Huawei's foldable phone may come with a more powerful chip and camera

Huawei's Mate X -- the company's first foldable smartphone -- has been delayed again and won't be coming in September (in fact, a recent report pegged the launch date to November).

But according to a report from Neowin, when the Mate X actually does come out, it'll be a significantly different device than the one originally announced.

For one, Neowin claims, Huawei plans to upgrade the Mate X with a yet-to-be-announced processor, the Huawei Kirin 990. Furthermore, the Mate X will have cameras similar to the ones in the Huawei P30 Pro, which produces amazingly good photos for a smartphone, especially in low-light conditions.

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Other than that, the Mate X does look pretty similar to the one originally announced (though we're not sure whether Huawei's letting reporters fondle the latest prototypes), and it still has an outward-folding screen (as opposed to the inward-folding screen on Samsung's Galaxy Fold) and a pretty thin profile.

There's no word on the rest of the phone's specs. Originally, the Mate X was said to come with a fast 5G chip, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of storage and a 4,500mAh battery.

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We may find more about the Mate X during the IFA trade show in Berlin, which takes place from Sept. 3-9.

Meanwhile, Huawei's status in the U.S. is still in limbo. According to a Reuters report published Monday, President Trump said he's not keen on doing business with Huawei, which he deems is a "national security threat."

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