The last couple of weeks have all been about folding phones. First there was Samsung with the Galaxy Fold, which changes from a phone to a tablet in a matter of seconds, and allows you to have up to three apps open at the same time.
Then, a matter of days later, the Huawei Mate X made its debut, with a flexible screen that wraps around the front and back of the device. So it seems the future is flexible – and expensive. Both phones are over the €2,000 mark, which may be a little too rich for the average consumer’s blood. But it looks like the future may be flexible.
From €2,200, huawei.com and samsung.com/is
![The new Huawei Mate X smartphone costs more than €2,000, which may be a little too rich for the average consumer’s blood. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5X2FTS5L2J76GIOHNGXSXYWM4.jpg?auth=804c1efda6115bcc85348345944309db6bcb42c20b1c2e11a95e655e4e03eb8d&width=800&height=450)