Huawei delays sales of $2,600 foldable phone until September

Move marks new setback for Chinese company and hoped-for industry game-changer

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A man checks his phone next to an advertisement for a Huawei Mate X. The foldable device was initially supposed to arrive in stores in mid-2019. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies on Friday said it has postponed the release of its foldable smartphone by several months, just days after the world's second-largest phone maker shelved the launch of a new laptop.

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