Huawei has introduced the Mate X2, its first all-new foldable device since 2019’s Mate X and Mate XS.
The new phone received a radical redesign compared to the original bit of tech, with a huge display that unfurls on the inside, rather than the outside like its older smartphone sibling.
You can use the phone while folded via a second display (similar to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold collection).
This being a Huawei gadget, the Mate X2 will launch without assistance from Google’s apps or services, which will most likely badly limit its charm beyond China.
According to Huawei’s website, the phone runs on EMUI 11.0 (which is based on Android 10).
Nevertheless, during its online launch livestream, the company said it expects the Mate X2 to be one of the first to be upgraded to HarmonyOS – Huawei’s first attempt at an operating system.
The large internal display on the Mate X2 measures 8 inches with a resolution of 2480 x 2200, while the exterior display is 6.45 inches with a 2700 x 1160 resolution. Both are OLED, as well as have refresh rates of approximately 90Hz.
That compares to the 7.6-inch interior screen on the Samsung variant, with a 6.2-inch external screen.
Under the hood, you get the company’s flagship Kirin 9000 chip, the same CPU that debuted in Huawei’s Mate 40 Pro last year. It also rocks 8GB of RAM, as well as a battery with a rated capacity of 4,400 mAh with fast charging.
There are four cameras on the rear of the phone: a 50-megapixel wide-angle, a 16-megapixel ultrawide, a 12-megapixel telephoto with a 3x optical zoom, and also an 8-megapixel “SuperZoom” camera with a 10x optical zoom.
The selfie camera on the rear of the phone has a 16-megapixel resolution – but there’s no selfie cam on the inside of the display.
The Mate X2 is the third bendy phone in Huawei’s bendy stable. Last year, it released the Mate XS, an updated variation of the initial Mate X, which featured a different display.
Huawei states the Mate X2 will be available in China with 256GB of inner storage around US$2,785) or $2,940 with 512GB of storage.
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