The Huawei Mate X2 teaser suggests a new foldable screen design

Huawei posted another teaser for its next Mate X2 folding phone on Weibo, offering the strongest hint that it will distance itself from the original Mate X design. The first Mate X, announced in 2019 and updated in 2020, had a single large screen that folded in half so that the screen was outside the device. The next phone, however, looks like it will fold to the other side, more like Samsung’s Galaxy Folds.

Referring to a new design for the Mate X2, the teaser image shows the phone on the open side at an angle, with a glow on the inside of the hinge. The photo is also a reference to the time of the event, which will take place at 8 pm, China time (7 am ET), on February 22.

Here is the screenshot of the full teaser:

The announcement will coincide with the Mobile World Congress Shanghai next week, which traded its traditional summer spot for the biggest event in Barcelona. As of now, the GSM Association still plans MWC Barcelona to take place in person from June 28, but these plans may change depending on the pandemic situation, and the phone companies must have planned the launch of new devices for February and March. like always.