Huawei to Not Launch a 4G Version of Mate X Foldable Phone, Says India Availability Will Depend on 5G Rollout

Dashing hopes of Indian consumers willing to acquire the just-released foldable phone from Mate X any time soon, the company says it is not planning to bring a 4G version of the Mate X shortly and that its availability will depend on the 5G network in the country. Although India is targeting 2020 for 5G roll-out, the country is yet to allocate 5G spectrum to operators even for the 5G trial of use cases. Expensive at 2,299 euros (about Rs 1,85,000), the foldable Mate X is a 5G phone and as the US has been raising security concerns over the use of Huawei 5G equipment, the European market could be the first to see the release of the phone.

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Huawei showcased the foldable phone at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Barcelona, on Sunday, but did not allow the visiting journalists to touch the device. “We expect to start shipping the device form the middle of this year through the carrier channel. Making the device available in the open market may take some time,” Kevin Ho, President of the Handset Business, Huawei Consumer Business Group, told IANS on the sidelines of MWC 2019.

Replying to a question about producing foldable phone for the 4G network, he said that although the company was not focusing on bringing a 4G to suit markets like India, it could consider such a proposal at a later stage. Powered by the company’s Kirin 980 processor, the Huawei Mate X comes with a 6.6-inch dual display panel and offers a FullView display.