Huawei today officially postponed the launch of its new folding smartphone, the Mate X, via a press release. The company was quite open about the reasoning behind this and was able to score points with it.
A Huawei spokesman said the Chinese smartphone maker was “more cautious” after some critics embarrassing display problems with Samsung's foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold. "We don't want to bring a product onto the market that destroys our reputation," the spokesperson told CNBC. Accordingly, the Huawei Mate X will not hit the shelves until September - by then, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer wants to revise the quality of the display again to ensure that the device does not have to be withdrawn like the Samsung Galaxy Fold.
Google revokes Huawei's Android license
During the quality revision of the new flagship, Huawei is struggling with further problems. Recently, Google was forced by a new decree from Donald Trump to give the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei the Android license This step will eliminate future Android updates on all Huawei and Honor devices. In addition, access to the PlayStore will be blocked. In this case, Huawei could provide its own operating system called Hongmeng by early next year. "Our preference will of course be Google and Android as we have been partners for many years," said Peng - according to Reuters. "But if circumstances force us to do so, we can introduce Hongmeng in six to nine months," said the CEO. It is still unclear whether Apple will ever release a foldable iPhone, but there are some patentsthat confirm Apple's research into such technology. (Image: Huawai)
