MWC 2019: HMD Global’s event starts, Nokia 9 with five cameras expected

HMD Global CEO Florian Seiche on stage. The official Nokia event livestream has begun. You can watch the livestream here.HMD Global says it has tripled it's user base globally in 2018 from the previous year. Number one global player in feature phone both in terms of value and volume. Nokia 3310, and 8110 more than 10 million users, says HMD Global. 

The Mate X is official. Yes it sports a very high price tag, but remember this is a foldable phone, and that kind of technology won't come cheap, at least not for now. The Mate X from Huawei has a 6.4-inch display on the front and this unfolds into a 8-inch display. The phone comes with two batteries totally 4500 mAh and 55w fast charging. Oh, and its 5G ready. But when it is coming to India? Not anytime soon, given we are yet to start 5G testing. Meanwhile, here are some photos of Huawei Mate X you can check out. 

The Huawei Mate X comes with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage. The price Euro 2299. That's $2600. More expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Fold. It's not clear when the phone will go on sale. Maybe in the second half of 2019 or the middle of 2019. For those wondering about the price in INR, that's close to Rs 1.85 lakh. 

Huawei Mate X runs the Kirin 980 processor. Huawei claims the 5G phone will download a 1GB movie in just 3 seconds. Of course, this will only happen on a 5G network. The Kirin 980 is Huawei's own 7nm chipset. For 5G, it has a quad 5G antenna. The phone is also ready for future 5G. Huawei says the phone will be a dual-SIM one. It has two batteries each, totalling 4500 mAh. The phone supports 55W fast charging as well. 

Mate X has the world’s 7nm Multi-modem, called Balong 5000. This is Huawei's own Modem and this is 5G. Huawei calls it the 'fastest modem' in the world. 

Huawei showcasing the foldable phone. The Mate X has a 'falcon hinge' design, the company says it worked on this hinge for three years. There is no gap between the screens. The front display is 6.4-inches and when you unfold it, then it turns into an 8-inch display. Huawei says they have patented the hinge with 100 components, and that this is a complicated piece of engineering that they have achieved. The phone opens like a book, and is 5.4 mm in total thickness. Thinner than the iPad Pro. 

Huawei Mate X has a 6.6-inch display in the front, borderless display and when you open it, this is turns into an 8-inch display.  Huawei has announced its Mate X, it’s first foldable phone. This is also the world’s first 5G ready foldable phone. 

Huawei Matebook Pro X features OneHop, which lets you transfer images, videos and documents directly to another device with your phone. The feature takes advantage of the phone’s NFC. But it will only with other Huawei smartphones, and not every other device. Huawei is also launching MateBook 13's touchscreen version. It is also launching the MateBook 14. The camera is embedded in the keyboard and not at the touch of the display. 

It comes with a single-touch fingerprint scanner to unlock the laptop. Single touch on the power button will automatically log the user in.  There's also  an improved NVDIA GeForceMX250 graphics card, says Huawei. The company is also claiming immersive audio experience on the MateBook X Pro. 

Huawei has launched its new MateBook X Pro. It will come in Mystic Silver and Space Grey colours. It has a aluminium unibody design with damond-cut design. The laptop is ultra-thin, thickest area is less than 14mm. The display is 13.9-inches. 91 per cent screen to body ratio. Supports external graphics card as well. Updated to the latest Intel 8th gen processor for better performance.

Huawei's Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group is on stage. "We are the leading ICT and technology solutions provider in the world," he says. "Our revenue last year (consumer business) was 52 billion, over 206 million shipments," he adds.  He says that eight years ago, they had less brand recognition, even in China, but that has changed now. 

"Every year we spend a lot on research for consumer business. We have spent $5 billion on R&D for consumer business," said the CEO. We are leading in smartphone photography, says Yu.

While we wait for Mate X,  Xiaomi has already showcased its Mi Mix 3 with 5G support. This is coming to Europe first for those who were wondering. Its unlikely that a 5G phone will come to India anytime soon. Mi 9 was also launched for the European market. This is Xiaomi's phone for 2019 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 procesor and was announced earlier this week in Beijing, China. Mi 9 has triple cameras at the back. Read more details about Mi 9 and Mi Mix 3 with 5G here. 

Huawei Mate X will launch takes place soon. The teaser images have given us a good glimpse of what the device might look like when it is  folded from the side. The question is: When will it launch in the mainstream market? And what will be the price? 

We are all set for the Huawei launch event for the foldable phone. The event is starting at 6.30 pm IST. You can also watch the livestream on YouTube. The link for the same is here.

The big hype is around HMD Global's upcoming Nokia flagship phone, which is likely to sport 5 cameras at the back. Yes, HMD Global could actually beat the current trend of three or four cameras with its new Nokia devices. Teasers from the company keep showing top notch images, all edited and captured on a Nokia phone. Leaks have said this is the Nokia 9, though the company has not confirmed the name so far. 

The big launch from Huawei will be the foldable phone, which will be called the Mate X. The Mate X could have a 7.2-inch foldable display with a secondary screen on the outside. The phone will be a 5G compatible device as well, according to Huawei's teasers for the device. Huawei says this will be world's first 5G foldable phone. According to leaks, Mate X will be powerd by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor.