avon b7

I prefer not to go too far into politics given that this is a thread on a folding phone but one thing has become clear over the last two years.

The US/Huawei situation has very little to do with security in a tangible sense. It is simply classic protectionism and the US president has basically acknowledged this in his recent tweets.

Things are now coming full circle (or full circus, depending on viewpoint) and we are now seeing that evidence of the US claims simply doesn't exist. 

It has been widely reported that several EU governments requested evidence but never received any. Huawei has also not been given any evidence.The US even countered that evidence wasn't necessary.

So, after all the urging, hawking, warning and then outright threats, yesterday, the CEO of Huawei stood on stage in front of the world's top ICT executives (and watching governments) in Barcelona and literally called the US out. 

"The US security accusation of our 5G has no evidence. Nothing"

When he put up a slide on trustworthiness and then  mentioned Edward Snowden, the audience reacted in agreement. The sad irony was huge.

Now, in a new twist, US politicians are proposing ripping out Huawei smart inverter boards from energy infrastructure in the US.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/25/huawei_us_electric_grid/

Of course, the proposal itself is somewhat telling as it defines Huawei as a 'world leader' in inverter boards. Protectionism once again parading under the banner of national security.

So, if there really is something of concern that world governments should be aware of regarding Huawei, it really is about time to plunk it on the table because competition is going to take a hit, prices will go up and technological progress will be slowed down.

One potential market for this phone is of course the US so it would be nice to see Huawei allowed to compete there without protectionist obstacles blocking the way.

The people who know telecoms security better than governments are the manufacturers, industry bodies and the carriers. Not one of them has made the same claims as the US government on Huawei. 

AT&T actually had a done deal (US distribution) with Huawei for last year and is a Huawei partner in Mexico.

Soli said:

avon b7 said:

They didn't want to spoil that presentation by revealing the technology beforehand..

So they announced and did a shady demo to not spoil it by spoiling it. Makes perfect sense. /s

A reasonable company would simply not worry about trying to entice people like you with such things.

On the contrary.

Huawei has a habit of presenting stuff at MWC. There is NO bigger platform for communications related technologies. It is presenting a lot of stuff. So much that it has had spread things out over various events including a pre MWC briefing where it presented the Tiangang chipset and Balong 5G01. Post MWC, the P30 series will get its own event in Paris (26th March).

Nothing shady about anything.

ericthehalfbee said:

GeorgeBMac said:

Folio said:

Add one more fold and you got a beach lounge chair for your little pet hamster. Seriously, is this anything more than a "premium" publicity stunt? It seems in theory it'd be good for those who can't afford both a tablet and a phone-- until you see the price is in prime laptop stratosphere.

You are missing it.   The iPad does you no good if its sitting at home on the shelf.  This is a tablet that is always with you and fits in your pocket.   BIG difference!  

While there will still be a market for tablets, this will put a dent into both the tablet market and the large screen phone market -- as it will enable a phone with a small screen to become a very big screen whenever needed.

Considering it runs Android (useless on tablets) then this device offers no real benefits.

Then change your mentality and look at this from a different perspective.

Imagine it as a larger phone screen. Imagine current split screen but not cramped onto one screen but two. Imagine taking portrait photos and having the subject be able to see his/her pose.

EsquireCats said:

It's so fun watching these companies churn out flops when Apple isn't there to invent something for them to copy. Especially the Huawei device which rips off just about every visual element and UX design possible from iOS.

It's utterly pathetic and their just deserts.

Are you referring to AIIS, Night Mode, Supercharge, tri cameras, 5G, ultra fast wifi, ultra fast modems etc.

Have you used EMUI?

There are similarities but not wholesale 'ripoff on just about every visual/UX element'.

Apple's interface for changing depth of focus after the fact looks a lot like Huawei's older interface I think.

It's not something I pay a lot of attention to and I use both iOS and EMUI.

Will the 5G phones unveiled at MWC use the QC X55 or X50?

I was under the impression that the X55 was for year end.