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What The Falcon?

Shouldn’t we have heard more about the Huawei Mate Xs using “Liquid Metal Zirconium”?


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gizchina.com/2020/02/24/huawei-mate-xs-screen-film-is-3-times-more-expensive-than-gold/amp/

that the entire hinge system of Huawei Mate Xs uses a variety of special materials and special manufacturing processes. Zirconium-based liquid metal is used in key parts of the eagle wing structure. The strength of this material is no worse than that of titanium alloy, which makes the hinge more reliable.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.entrepreneur.com/amphtml/348680

Foldable smartphones are on the rise (again), and Huawei is keeping pace with that trend with the Mate Xs, which is made with a zirconium-based liquid metal hinge that facilitates a full 180-degree fold. When folded, the Huawei Mate Xs is a powerful dual-screen smartphone, featuring a 6.6-inch main screen and a 6.38-inch secondary screen. Unfolded, the smartphone becomes an 8-inch tablet that delivers a FullView viewing experience.

https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_xs-review-2110p2.php

Falcon Wing Design hinge

A big part of why the Mate Xs feels so natural in the unfolded state is its impressive hinge. Huawei calls it a Falcon Wing Design and claims it has been improved and refined since the original Huawei Mate X implementation.

The hinge is supposedly made using zirconium-based liquid metal - an extra tough alloy which is both sturdy and easy to work for creating complex shapes - and the entire mechanism uses more than 100 precision-cut pieces.

The rotating shaft of the hinge is designed to contract and extend, depending on the current folded/unfolded state of the display, so that it supports the flexible panel in the best possible way. The main advertised benefit of that is that you get a "completely flat" surface in the unfolded state and no "deterioration or distortion of the image along the hinge".