Huawei considered a Samsung Z Flip shape, but wanted ‘more smartphone’

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
During the Huawei Mate Xs reveal in lieu of an MWC 2020 debut, a Huawei executive spoke to TrustedReviews and noted that the Chinese tech
company had, indeed, thought about making its own Samsung Z Flip-style clamshell foldable
instead opted for a foldable phone design that would unfold into a larger display to give users a better experience, which became the Huawei
Mate X series
21.9:9 ratio
first generation opted for plastic displays, which bend but are nowhere near as durable as glass, often getting scored by simple fingernail