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Huawei’s foldable smartphone, the Mate X, has, briefly, gone on sale in China.
The handset went on sale for a price of 16,999 yuan (£1,900) via Huawei’s online store and reportedly sold out out “within minutes”.
Phone fans who did not manage to buy a Mate X on Friday will get another chance on 22 November when a second batch will go on sale.
Anyone buying one of the folding devices also gets 50% off screen-related repairs and replacements.
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The 5G Mate X is available in one model featuring an 8in (20.3cm) screen when unfolded. When closed it has two screens – one 6.8in and the smaller one 6.6in.
Huawei said the phone was available in “limited quantities” for the first sale but did not give a precise number on how many were sold.
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