I hope this trend passes fast. https://t.co/PcS5QvKVrR

— Nick (@coffeenoodles) February 24, 2019

Huawei's foldable phone looks way better than Samsung's https://t.co/eOQDDIzDMb pic.twitter.com/W8rz6PwcIC

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 24, 2019

my first car cost less than what some people will spend on a phone this year

— the Original Tweeter™️ (@dcseifert) February 24, 2019

As a company, I think Huawei faces three main challenges: develop brand personality to lead the smartphone space, win the 5G security battle to maintain its innovation leadership in network equipment and convince non-Chinese brands to use its cloud infrastructure. #MWC19 huawei

— Thomas Husson (@Thomas_Husson) February 24, 2019

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But also, look at the rippling of the plastic where it unfolds. ?

I really really really want these things. But I’m going to give it at least two years to work out the kinks before I part with my hard-earned money. https://t.co/IfUAWNKpuI

— Derek Kessler (@derekakessler) February 24, 2019

We saw one in a presentation that had a big fat crease down the middle of it from repeated folds and plainly looked like plastic.

Idk if it was an early prototype or what, but the version we could photograph was at max brightness 100% of the time - no screen off photos allowed.

— David Ruddock (@RDRv3) February 24, 2019

Huawei promising better privacy and security on its 5G phones..... #MWC19 pic.twitter.com/FkBlv8a06A

— Zoe Kleinman ?️?? (@zsk) February 24, 2019

I may have to sell three kidneys to afford both the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X...

— Richard Lai (@richardlai) February 24, 2019

last week we all thought $1920 for a phone was a crazy price https://t.co/78zoal62tL

— the Original Tweeter™️ (@dcseifert) February 24, 2019

Some more pictures of the Huawei #matex. Pretty sweet design, although the fold is a bit stiff. CEO Richard Yu says it’s tested for 100,000 folds. @CNET #mwc2019 pic.twitter.com/8HfUgi9L2K

— Roger Cheng (@RogerWCheng) February 24, 2019

if i'm honest with myself, 17yo me would probably have rather had a futuristic smartphone (smartphones didn't exist at all back then!) than a 1990 VW Jetta with a hand crank sunroof

— the Original Tweeter™️ (@dcseifert) February 24, 2019

It's interesting that Huawei didn't directly reference the Galaxy Fold when comparing thicknesses. Maybe it's because Samsung has yet to clearly label the dimensions. Regardless, I'm liking the Mate X's slimmer and flatter hinge implementation. pic.twitter.com/og9ysFWT9U

— Richard Lai (@richardlai) February 24, 2019

Dual-SIM and support for Huawei's nano memory cards. #MateX pic.twitter.com/ZWpkdWBih4

— Jonathan Morris?? (at MWC 2019) (@jmcomms) February 24, 2019

There's no part of the tech cycle that makes me happier than "wacky hardware ideas because of a new screen technology" https://t.co/iKkFdNIsug

— nilay patel (@reckless) February 24, 2019

Huawei is pricing the Mate X at €2,299 with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, and releasing it from the middle of this year. https://t.co/n9YGq7hmlD

— Vlad Savov (@vladsavov) February 24, 2019

That said, as good as the hardware is, this is still a big concernhttps://t.co/ygsXUrnAta

— Daniel Bader (@journeydan) February 24, 2019

We've found a new way to gouge people for money in phones! I genuinely think foldables are better situated to disrupt laptops, not phones https://t.co/AFWtl6opBu

— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) February 24, 2019

it is quite hilarious to me that the first big companies with folding phones on the market are not exactly known for making good software, which will be crucial to making a good folding phone experience.

