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Huawei Mate X2 folding phone unveiled despite chip supply worries – Yahoo News Australia
The firm claims the edge against rival Samsung, but faces a dwindling stockpile of smartphone chips.
Huawei has unveiled a revamped foldable smartphone, which it says has a much smaller internal gap when closed than that of its main rival Samsung.
The Mate X2 marks a major redesign for the Chinese firm. When shut, the large display is now hidden inside the device rather than exposed over its exterior, as was the case with past generations.
But its price – about £2,000 ($2,800) – is likely to limit demand.
And US trade bans also threaten the firm’s ability to produce them.
The company’s consumer…
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