Huawei Mate Xs 5G With Reinforced Foldable Screen, Kirin 990 to Launch at MWC 2020

Chinese smartphone giant, Huawei, hasannouncedplans to unveil the successor to itsfoldable Mate Xat the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2020. To be called the Mate Xs, the device will come with a number of improvements over its predecessor, the first-generation Mate X that waslaunched last monthafter being originally unveiled back at MWC 2019.

According to Huawei Consumer Group CEO, Richard Yu, the Mate Xs will have an improved hinge mechanism along with a more resistant screen, both of which are expected to make the device more durable than its predecessor. Yu also added that the device will likely be launched in China by March 2020, but he did not give an ETA for its global launch.

Huawei had earlier confirmed that its 2nd-gen folding smartphone will be powered by theKirin 990processor, which will be an upgrade over the Kirin 980 that powers the 1st-gen model. The rest of the tech specs of the Mate Xs remain under wraps for now but we will hopefully get more details in the coming days.Image Courtesy:Droidholic

Now, Huawei will be hoping that the new screen and hinge used in the upcoming Mate X model willprove to be sturdierand prevent any of the issues that plagued the original Mate X. It was due to these concerns that Mate X was faced withmultiple postponementsand finally went on sale earlier last month. However, we’re eager to see whether Huawei has a more affordable variant of the Mate X in the works to compete against the Galaxy Fold 2. Thereal-life imagesfor the next-gen Fold leaked yesterday and it is expected to arrive at a more affordable price tag.

With inputs from IANS

Kishalaya Kundu

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