Why metal phones are gone and battery life's a compromise: an interview with Huawei's lead designer

We recently sat down for a virtual interview with Huawei's chief designer of the flagship P-series of phones Quentin Ting, and he was patient and eloquent enough to thoroughly answer all the pressing questions of the tech press gathered for the occassion.

The curiosity ranged from how the new matte shimmer and quad-sloping display design of the P40 models was achieved, to why aren't all camera islands centered at the rear of the phone, and anything in-between.

Amidst references to the Eiffel Tower engineering project and Chinese poetry styles when comparing ...