At its global event, Huawei announced the global availability of its devices including the flagship Huawei Mate Xs 2 foldable smartphone.
To recap, it boasts a 6.5-inch OLED cover display with a pixel resolution of 2480 x 1176. The interior display covers a 7.8-inch OLED screen and 2480 x 2200-pixel resolution. It incorporates the “Eagle Wing” steel hinge design and a refined double rotor hinge mechanism which is claimed to improve long-term durability and also leaves no visible crease on the display. Durability is secured on the polymer-covered display with the four-layer structure design.
Under the hood, it comes with the 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of internal storage, and a 4,880mAh battery with 66W fast charging. It boots HarmonyOS 2, supports an M-Pen 2s stylus with 4096-level pressure sensitivity, and comes with a Collector’s Edition which has a 4,880mAh battery.
For photography, it features a triple rear camera configuration consisting of a 50MP main sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide shooter, and an 8MP telephoto lens. Upfront is a 10.7MP selfie camera.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 specs:
- Network: 4G LTE
- Display (folded): 6.5-inch (2480 × 1176) OLED, 120Hz refresh rate
- Display (unfolded): 7.8-inch (2480 × 2200) OLED, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
- OS: HarmonyOS 2
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
- GPU: Adreno 660
- Memory: 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS 3.1 storage (expandable with NM card)
- Security: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Rear Camera: 50MP f/1.8 (main)
13MP f/2.2 (ultra-wide)
8MP f/2.4 (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, 30x ditial zoom, OIS - Front/Selfie Camera: 10.7MP f/2.2
- Connectivity: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NaVIC, IR blaster, Dual-SIM
- Audio: Dual Speakers
- Port(s): USB Type-C
- Battery: 4,600mAh with 66W fast charging, reverse charging
- Dimensions & Weight: 156.5 x 139.3 x 5.4 mm (unfolded) / 156.5 x 75.5 x 11.1 mm (folded); 255g-257 g
- Colors: Frost Purple, White, Black
Pricing and Availability
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is only available in a single 8GB + 512GB variant and is priced at EUR 1,999 (~PHP 109,771). No word yet for local availability, so stay tuned for more updates.
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