Huawei plans to roll out Mate X foldable next month with Kirin 990

Huawei could start selling its foldable smartphone Mate X next month, said its CEO on Friday during the event held at the IFA 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin.

Yu said that he hoped the phone was already on sale, but because of the introduction of 5G networks and the need to give application developers time to adjust their applications to the new screen size, it took longer than expected. A report released last month indicates that the device would only be available in at least November and now confirms that the launch will take place in October.

"Next month, we could start selling it around the world," said Yu. Not only is the manufacture of this phone too expensive, but it also faces problems of size and mass production. "It was revealed today that Huawei could integrate its new processor (Kirin 990) Kirin 990 – which was also announced on Friday – over the phone.

The MateX, announced at the MWC 2019 Mobile World Congress in February in Barcelona, ​​is the main competitor of the Samsung Foldable (Galaxy Fold). After being forced to withdraw samples after screen problems, Samsung has postponed its launch until Friday, as it has started selling it in South Korea and is expected to start reaching other countries as of September 18th.

Unlike the Galaxy Fold phone – which opens like a book to reveal a curved screen from the inside – the MetX opens outward.