Huawei Mate X2 folding phone with Kirin 9000 processor and 5G launched in China
Huawei still has their hat in the smartphone ring and announced their latest foldable flagship phone, the Huawei Mate X2 which has an inwards folding hinge design and both a foldable display and an outwards facing touchscreen, a design somewhat akin to the Samsung Galaxy Fold unlike the outwards folding Mate Xs and Mate X that was glimpsed awhile back.
The Huawei Mate X2 is constructed of steel and carbon fiber composite to create a durable and light chassis with what they call a ‘Falcon Wing’ design with a combined thickness that’s about 4.4mm thin at its thinnest point.
The inwards touchscreen unfurls into an 8-inch OLED panel that has an aspect ratio of 8: 7.1 with a dense 413ppi while the external 6.45-inch OLED display has a taller 21:9 aspect ratio and 456ppi.
Both panels have a 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the Huawei Mate X2 packs a Kirin 9000 5G processor while the rear has an Ultra Vision Leica Quad camera array with a primary 50MP Super Sensing wide camera, an 8MP camera with 10x optical zoom zoom, a 12MP camera with 3x optical zoom with both zoom cameras combining to offer up to 100x digital zoom, and a 16MP ultra wide angle camera that also has a macro mode. The front also sports a single 16MP camera for selfies.
Huawei Mate X2 Price and Launch Date
Other mod-cons include stereo speakers powered by Huawei’s own Histen tech as well as a 4,500mAh battery that supports 55W Supercharge tech. At its launch in China, Huawei announced that the Huawei Mate X2 will be available in 4 colourways – White, Black, Crystal Blue and Crystal Pink with a release date of 25th February 2021 in China.
Two storage versions of the Mate X2 will be available, with a 8GB RAM/ 256GB model retailing for RMB 17,999 (about RM11,252) and an 8GB RAM/ 512GB model for RMB 18,999 (about RM11,878). For a recap of the launch, you can check out their official launch video below. There’s no news on a local release yet in Malaysia but we’ll keep you posted!