— the Original Tweeter™️ (@dcseifert) February 24, 2019

Huawei not so subtlety slams "other foldable phone" for the gap you see when it folds down. The #HuaweiMateX has a big handle, but folds flatter, while maintaining a shorter hinge height, Huawei says #MWC2019 #GalaxyFold @CNET pic.twitter.com/xttWJfrQYn

— Jessica Dolcourt (@jdolcourt) February 24, 2019

A foldable that folds without a gap. https://t.co/n9YGq7hmlD pic.twitter.com/kDYFVut3vb

— Vlad Savov (@vladsavov) February 24, 2019

Nobody can touch any of these foldable phones. The software is clearly really bad, as that's the only reason you stop the press from touching your device. That or a vendor (ahem Google) is preventing you from doing so. Hit me up anonymously in DM if you know why

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 24, 2019

More importantly, Huawei has to find its own brand voice to differentiate from Samsung and Apple and stop acting as a technology challenger, but instead activating new daily experiences for its consumers. #MWC19 huawei

— Thomas Husson (@Thomas_Husson) February 24, 2019

We weren't allowed to photograph the one that looked all folded up and gross, and Huawei's photo shoot unit was kept at max brightness with the display on.

I'm guessing it was for a reason.

— David Ruddock (@RDRv3) February 24, 2019

As I expected it is fascinating to hear what vendors are choosing to highlight about their #foldable beyond dissing competition #huawei is focusing on industrial design of its new hinge pic.twitter.com/yQuqqenjnP

— Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) February 24, 2019

Every phone is a folding phone if you're strong enough.

— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 24, 2019

Huawei Mate X looks mind-blowingly cool. I honestly thought last year that smartphones wouldn't be able to surprise me anymore. Actually this reminds me of Ja'Red's rolled up computer concept from Fake Steve Jobs https://t.co/CIqk8lRSrX pic.twitter.com/JB7kjfsctA

— Eric Migicovsky (@ericmigi) February 24, 2019

Euros 2290 for Huawei Mate X. That is expensive. Also available from mid 2019.

Basically, you can hope to buy a foldable 5G phone some time in 2021.

For now both the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X are beginning of something but no, future hasn't arrived yet.

— Javed Anwer (@brijwaasi) February 24, 2019

Oh and a two-part 4,500mAh battery inside the Huawei Mate X. 55W fast charging, too!

— Richard Lai (@richardlai) February 24, 2019

Behold the incredibly sexy @huawei #MateX folding phone! More pics shortly... #MWC19 #Mate20Pro pic.twitter.com/AES6PaA6dO

— Myriam Joire (@tnkgrl) February 24, 2019

I'm looking forward to a phone that unfolds to the size of an iPhone Xs Max and folds down to half that size normally. Use the tech to make smaller phones rather than bigger screens. Maybe something in between. https://t.co/TffXrroQ9y

— Kevin Fox ? (@kfury) February 24, 2019

The size of the outside screen on #foldablephones is interesting cause to me it reflects which mode you think users will spend most of their time in. No right or wrong at this stage #MWC2019 #huawei

— Carolina Milanesi (@caro_milanesi) February 24, 2019

The new Huawei Mate X 5G foldable smartphone starts at a are-you-fucking-kidding-me €2299.#MWC19 #MWC2019 #MateX pic.twitter.com/l9Ddi9KJWN

— Chris O'Brien (@obrien) February 24, 2019

Samsung Galaxy Fold (€2000) vs Huawei Mate X (€2299). The age of the €2k smartphone is upon us and it’s not so long ago €1000 was the new frontier... #MWC19 pic.twitter.com/qyXQmnopG8

— Ben Wood (@benwood) February 24, 2019

I think folding in this direction makes a lot more sense than folding like a book and needing a second display. Now we get to argue about which type of foldable is best, yay https://t.co/hwA4DWeTJ8

— Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) February 24, 2019

The future is here and it is cool and desperately searching for a use case as expected https://t.co/Bxa21QKrIC

— Matthew Lynley (@mattlynley) February 24, 2019

do I really trust Samsung and Huawei to figure out this software?

have you ever used first-generation Samsung or Huawei software?

hell, Huawei's latest software is unusable.

— the Original Tweeter™️ (@dcseifert) February 24, 2019

Audience gasps at Huawei folding price tag. €2299 - that's about $2600, more than Samsung's $1980 for its Fold pic.twitter.com/cRCJYND9zM

— Zoe Kleinman ?️?? (@zsk) February 24, 2019

Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold https://t.co/TqwZQthnAz via @Verge // No one seems to be showing typing in “tablet mode”. Typing has to work because tricky to put the phone in a case like an iPad mini.

— Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) February 25, 2019