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While Huawei did not provide an exact date for the launch, it seems that the day never comes. It was speculated that the launch delay was due to the company's problems with the new US measures. And other rumors mentioned internal problems.
Vincent Pang, President of Huawei Western Europe, clarified these doubts on TechRadar, and now Huang Wei, Huawei's department head has revealed new data on the launch date.
Launch in August
After leaking some tentative dates it finally seems that Huawei Mate X will see the light in August. Vincent Pang, President of Huawei Western Europe commented that Huawei Mate X will arrive no later than September. There is a possibility that the launch will occur earlier, but ensures that "September is guaranteed."
According to what you mentioned, the restrictions imposed by the United States were not the reason for the delay but had to do with certifications and quality controls.
And apparently it was not related to the screen either, as some rumors said. We have already seen the major headache that Samsung's foldable device, the Galaxy Fold, has caused by screen problems and a bad mechanism of the folding system.
So the speculations seemed to be correct when considering that Huawei did not want to make the same mistake as Samsung and was forced to cancel the launch indefinitely due to malfunction.
However, the controls rotate the other way, as Huang Wei mentions:
I don't have a formal announcement date yet. But it will be in a month or two, and if it is early, it will be late next month, and if it is late, it will be early the second half. Mate X is optimizing apps as a new flexible display product, and is currently testing 5G.
So taking into account all these comments, and knowing the reason for the delay, the release date would be before August 20, as mentioned in PhoneArena.
It will reach countries with 5G
Another fact that he has mentioned is that the device will be available in those countries that have 5G service. And of course, the United States will be the exception.
Let's remember that Huawei Mate X does not have the restrictions imposed by President Trump since its certificate was obtained before the new measures, so it will not affect its characteristics. And therefore it will have Android as an operating system.