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Huawei takes on Samsung with 'thinnest' foldable smartphone

'Mate X' unfolds to 8-inch tablet and sports in-house 5G modem

Huawei's Mate X foldable phone can be opened into an 8-inch tablet that is thinner than the new iPad Pro. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei staff writer | China

BARCELONA, Spain -- China's Huawei Technologies on Sunday entered the race to dominate the next generation of mobile technology with the launch of its eagerly awaited new foldable smartphone, claiming to have the world's thinnest flexible mobile while packing in next-generation 5G capability.

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