especially wearable and smartphones and design.

However, despite being a first -generation technology with room for sophistication, meeting with Mate X was more fascinating than I thought.

A smartphone of about 290,000 yen

Before you look deep, you must write that the price of Mate X cannot be ignored.The price is very expensive at 2300 euros (about 292,000 yen), and it is a premium price that is 150 % higher than high -end smartphones such as Mate 20 Pro and Galaxy S10.Well, new technology is expensive.The world's first mobile phone "Dynatac" released by Motorola cost $ 4,000 (about 450,000 yen without inflation!).Folding display technology will be expensive at first, but if it is accepted, it will be more affordable.

A solid folding mechanism

Contrary to the image received from the folded design with a hinge, the moment I had Mate X, I got a very solid impression.These stability is due to the asymmetric structure of Mate X.

There is a bar-shaped structure on the right side of the terminal, which summarizes most of the important elements for smartphones such as USB-C ports, which also functions as grips.Even if you shake with Mate X with just a grip, the screen will not move around.

It can also be bent in the opposite direction to the hinge (although it will not be said).

Although it is an old style, Mate X is a button opening and closing type so that it can be folded firmly.The button is under the rear camera, and if you press it, Mate X opens and it is the dimension.When you fold it and close it, it sounds clearly.

Beautiful screen display even while opening and closing

Huawei is also focusing on the development of software, and whether using a camera app, surfing the Internet, or checking the calendar, the transition from half -screen mode to full screen mode is smooth.There was no anxiety in Royole FlexPai or disturbance of the screen display at the time of migration.

Mate X in a foldable state is similar to a normal smartphone.Thanks to the sophisticated panel behind the display, there is no feeling of the screen of the screen like the Nintendo 3DS display.The screen curve when folded is also smooth, and it has the same impression that you receive it from a rounded three -dimensional glass display of modern smartphones.

The screen itself is also wonderful.The colors are rich and vivid.For those who take pictures with a tablet or who don't have much eyesight, it's fun to see the photos taken in 8 -inch full -screen mode.There was no "first -generation frustration" that I felt like a product like a two -screen smartphone "ZTE AXON M".

Three mysteries related to durability

However, Huawei has important questions to answer.In other words, it is the long -term durability of this display.When Samsung showed the folding display "Infinity Flex" in November 2018, the company was flexible organic EL layer and circuit board, ultra -thin polarized plate and new adhesive.I emphasized.And thanks to these, Samsung's folding smartphone can be folded thousands of times.

1.Where is the company that supplies the Mate X screen?

Huawei also makes a similar claim for Mate X, but not as detailed as Samsung about how the screen was created.I don't even know where the supplier is.When I asked Huawei, the spokeswoman just said, "I can't reveal the name of the screen of the screen."However, there are only a handful of companies that can make flexible screens even if you look around the world, and it is unlikely that Samsung is making a Mate X screen, so companies like LG and TCL will remain as one of the few candidates.increase.

On the other hand, even if Samsung is not directly involved, it cannot be considered that the Mate X and Galaxy Fold screen are created based on the same basis.In the latter half of 2018, he was caught and complained that Samsung's supplier stealed a folding screen technology and sold it to a Chinese display maker.There were several rumors that this supplier trading partner was "BOE" known for supplying parts to Huawei.

If you don't know the origin of folding screen technology, people who care about durability will be worried.

2.Some individuals with wrinkles

There was a point that made me question in the hands -on.Huawei exhibited a very limited number of Mate X, which had suspicious wrinkles in the center of the screen.This was the claim of Huawei on the durability of Mate X.

However, the wrinkles itself is an insufficient problem.If you look at the front or close to it, you will not see the wrinkles.Not all Mate X I saw were wrinkles.It's not surprising because some individuals seem to be used more than other individuals.

3.Plastic is used

The other thing to worry about is that plastic is used instead of glass in the surface protection layer of the folding display?This is to reduce damage from objects that have not been threatened to smartphond displays for recent years, such as coins and keys.Until Mate X and Galaxy Fold are actually used, you will not know how tough the folding smartphone is.

Revolutionary though there is a question

Apparently, Huawei's LEGAL TEAM DOESN'T CHECK "Fastest 5g" Claims.SUB6 5g ONLY GETS to 2.6Gbps and MMwave 5Gbps MAX.THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S10 ON VERIZON WILL LIKELY BE UP TO 2X Faster THAN THIS SUB6 Device.Let the Bs Fly.#Mwc19pic.twitter.COM/I2ASXV8UK1

As a small concern, go down on the SUB-6GHz network 4.The 6Gbps Mate X's 5G communication speed is said to be a story.If it is true, it will be twice as high as the maximum down speed of Qualcomm's 5G modem.However, analyst PATRICK MOORHEAD pointed out that only 5G communication using millimeters could reach such high speeds on Twitter.

Even with such questions, what Huawei performed on MWC by Mate X is revolutionary.Unlike 3D TVs and laser disks, the turning screen does not end with a transient epidemic, I am convinced.I hope that many problems will be solved before folding gadgets can be actually bought.

Huawei Mate X will be released in June 2019.Two months after Samsung released Galaxy Fold.