The Huawei Mate X, which was announced in February 2019, is Huawei’s first foldable 5D smartphone, although not the first fold-able smartphone to be featured in the market. Its release date is yet to be specified.

This new Huawei fold-able Smartphone can change from the full view 8-inch Android tablet into a 6.6-inch and 6.38-inch Smartphone. In fact the Huawei’s Full View bezel-reduced screen makes the device look even more optically appealing than the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

The Huawei Mate X is loaded with lots of excellent features like the 5G network, vast 4,500 mAh battery capacity, the powerful and new Kirin 980 chipset and so many more that will be revealed to you in this review.

HUAWEI MATE X SPECIFICATIONS

Design

The design of the Huawei Mate X features lot of impressive technology that will overwhelm you.

In its standard size, the Mate X has an 8.0 inches display with an 86.9% screen-to-body ratio and 2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density). However in its folded mode, the it gives you a 6.6″, AMOLED, 1148 x 2480 pixels (19.5:9).

Located at the back of Mate X is a button which when pressed it releases the back portion of the smartphone’s display so that it maintains its normal 8-inch tablet shape.

Unlike the foldable Samsung with bulky bezels, the Mate X features a FullView 8-inch display. It also features an OLED screen which is said to be energy conserving.The left side of the rear screen (the vertical bar) houses the brain of the Smartphone, beginning from the triple camera system down to the power button/fingerprint scanner combo. The base of this Smartphone contains the USB-C port for charging.   

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Performance

Huawei Mate X is a speed demon. It is powered by a Kirin 980 processor and a Balong 5000 5G modem. The foldable phone supports 5G network and has the ability of downloading a 1GB movie under a few seconds.

The Huawei Mate X will is blessed with an internal storage of 512GB with an 8GB RAM. It however supports memory expansion up to 256GB using a Nano-Memory. Mate X uses a customized version of Android which is best for the multiple folds and unfolds.  

 Camera

Huawei Mate X is blessed with a triple camera setup. There is no selfie camera; you only find the triple cameras on the back of this smartphone, this must be a No No for selfie lovers. However, its primary cameras also double as a selfie camera and a viewfinder at the same time.

You can use the second screen to create a dual viewfinder with either side of the phone, allowing you to preview the image before it is taken. A live view of the image that is in frame appeared on both sides of the folded smart phone, allowing both the image taker and picky individual that employed the help of the image shooter to see everything.

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 Battery

The battery is one of the selling point of the new Huawei Mate X. This device comes with dual batteries which combine to offer you a powerful 4500mAh; obviously stronger than the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

Mate X smartphone uses the 55W SuperCharge technology, which is better than the 40W charging which Huawei Mate pro came with. The fast charging technology on the Mate X can offer you an 85% extra battery juice within 30 minutes of charge.

 Price

The Huawei Mate X will come with a price tag of about €2,299, which is approximately about £2,000 / $2,600 / AU$4,770 for the 8GB RAM and 512GB worth of internal storage.  

 Other Features

• FM: No
• 5mm Jack: No
• Expandable storage: Yes.
• Four Cameras: Yes.

Conclusion

The Huawei Mate X is no doubt one of the best foldable Smartphones produced this year. Although it is not the pioneer of foldable phones, it could be the best for the time being. This Huawei Mate X is merely the smartphone of the future, however you get to pay hugely to have it now.