The "good/dissatisfied/worrisome" point that I felt by touching the folding smartphone "HUAWEI MATE X" (page 1/3)

　Huawei's folding smartphone "Huawei Mate X" is closed when it is closed..Type 6 /6.It features a 38 -inch double -sided display, and a 8 -inch display when opened.In today's smartphones, where straight -shaped shapes account for most, they are completely unusual.At the exhibition "MWC19 Barcelona", which was announced, it was a particularly highlighted model.

　I got the opportunity to touch the actual Mate X real machine for a short time.ITmedia Mobile has published articles about Mate X in the MWC19 Barcelona report, but I would like to introduce the details that were not conveyed there.

The closed state can be used as a double -sided smartphone

　First, about the state where the body is closed.The closed state is 78.3 (width) x 161.3 (height) x 11 (depth), the impression of "slightly bigger smartphone".Both sides have a display, and the table is 6.Type 6, the back is 6.38 type.Since the in -camera is not installed, there is no notch (notch) at the top of the screen, and the table is almost full display.

　The back display is smaller because the camera and buttons are mounted on the left end of the back, and there is a margin (or black band) at the top of the screen ratio.

　As will be described later, the back display will be used when shooting a camera.The back display can usually be used, so it can be used properly depending on which screen size is easier to use.By the way, in addition to the camera shooting, there seems to be no function that makes use of double -sided displays at this time, but since the software is not the final version, it may be used in other functions in the future.

　If the back is changed so that the back is turned, the back display will automatically light up, and the display on the table turns off.Conversely, if you switch to the table, the back display will automatically turn off.Neither the display is always on, so just because there are two screens do not seem to be easy to reduce the number of batteries.

　The impression I got in a closed state is "Isn't it as heavy as I thought?"The weight of Mate X was 295g, so it was more than 100g heavier than a general smartphone, but did not feel as heavy as numbers.

Let's finally open the display

　Now, let's open the display.To open, you need to press the camera on the back and the button under the photo light.If you press this, the back display will come off and open it.At that time, the camera remains on the back even in the open state, as it is separated from the bar equipped with the camera and buttons on the left end of the back.

　It does not mean that the opening condition can be fixed at several stages, but it opens smoothly.It is fixed a little at a state of about 90 degrees, but it is not completely fixed, and it is necessary to open it firmly.Even if it opens, it does not make a fold, and it seems that it is honestly "Oh, it's amazing".The thinnest part is thick 5.It's 4mm so it's very slim.

　If you fold the display and put a little effort, the sound will be squeaky and close.It is worth noting that even if the display is folded, it will overlap in parallel, and there is almost no gap.Mate X adopts a "Falcon wing mechanical hinge" that imagines the wings of Hayabusa, which seems to enable smart folding.

　When Mate X is opened and closed, the bellows -shaped parts in the hinge are expanded and contracted, and the hinge sounds like a "meshime kick".It can be described as the sound of the wings fluttering, but there are about 100 parts inside, and these will be intertwined in a complicated manner.