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Huawei Mate X: 5 Things You Need To Know About The New Foldable 5G Phone

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The phone of the future will launch in the middle of 2019

Photo: Sergio Perez, Reuters

Amid tensions with the United States over security allegations, Huawei pushes on with their plan to shake up the smartphone game and just last Sunday announced what they claim to be "the world's fastest foldable 5G phone."

It's the Huawei Mate X, truly the most revolutionary phone that the Chinese tech firm has released to date, and that's saying a lot. It's certainly not the first foldable phone in the market - in fact, 2019 has quickly turned into the year of the foldable phone, with a bunch of top smartphone companies introducing their own version of the incredible technology and fighting to one-up the other. Most recently, Samsung impressed us with the Galaxy Fold. According to most tech critics who had the chance to review both the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X, the Huawei offering reigns superior.

What makes the Mate X so amazing, and how does that folding screen work? We highlight some of the coolest features (in pictures), and tell you what you really need to know (brace yourself for the cost) about the phone, to be released in mid-2019.

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Photo: Huawei

4. The secondary rear screen is pure photo-taking genius

If you love taking photos of yourself and your loved ones, get ready to obsess over these totally creative features. The Mate X features the new Leica triple camera module system, all housed on the black sidebar. And to help you get that Instagram-ready shot, here’s where the rear screen display really comes in handy. The rear screen is the one you want to use to take a selfie, and when you’re taking a photo of someone else, it also serves as a mirror for them to preview how their photo will look like!

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