Huawei’s Mate X3 Foldable is Better than Samsung, But with One Major Exception

Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 29 March 2023, 12:03 am

The new foldable smartphone in the industry came from a known brand in the world, with Huawei debuting the Mate X3 to the world with all the exceptional features and designs available on the device. There are reports which claim that it brings a better experience for users with its thinner, lighter, and larger battery capacity compared to Samsung.

However, it is worth noting that despite its significant advancement with its latest release, there is still one major roadblock that Huawei's smartphones are facing, and this is the US-China restrictions.

Huawei's Mate X3 Foldable Brings the Competition to Samsung

(Photo : Huawei)

Huawei's Mate X3 was recently released by the company to bring its take on foldable smartphones, debuting an exceptional build and development for the device. The smartphone features a thinner body, lighter in mass, and features a larger battery to power the device longer compared to Samsung's latest Galaxy Z Fold 4.

The device is only 5.3mm thick when it is expanded or viewed with the full screen open, and is only 11.8mm when folded in half. The company also boasts of a light experience with the device, weighing only 241 grams.

It features a 120Hz 7.8-inch OLED display for its expanded state and a 6.4-inch outer display when folded.

Huawei also adopts the expandable memory feature by allowing an SD card to go along with its Nano SIM card slot.

There is One Major Problem with Huawei's New Release

According to Ars Technica, the Huawei foldable brings significant developments to the smartphone and is presenting better specs compared to existing devices. However, the one major flaw it faces is the US trade ban on China, which prevents it from accessing US-made tech like Google's Android and its apps.

Additionally, it may feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 to power its processes, but it can only tap into 4G as its 5G modules were removed.

Huawei's Continued Development of its Tech

The Chinese smartphone and technology brand, Huawei, faced a significant problem with its operations, and that is when the company was gatekept with the US technology on which it is heavily reliant. Despite this, the company persevered and centered on developing its technology to the current trends in the industry, as well as creating new experiences.

With the company losing access to Google Support and Foundry Access, it knew that it had to develop its system to power the phone, as well as the apps that would help bring the experience to users. This is with the famed HarmonyOS which centers on a self-made operating system to power Huawei smartphones after Android's pullout because of the ban.

Despite the massive bans and inaccessibility to US technology, Huawei aims to persevere and bring its technology to the world, with the Mate X3 previously regarded as one of the top foldable in the market. Reports are now backing this very idea, that Huawei's Mate X3 is one notable device, but its one major flaw may be a hindrance to its success and userbase.