Interview: Huawei CEO, Richard Yu talks Mate 20, Nano Memory cards, and foldable 5G phones

22 October 2018
Huawei CEO, Richard Yu talks about new things announced and what we can expect following the Mate 20 launch event keynote.

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  • 23 Oct 2018

M33, 23 Oct 2018Mate 20 X is excellent, but it's not available in Europe. M... moreVanilla Mate 20 1/2.3" camera point to shoot quality will be almost identical as the Pro version. It only doesnt have that 40mp res. Look at P20 review on this site, its as good as the Pro version.

    Anonymous, 23 Oct 201840mp module but the it's abhorrent in low light compared to... moreThat's a joke right? The strongest point of the P20 Pro's camera is it's superior low-light photography capabilities. It is literally known as the low-light king...

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      • 23 Oct 2018

      techperson211, 23 Oct 2018I'm sure no OEM will make nano memory card. Besides in the ... moreMan thats a lie.
      Even invention of bluetooth technology and first phones with it cost several hundreds.
      Now even the cheapest units on the market have a bluetooth because is super cheap.
      And we can continue wiith many other technology.
      Maybe the new SD Cards will be super expensive but in next 10 years they will cost equal to regular SD cards.

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        • 23 Oct 2018

        Anonymous, 23 Oct 2018Man you're dense. The point still stands why are all best f... moreMan if you dont like buy Porsche design.

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          • 23 Oct 2018

          Mate 20 X is excellent, but it's not available in Europe. Mate 20 is good phone but it doesn't have IP68, OLED and high-end cameras like the others. Mate 20 Pro have curved screen which I don't like. What phone to buy?

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            • 23 Oct 2018

            AnonD-558092, 23 Oct 20181- How does he know that's 4 low-end sensors? Did he tried ... moreMan but he is all right.
            Samsung using low end cameras.
            20 Mpix compared to 8 Mpix just a bleach.
            They dont even needs to try.
            A series were always low end to midrange phones with a price fo a flagship.
            Like A6 with SD450 for a starting price of 400 euros. For a 400 eur someone can buy black shark or pocophone. Or an excellet huawei phone.

              I like the idea for the NM card, maybe it will be successful, maybe not... Only time will show. Atleast they try, maybe another idea will come because of this.
              If they dont try some thing, they cant inovate.
              If we dont like, dont buy... Easy peacy.

              Peace all over and remember, its only a smartphone, not a family member.

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                • 23 Oct 2018

                AnonD-558092, 23 Oct 2018Rich people can be cheap. It's not because he makes more $ ... moreAD was your ciomment read first words then skipped to the end to rreply you hes right you are worng. Have a ice day.

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                  • 23 Oct 2018

                  dude111, 23 Oct 2018"Yes, you can see this (Mate 20 X) is a better experience t... moreMan console like PSP, Playstation or Xbox never beats phone.
                  Consoles are just for gaming compareded to a phone which can do zillions of other things.
                  Only the laptop is better in this case because it can do things a phone cannot.
                  But in current world console never beats a phone.

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                    • 23 Oct 2018

                    GregLu, 23 Oct 2018They put a lots of hope in the NMC ... And I personally hop... moreMan separate sim trays were always better having a dual sim option with a memory slot is always a better idea than pick between dual sim or single sim and a memory expansion.
                    Also the present trays are too big.
                    Shrinking it by half saves maybe a tiny space in your comparison but in case of a master technician he can crample plenty of things to even this tiny space.

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                      • 23 Oct 2018

                      Unsolved Mistry, 23 Oct 2018Who ever transcribed his answers is a god, his intonation i... moreMan its not only about shrinking. Its about you can use one single slot for memory card in sim card as well.
                      Current simtrays are too big.

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                        • 23 Oct 2018

                        Nzi97, 23 Oct 2018Agreed, it seem all the answer is just a vague marketing ta... moreThats a false thinink read again.

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                          • 23 Oct 2018

                          AnonD-558092, 23 Oct 2018The A9 2018 isn't even on sale yet and this guy here says i... moreLike your words.
                          That new Samsung isnt maybe out but huawei should know and maybe they have a spy in samsung so they should seen a working model.
                          Anyway he is right samsung using cheap camera compared to high end cameras of huawei.
                          IP53 is more than enough.
                          IP68 is for clumsy and careless people. Anyone else dont even need IP53 nor 68.
                          Mate X is great despite iits not or european markets.
                          Nintendo proved that game consoles are fun but are only for gaming.
                          Mate X does everything regular phone can do and also works as a tablet or a gaming console with huge screen.
                          You have no idea. You are not Huawei Ceo nor even their staff researcher or techician.

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                            • 23 Oct 2018

                            40mp module but the it's abhorrent in low light compared to other 12mp and 16mp

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                              • 23 Oct 2018

                              Well huawei is more innovation that apple and samsung together.
                              Maybe all remaining brands together are almost as innovative as huawei it seems.

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                                • PGq
                                • 23 Oct 2018

                                Mr Richard Yu, please reinvent the hybrid slot compatible not only NM card, but microsd card as well to ATTRACT buyers who aren't willing to buy a NM card due to COST, and prefer to rely on their existing microsd cards.

                                  Anonymous, 23 Oct 2018Dear Huawei, I'm from the UK and I'm only interested in ... moreThen buy it in China as i will do soon.

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                                    • 23 Oct 2018

                                    Dear Huawei,

                                    I'm from the UK and I'm only interested in the mate 20 X.

                                    Yours truly,
                                    An average European consumer.

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                                      • 23 Oct 2018

                                      Cool. A lot of Mr. Yu's answers are open and correct.

                                      However, regarding the NM card, he should be more sceptical. I doubt it will become a global standard. We will just wait and watch.

                                        Νs lad, i like him, but i cant understand two things:
                                        -since Huawei\honor are so honorable and innovative, then copying Apple that much? Why the Pro has a notch? Since you made the innovative in screen fingerprint scanner, why felt the need to copy Apple?
                                        Why the new Honor play has planet wallpapers and why honor magic 2 has retractable cameras since you consider it unwise?
                                        -And the other thing why is it mandatory for the best phone to have the best camera? And why do we have to pay for the best camera when we mostly need the best CPU+battery performance?
                                        I for one would prefer a notch less 120hz screen, a cheap but reliable and fast fingerprint scanner in the back, with a 980 cpu, 8gb of ram and 4500mah in the body of mate 20pro. I don't want a selfie cam, i m not Kim Kardashian, neither a photographer, so no need for 3 high end cameras, just one!