Many has accused the launch of Huawei Mate X as premature. Not only that it is much more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Fold, it has several fatal weaknesses reported PhoneArena.
The first and probably the most fatal one is that users can’t fold their foldable smartphone when it is below 5 degrees celicus. While now China is entering Winter and most of its regions are below 5 degrees celcius in the winter.
So you will have a full display tab instead of foldable smartphone in the winter only.
Huawei and its most noticable weaknesses
But this is not the only fatal weakness Huawei Mate X posses . The Phone Arena reported that Mate X has the most expensive repair cost.
For a broken screen, the Chinese company might charge up to 7080 yuan (around $1,000). The price is similar to the new iPhone 11 price as well as Galaxy Note 10.
Media outlets pointed out that it is easier to get damages because the “out-folding” system. Mate X folds the screen outward and there is no reinforced glass to protect the screen.
Meanwhile Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold, which is a rival to Mate X, it does not have tempered glass on the screen. There is relatively less concern that the screen will be damaged as users can participate in the ‘un-folding’ that folds the screen in. It is also cheaper to repair.
The cost of repairing the screen for Galaxy Fold around $550 . Although it is almost three times more expensive than current Smartphones, it is much cheaper than Mate X. In addition, the company reduced the burden on consumers by offering a 70 percent discount on the first repair.
Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X have been the rival in the foldable smartphone world. Especially because the two launched at similar time and both have similar design and conception of foldable phone