There are some other downsides to the Huawei Mate Xs too. Although the 6.6-inch display is more practical than the Galaxy Fold’s tiny 4.6-inch screen, having a flat edge on one side and a curved edge on the other feels quite weird – it's similar to the Galaxy Note Edge from way back in 2014.

The most worrying feature is the hinge, though. Huawei has made some important improvements to the mechanism this year but folding the display is still far from smooth. It doesn’t feel very sturdy either, which raises some serious long-term durability questions, but Huawei says the hinge comes with a 2-year warranty.

What else does the Huawei Mate Xs offer?

Considering the product's ridiculously high price tag, it won't come as a surprise to hear the Huawei Mate Xs is crammed full of some of the latest mobile technology. Leading the way is the custom Kirin 990 5G chipset which boosts CPU, GPU, and NPU performance by an impressive 23%, 39%, and 460% respectively when compared to the original Mate X's Kirin 980 alternative.

Huawei was also keen to point out its impressive in-house 5G modem, which supports 88% faster download links and 36% faster uplinks than the Galaxy Fold 5G.

These upgrades are combined with some serious efficiency advancements that extend battery life by 21% to 7.5 hours on a single charge, although results will likely vary by use case so take that number with a pinch of salt. This is combined with the company's outstanding 55W fast charging technology, allowing the 4,500mAh battery to be charged to 85% in just 30 minutes.

Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging have become standard across Huawei's recent premium devices. Support has been skipped on this product, however, likely because of compatibility issues with the flexible display hardware.

The Huawei Mate Xs package is completed by a quad-camera setup on the back which houses a 40-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto shooter, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide-angle alternative, and a Time-of-Flight sensor for accurate portrait photography.

Last on the list of specifications is 512GB of non-expandable internal storage and 8GB of RAM. The latter is a decent amount but we would have expected at least 12GB considering the aforementioned price tag.