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Huawei Mate X
Huawei Mate X Highlights and Overview
The Huawei Mate X is a premium and highly sophisticated smartphone of 2019. The device is a foldable smartphone, designed like the Samsung Galaxy Fold. It comes with a large 8.0-inch foldable display with 2200 x 2480 pixels resolution. The single idea behind the device is to offer a stretched-out tablet-like display on the go, especially when users wants to accomplish certain tasks requiring a larger display.
Note however, that additional two separate screen is attained when the device is folded; The first main screen, which now becomes a 6.6-inches AMOLED display with 1148 x 2480 pixels, and the folded back screen, which now become a 6.3-inch AMOLED screen with 2480 x 892.
Specification wise, the Mate X is powered by huawei’s homemade HiSilicon Kirin 980 CPU. This is an octa-core processor comprising of a dual-core 2.6 GHz Cortex-A76, dual-core 1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 and a quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs, along with Mali-G76 MP10 GPU, 8GB of RAM and 512GB internal storage, expandable up to 256GB via Nano Memory (NM).
On the camera department, the device pack 4-lenses at the back, which also serves as the front facing camera. This include a large 40MP main sensor, along with an 8 MP telephoto secondary sensor, a 16 MP ultrawide third sensor and finally, a TOF 3D camera sensor.
Whats more, the Huawei Mate X also comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, along with dual 5G enabled SIMs. You are also getting a 4500mAh battery, which can be charged upto 80% in just 30-minutes, all thanks to the massive 55W fast charging and Huawei super charging technology. The device runs on Android 9.0 (Pie) out of the box, underneath EMUI v9.1. Other key specifications and silent features of the Huawei Mate X are detailed in the specs table below.
Huawei Mate X Full Specifications and Features
NETWORK
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / 4G LTE / 5G |
| 2G Network Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network Bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network Bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| 5G Network Bands | 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave; N41/N77/N78/N79 |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) |
LAUNCH
| Also Known As |
- - |
BODY
| Dimensions |
Folded: 161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm - Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm |
| Weight | 295 g (10.41 oz) |
| Build | Premium Glass Built |
| SIM Type | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY
| Display Type | OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size |
Unfolded: 8.0 inches, 205.0 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio) - Folded Main Screen: 6.6-inches, AMOLED - Folded Back Secondary Screen: 6.3-inches AMOLED dsiplay |
| Resolution |
Unfolded Display: 2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density) - Folded Display Front: 1148 x 2480 pixels (19.5:9) - Folded Display Back: 892 x 2480 |
PLATFORM
| Operating System | Android 9.0 (Pie); EMUI v9.1 |
| Chipset | Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 |
MEMORY
| RAM + ROM | 8 GB |
| Card Slot | Nano Memory (NM), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
MAIN CAMERA
| Camera Type | Quadruple Lenses |
| Camera Sensor(s) | 40MP + 8MP + 24MP + TOF 3D Main Camera Sensors |
| Camera Features |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection White balance settings ISO settings Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene mode Sensor size - 1/2.8" Pixel size - 1.12 μm Phase detection 6-element lens 8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm telephoto Lens (Second Sensor) 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm ultrawide (Third Senor) TOF 3D camera (Fourth Sensor) |
| Video Resolution | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
SELFIE CAMERA
| Camera Type | None |
| Camera Sensor(s) | Uses Main Camera Sensors |
SOUND
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Speaker Location | Chin, below display |
| Audio Jack Type | No |
CONNECTIVITY
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| NFC | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
BATTERY
| Battery Capacity | Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. | Up to 29 hours |
| Stand-by | Up to 600 hours |
OTHER FEATURES
| Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Box Contents | Charging Brick / USB cable |
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Disclaimer Note
We CANNOT guarantee 100% accuracy for the specification table above.
