On schedule, Huawei yesterday unveiled its latest foldable smartphone in China called the Huawei Mate Xs 2.
For specs, it sports 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.
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:Â HarmonyOS 2
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
- GPU: Adreno 660
- Memory: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB/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 (8GB RAM + 256/512GB) / 4,880mAh (Collector’s Edition), 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: Black, White, Frost Purple
Pricing and Availability
- 8GB + 256GB – CNY 9,999 (~PHP 79,344)
- 8GB + 512GB – CNY 11,499 (~PHP 91,246)
- 12GB + 512GB (Collector’s Edition) – CNY 12,999 (~PHP 103,149)
- M Pen 2s Stylus – CNY 599 (~PHP 4,753)
The Huawei Mate Xs 2 is now available for pre-order in China and will go on sale starting May 6.
There’s no word yet for local availability, so stay tuned for more updates.