Huawei’s Mate X has experienced another delay. During a press event at Huawei’s Shenzhen headquarters, the company told TechRadar that there is “no possibility” of the folding phone making its September launch date.
This is after it was previously delayed from the original planned June release. Huawei is said to be “certain” that the Mate X will come out at some point this year, although it is also unlikely to be released before November, according to the report.
TechRadar doesn’t elaborate on the reason for the delay. It’s not clear whether Huawei is doing extra technical diligence to avoid the kind of embarrassing false start Samsung experienced with the Galaxy Fold, or whether the company’s uncertain status with crucial partners like Arm and Google is holding the release back. Either way, it looks like the tweaked Galaxy Fold will beat the Mate X to market.
