Beleaguered Chinese tech giant Huawei made headlines in October for unveiling a new version of its smartphone operating system with no remaining ties to Android code, but HarmonyOS Next hasn’t made its global debut with the new Mate X6 foldable phone.

Despite all the hardware, the Mate X6 is slim for a foldable phone, measuring 4.6mm thick when unfolded and 9.9mm when folded. The phone can connect to Tiantong and Beidou satellites when you don't have a cell signal, allowing you to make calls and send messages.

Huawei Technologies Co.'s latest flagship smartphone is powered by a chip little different from the one that set off alarm bells in Washington a year ago, signaling a slowdown in the Chinese company's tech advances.

Huawei's Mate X6 foldable is very cool, but the Nova 13 Pro is the more interesting new release from the brand, even if it doesn't fold up.