Official! Huawei Mate X2 Will Be Announced Next February 22

Huawei Mate X (Slashgear)

JAKARTA - Huawei is preparing to launch the successor of its folding screen phone, the Mate X which was released in February 2019. Now, two years later, the company is reportedly preparing to launch its newest foldable smartphone.

Based on leaks from the Digital Chat Station and shared via Weibo, this brand-new cellphone is likely to be named Huawei Mate X2. From the name, you can say that this series is the direct successor to the Mate X series.

Not long after the Digital Chat Station shared the leak, an official announcement was shared by Huawei via the company's Weibo account.

In a post in the form of a teaser video, Huawei confirmed the existence of the latest folding screen cellphone and shared the announcement of the launch, which was due to be held on February 22.

It's just that, it seems that Huawei fans outside of China will not be able to taste this new flagship smartphone. As is well known, Mate X was never distributed outside the Chinese market. This also makes many observers believe that the same strategy will be applied to the Mate X2.

In addition, the trade ban from the United States to Huawei makes all devices unable to run Google applications. So, even if the company decided to sell the Mate X2 series in overseas markets, it seems that this phone will be difficult to sell.

Another impact of the ban was that contracts with chip manufacturers such as TSMC and Samsung were unable to produce HISilicon, forcing the Chinese tech giant to use the Kirin 9000 series or other series that were ordered before the ban was granted.

These are the factors that make Huawei likely to launch the Mate X2 in large numbers and not be sold outside China. Unless there's a big change coming up in the coming days. For example, such as lifting the trade ban.

As for the screen, it is not clear what type will be used. If you look at its predecessor, Mate X, which uses the BOE panel, Huawei presumably continues to apply the same technology.

Keep in mind, the specifications above are still approximate. So far, the company has not been willing to share a more complete description of this new cellphone. Therefore, for clearer specifications, let's just wait until Huawei launches the Mate X2 on February 22.