A couple of years back, folding smartphones looked like concepts that may never see the light of day. But this year has already seen the official launch of two foldable smartphones – the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X. Both the Mate X and Galaxy Fold were showcased at the Mobile World Congress 2019 and were unarguably the kings of MWC in Barcelona this week. Both models embody the long wait and anticipation for foldable phones. 
Although both the Mate X and Galaxy Fold are foldable, they employ different designs. Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu spoke recently about the design of both models and as would be expected, he prefers the Mate X. Now, we can’t be too surprised about that but he gave reasons why he thinks the Mate X’s design is better. Richard Yu recently revealed to Business Insider that Huawei at the same time worked on different foldable phone projects with one having a semblance to that of the Galaxy Fold. He even claims their design was even better but he personally killed its development because “it was bad”.
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Richard Yu further added that; “I feel having two screens, a front screen and a back screen, makes the phone too heavy”, speaking about the Galaxy Fold. This may not be far from reality as the Mate X is thinner and may be a better reflection of what most people think a foldable phone should look like. That is a phone that you can use and instantly transform to a tablet instead of switching screens. But then, the Galaxy Fold protects the soft foldable screen better than the Mate X since the outer display is stronger.
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