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In an exclusive chat with TechRadar at MWC 2019, Huawei's CMO, Herman Zhu confirmed that there was a 'secret' photographic camera alongside the foldable Huawei Mate X's current iii-sensor array.

We noted that the Mate X inverse the side of the phone that had a screen turned on, flipping automatically when turning the handset to face a subject.

When quizzed, Mr. Zhu said that this was Huawei'due south technology, and said there was a hidden fourth camera that nobody knows near.

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"You are right, merely nosotros didn't really tell people about that feature," Zhu told us.

If we were to speculate, we'd judge that there'southward an boosted sensor below there that's capable of working out what's in front of it - and a closer look at the images nosotros have, using some contrast enhancements, does seem to betoken another sensor in that location, but hidden.

We'll observe out more in the future about how the Mate 10 is hiding some extra applied science, which wouldn't be surprising given how far off availability of the foldable telephone is, and Zhu said that the software on Huawei's foldable telephone was "constantly being upgraded, and in that location are many new releases of the software coming to the market place".

In that location's as well a possibility the upcoming Huawei P30 launch on March 26 could elevator the hat on the finer details of the Mate 10'southward hidden sensor.

The tertiary place

At that place was 1 other surprise from Mr. Zhu - according to the CMO, he envisions the big-screen Mate X as having non iii, merely 4 displays from the single 8-inch flexible OLED console.

Not a new, commodities-on display (like the LG DualScreen accompaniment), but a tweak to the Mate Ten's user interface that could run across the 'spine' of the device - when folded - displaying other data.

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It would be similar to the Samsung Galaxy Notation Border, which used the curved side to pack new means of interacting with the phone.

"At the moment, the software hasn't been designed for the third screen in the middle," said Zhu. "Merely, personally speaking, I'd like to see some atmospheric condition info, or some of my fitness info there.

"[Possibly] the [status] info on the superlative of the phone, we could move it to the third screen in the middle, considering it presents a larger surface area than on the elevation.

"I could also swipe up from the center to choice up a call, for case," he speculated.

The Huawei Mate X was voted our top gadget of MWC 2019 and will likely be the 2nd foldable phone from a mainstream brand to hit the market, with the Samsung Galaxy Fold available from April in certain regions - so these changes could amend an already impressive handset past the time it comes to market.

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