Huawei’s latest folding phone could have been a great Galaxy Fold competitor
The Mate X3 folded and unfolded. | Image: Huawei
Huawei’s Mate X3 is its latest foldable phone, and it has a set of specs that, in an alternate universe, would give Samsung’s Z Fold 4 a run for its money. It pairs a 6.4-inch external display with a 7.85-inch internal foldable screen in a device that’s 5.3mm thick while unfolded and that weighs 239 grams. That’s theoretically thinner and lighter than Samsung’s latest foldable, which is 6.3mm thick and weighs 263 grams and matches its IPX8 rating for dust and water resistance.
Huawei has announced the foldable alongside a series of more traditional smartphones including the P60, P60 Pro, and P60 Art.
I say “in an alternate universe” because ongoing sanctions mean that the Mate X3 will struggle to compete with other foldable handsets if…
