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HUAWEI Mate X delayed until September (Update: No delay in Canada)
August 07, 2025
Update, August 04, 2025 (11:34 AM ET):According to Canadian news siteMobile Syrup, the originally planned date for the launch of the foldable HUAWEI Mate X in Canada is still on.
However, this does not mean Canada will see the device in June or even before the rest of the world. Back in May,Mobile Syrupreported that the Mate X would land in the country in “Q4 2019” without giving a specific release date. A HUAWEI Canada spokesperson confirmed today that the worldwide delay of the Mate X as described below will not affect the as-yet-unknown Canadian date.
In other words, the worldwide delay of the Mate X to September likely means that the release in Canada will be closer to the global release instead of months ahead.
Original article, August 11, 2025 (06:52 AM ET):HUAWEI has delayed its upcoming folding display smartphone, theHUAWEI Mate X. Originally set to launch this month, a HUAWEI spokesperson toldAndroid Authoritythe phone has been pushed back until September, but the spokesperson was unable to provide additional information.
CNBCreports the phone has been delayed while HUAWEI conducts further tests on the device — something said to have been decided in the wake of theSamsung Galaxy Foldissues.The Wall Street Journal(paywall) has also reported on the Mate X delay, stating HUAWEI wants to “improve the quality of the folding screen.”
The Galaxy Fold, Samsung’s first folding display smartphone, has also had its release date pushed back aftertech reviewers spotted some issues with it. This occurred just days before the phone’s scheduled release last April; Samsung is yet to provide a new release date.
HUAWEI Mate X units, to our knowledge, hadn’t yet made their way to reviewers, so we don’t know if it had displayed any issues or if HUAWEI is simply being extra cautious.
However, inhis brief time with it, our own Kris Carlon did note the presence of a bump where the Mate X screen folds. The Galaxy Fold has this issue too — we suspected it was just something we have to get used to with early folding display devices, but perhaps it’s being improved.
There’s also a possibility the Mate X delay is related to therecent restrictions the U.S. placed on HUAWEI, which HUAWEI recently confirmed had lead to the cancelation of an upcomingMateBookrelease.
The future of the Android operating system on HUAWEI phones is also in doubt as it is currently set to lose its Android license in the coming weeks (as part of the U.S. sanctions).CNBCsuggested the phone would still run Android, butWSJclaims discussions are still being held over whether it will use the Android license. It isn’t clear if these discussions are happening internally at HUAWEI or between HUAWEI and Google, Alphabet, or another party.
HUAWEI does have a mobile operating system of its own in the works, which would reportedly launch asOak OSoutside of China, but details regarding what it would offer are scarce. It’s believed that HUAWEI could be ready to launch it this year, though.
The Mate X was set to go on sale for around 2,299 euros (~$2,600) packing premium specs and 5G support; you can see what it looks in action in thisthe short clip here.
We’ll keep you informed of all the Mate X news as we get it. Until there’s more, let me know what you think of the situation in the comments.
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