News & Reviews:   Huawei Mate X

Everyone knows Huawei and thanks to the recent trade war with the US government, Huawei's reputation has grown even more than before with support from the Internet. With this, we thought of looking through at their journey on what they have done for the smartphone industry, from being the first to popularize the dual camera module to installing a 50x zoom-in periscope, below are ten fun facts about what Huawei did. Without further ado, let's start!

Everyone knows Huawei and thanks to the recent trade war with the US government, Huawei's reputation has grown even more than before with support from the Internet. With this, we thought of looking through at their journey on what they have done for the smartphone industry, from being the first to popularize the dual camera module to installing a 50x zoom-in periscope, below are ten fun facts about what Huawei did. Without further ado, let's start!

We’re all still awaiting the Samsung Galaxy Fold to be released since the disastrous news of how the device malfunctioned when it got into reviewers’ hands. Samsung co-CEO, DJ Koh admits that he had “pushed it through before it was ready” and “had missed something on the foldable phone”.

Huawei’s first 5G phone is expected to be its first foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate X 5G. The device was initially rumoured to have been released last month but now it is reported that the device may be released this December. 

You already have seen the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X, and some concept foldable phones such as the Xiaomi Mi Mix 4, Apple iPhone Z, Motorola RAZR, and even a foldable PC by Lenovo. We now welcome the latest rumour from OPPO coming up with its own prototype.

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia recently made a visit to Huawei Technologies’ Beijing office where he was warmly welcomed by Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei. Looking much like an endorsement from Malaysia and Huawei on 5G development within Malaysia, the visit comes hot on the heels of various 5G trials within the country along with the 5G Malaysia Showcase.

During the MWC 2019, aside from showcasing the world's first foldable 5G Huawei Mate X smartphone, the MateBook X Pro (2019), MateBook 14 and some new 5G devices, Huawei also did another announcement, saying that the company is planning to build a new digital service platform called the Huawei AppTouch.

Huawei introduced their 55W SuperCharge technology over at MWC 2019. It claims that it can charge a device from 0% to 85% in just 30 minutes. However, let’s not get too excited because this features will only be available on the Huawei Mate X only for the time being.

The Mobile World Congress 2019 which was held in Barcelona, Spain saw many releases as well as technological advancements, particularly in 5G. This new network brings many benefits over the current 4G network such as lower latency, higher bandwidth, lower battery consumption and more. Here’s a list of 5G capable smartphones released during the event.

As many of you already know, the Huawei Mate X is one of the biggest highlights at MWC 2019 and sent many mouth-watering geeks to snap as many pictures as they can. Initially, we thought we won't have a hands-on experience but our boy, Jim got lucky to get his hands on the world's first 5G foldable smartphone. Without further ado, let's see how this phone works!