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On the evening of February 23, Beijing time, Huawei held a conference called "connecting the future" on the 2019 MWC in Barcelona, Spain, and officially launched the 5G folding screen phone HUAWEI Mate X.
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At the beginning of the conference, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei consumer business, reviewed Huawei's mobile phone sales, brand and technology development on the spot.
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The most important part of the event is Huawei's 5G folding phone Mate X, which Yu Chengdong demonstrated.The Mate X has a rimless design with a 6.6inch screen on the front and a 6.38in screen on the back. When opened, it has an 8-inch color screen with an aspect ratio of 8:7, similar to an 8-inch tablet. In terms of price, the 8GB+512GB version is 2299 euros, equivalent to 17500 yuan, and will go on sale in mid-2019.Another selling point of Mate X is that it supports 5G, using Balong 5000 communication chip and Kirin 980processor.. The Mate X has a dual slot design, 4500 Ma battery and 55W fast charge.
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Yu Chengdong said at the scene that the Mate X is the world's fastest 5G smartphone product and can download a 1G movie in 3 seconds.
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In addition, Yu Chengdong also released a new notebook product, which has made innovations and optimizations in wireless network speed, mobile phone and computer transmission in addition to the frameless appearance.
It is understood that Huawei is already one of the top three smartphone manufacturers in the world. With its high growth rate, Huawei's market share has closely caught up with Samsung and Apple Inc.
Huawei shipped 206 million shipments worldwide last year, with sales up 33.6 per cent year-on-year and a market share of 14.7 per cent, according to IDC. Huawei recently targeted annual shipments of 250 million smartphones in 2019 and challenged the target of 300m in 2020 in an attempt to overtake Samsung as the world's largest smartphone supplier.
Futu Information also learned that XIAOMI also released a 5G mobile phone-XIAOMI MIX3 (5G version) at the MWC conference in Barcelona. It is reported that the phone uses Qualcomm Inc X50 5G baseband and Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, and is based on Orange's 5G network. The person in charge demonstrated the video call on the spot, but the starting price is only 599 euros, which is much cheaper than Huawei Mate X.
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