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I'm really excited to see where foldable phones go. I know it's the first version, but looking at unbox therapy and their review. I kept on seeing the fold. [

I'm really excited to see where foldable phones go. I know it's the first version, but looking at unbox therapy and their review. I kept on seeing the fold. [0] If you look at reviews of the Huawei Mate X like this one [1]. Sure it's a preview version and a bit shiny, but looks much better than what Samsung has released. IMHO Huawei has built a better foldable phone. Seems samsung has rushed this out to be the first vendor to release this type of phone, a shame really. [0]: https://i.imgur.com/Fl7PSBx.png https://i.imgur.com/Fl7PSBx.png [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqcpZj_NUg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqcpZj_NUg

solarkraft 7y ago
Samsung might have the more impressive technology (well, we thought that before this), but Huawei seems to have thought about the concept a bit more (even though the technology is easier). It just makes so much more sense to fold to the outside.
- DanTheManPR 7y ago
  The Mate X concept seems much cleaner, with a larger true tablet mode and no redundant screens. It remains to be seen whether the screens can survive normal without getting scuffed up or scratched. I had the same skepticism when the iPhone first came out, but glass screens have proven to be more durable than I thought they could be. Maybe these folding screens will surprise me too?
- Someone 7y ago
  ”It just makes so much more sense to fold to the outside.” It may make less sense if the bended part of the screen isn’t as strong as conventional flat screens. There’s a bit of a catch-22 there: you either fold the screen to the inside to give it some more protection, or you fold it to the outside to have a screen on the outside and increase the bending radius. I don’t know enough of the technology to say what’s the better choice, but it seems it isn’t a trivial decision to make. If it were, the two companies would have made the same choice.
  - jandrese 7y ago
    Folding it out lets you use half of the screen and treat it as a normal (almost hand sized) phone for regular day to day stuff, and only unfold it when you really need those extra pixels. Protecting the screen from damage is an exercise left up to the reader.
    - solarkraft 7y ago
      In addition to being able to reuse the same screen and cameras for folded mode, you're folding the device flat, which means pressure will be distributed over a larger area, requiring a less sturdy hinge (and less space). I only speculate, but I think since it's just vapor deposited material, OLED screens with solid backings are quite robust.
- rchaud 7y ago
  The Mate X looks like a premium product when folded and unfolded. Galaxy Fold looks good unfolded, but when you fold it, the front looks like a Raspberry Pi homebrew project.
rchaud 7y ago
I think Huawei's offering is a lot further along, purely on the basis that they let random Youtube bloggers play with the phone uninterrupted and post videos about it, with really close looks at the "seamlessness" of the screen at the bend point. Samsung on the other hand limited their YT exposure to demos where Samsung staff handled the phone.

solarkraft 7y ago

Samsung might have the more impressive technology (well, we thought that before this), but Huawei seems to have thought about the concept a bit more (even though the technology is easier). It just makes so much more sense to fold to the outside.

DanTheManPR 7y ago
The Mate X concept seems much cleaner, with a larger true tablet mode and no redundant screens. It remains to be seen whether the screens can survive normal without getting scuffed up or scratched. I had the same skepticism when the iPhone first came out, but glass screens have proven to be more durable than I thought they could be. Maybe these folding screens will surprise me too?
Someone 7y ago
”It just makes so much more sense to fold to the outside.” It may make less sense if the bended part of the screen isn’t as strong as conventional flat screens. There’s a bit of a catch-22 there: you either fold the screen to the inside to give it some more protection, or you fold it to the outside to have a screen on the outside and increase the bending radius. I don’t know enough of the technology to say what’s the better choice, but it seems it isn’t a trivial decision to make. If it were, the two companies would have made the same choice.
- jandrese 7y ago
  Folding it out lets you use half of the screen and treat it as a normal (almost hand sized) phone for regular day to day stuff, and only unfold it when you really need those extra pixels. Protecting the screen from damage is an exercise left up to the reader.
  - solarkraft 7y ago
    In addition to being able to reuse the same screen and cameras for folded mode, you're folding the device flat, which means pressure will be distributed over a larger area, requiring a less sturdy hinge (and less space). I only speculate, but I think since it's just vapor deposited material, OLED screens with solid backings are quite robust.
rchaud 7y ago
The Mate X looks like a premium product when folded and unfolded. Galaxy Fold looks good unfolded, but when you fold it, the front looks like a Raspberry Pi homebrew project.

rchaud 7y ago

I think Huawei's offering is a lot further along, purely on the basis that they let random Youtube bloggers play with the phone uninterrupted and post videos about it, with really close looks at the "seamlessness" of the screen at the bend point. Samsung on the other hand limited their YT exposure to demos where Samsung staff handled the phone.