Huawei Mate X2 with 8-inch foldable display, Kirin 9000 launched in China

Huawei entered the foldable smartphone area again in February 2019 with the launch of the Mate X. It was adopted by the Mate Xs, which was a small enchancment over the unique, that includes a greater hinge, a extra sturdy display screen, and the Kirin 990 SoC. Earlier this month, we learned that Huawei was gearing as much as launch a brand new foldable gadget referred to as the Mate X2, and now, it’s lastly right here.

Huawei Mate X2: Specs

Huawei lifted the covers off the Mate X2 in China earlier immediately, and it options a number of enhancements over the Mate X and Mate Xs. The most recent foldable cellphone from the Chinese language OEM options an 8-inch foldable OLED show with a decision of 2480 x 2200 pixels that folds open just like the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The show has a pixel density of 413ppi, a 90Hz refresh charge, and a 180Hz contact sampling charge. In contrast to the Z Fold 2, nonetheless, the gadget doesn’t function a hole-punch cutout for the selfie digicam on the interior show.

On the skin, the gadget encompasses a secondary 6.45-inch OLED show, which additionally provides a 90Hz refresh charge. It has a decision of 2700 x 1160 pixels, which provides it a pixel density of 456ppi. Powering the 2 shows is a HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chip, coupled with a Mali-G78 GPU, 8GB of RAM, and as much as 512GB of storage.

Within the digicam division, the Huawei Mate X2 encompasses a 50MP Extremely Imaginative and prescient major digicam with OIS, a 16MP ultra-wide cine digicam, a 12MP 3x telephoto digicam, and an 8MP 10x SuperZoom digicam. The gadget additionally encompasses a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout on the outer show, which homes a 16MP selfie shooter.

Protecting the gadget up and operating is a 4,500mAh battery, which helps Huawei’s 55W SuperCharge quick charging expertise. For connectivity, the gadget encompasses a USB 3.1 Gen-1 Kind-C port, Wi-Fi 6, NFC, and Bluetooth 5.2.

On the software program entrance, the Huawei Mate X2 runs EMUI 11 primarily based on Android 10, which comes with a bunch of further options to assist customers take advantage of the foldable show. These embody options like Sensible Multi-Window mode to assist customers open a number of apps on the 8-inch show, Floating Home windows assist, a multi-video mode to show as much as 4 movies on the 8-inch show on the similar time and extra.

Pricing & Availability

The Huawei Mate X2 is priced at CNY 17,999 (~$2,785) for the 8GB+256GB variant and CNY 18,999 (~$2,939) for the 8GB+512GB variant. It’s going to go on sale in China beginning February twenty fifth through all main on-line and offline retailers. The gadget might be obtainable in 4 colorways — Black, White, Crystal Blue, and Crystal Pink.