- What's going on everyone, this is Dom
and today we're gonna talk about the Huawei Mate X.
Yes, they released a foldable phone
and we're gonna talk about how that compares
to Samsung's new Galaxy Fold.
And I'm actually kind of excited about
what Huawei's doing here.
I mean of course, it definitely is better in design
when compared to the Galaxy Fold just because of the fact
that it utilizes that small little curve or gap
that the display needs in order to not crease
to its advantage.
So instead of having the curve on the inside,
leaving kind of like a little gap in between the phone,
it actually has it on the outside so it folds
backwards almost if you wanna say that,
leaving you with a display on each side of the device,
which I think is pretty cool.
So essentially what we have here on the front side
is a 6.6 inch display and on the backside,
a 6.38 inch display and when you unfold it,
you have a nice beautiful 8 inch display,
and I believe it's a little bit thinner
than the Galaxy Fold as well,
coming in at 5.4 millimeters thick.
But mind you, that 5.4 millimeters is actually
when it's unfolded, so when you're in tablet mode,
that's how thin it is.
So it's essentially almost double that when it's folded up.
I do like how they implemented the cameras on the backside
as well so we just have a small little area on the side
that the display folds into, and so therefore,
you can take pictures in selfie mode
or you can just take regular photos
as you have a display on both sides.
Now they say there's a 4500 milliamp hour battery
inside of here, and I just, I don't know.
I mean that just doesn't seem like enough
to power all of that.
I guess we'll have to see and wait and find out,
but one of my biggest gripes with the Huawei Mate X
is the software, and I think that the Galaxy Fold
is probably going to do it better.
I've never been a huge fan
of Huawei's software implementation,
just their user interface and stuff,
it's just not my cup of tea.
That's not to say that it's bad,
I would just prefer something that Samsung made
in terms of software over Huawei.
Of course, the Huawei Mate X is going to be
a 5G compatible phone, so if you're looking to
kinda dip your toes into the future,
that's definitely the one to go for
because we don't have that on the fold,
at least not on its current generation.
But I think that they're both great phones,
I just happen to like how Huawei implemented the fold aspect
using that little curvature that it needs for the display
to it's advantage on the outside of the phone
instead of on the inside.
Now here's the thing right.
With the Galaxy Fold, we have it coming in
just under $2000, and that was quite a gasp
when they announced that price in the press conference
that we were at in San Francisco.
But get this, the Huawei Mate X actually comes in
at about $2600 in the U.S.,
which I, wow!
I also wonder, when the phone is closed
with the Huawei Mate X and you know,
you have that fold on the outside of the phone,
is that edge gonna get scratched up a lot?
I can't help but thinking that if you bang
the edge of the phone on something or whatever
it's either gonna break the display
or it's gonna scratch.
I think there are more weak points
to the display of the Huawei Mate X than the Galaxy Fold,
but you know, it depends on
how rough you are with your stuff.
Now I wanna know what you think
about the Huawei Mate X and the Galaxy Fold
in the comment section below.
I think this stuff is pretty cool,
I'm happy that it's the future
and I am just waiting for the day
that somebody announces a foldable TV,
because trust me, that will be coming
whether we need it or not.
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