Huawei has revealed that that since its launch on November 15, it managed to sell 100,000 models of the Huawei Mate X per 30 days.
Compared to the Galaxy Fold whose launch dates back to September, sales of the two devices are roughly in the same range. Except that the distribution is not the same: the Mate X is only available in China, while the Galaxy Fold is offered in several countries, including the United States and Europe.
Huawei has not officially announced a launch date for the foldable Mate X outside China but has previously said it will debut in Europe this year in the first quarter.
Huawei Mate X features a single 8-inch (2,480 x 2,200) OLED panel, which can be folded to give you a 6.6-inch main screen and a 6.36-inch secondary screen. The second screen is smaller as it houses a strip on the side to house the internals including the processor, cameras, and antennas.
Huawei Mate X features an attractive outward-opening design, compared to Galaxy Fold, whose screen folds in and offers a secondary screen on the outside. It is using the same polyimide protective film as the Galaxy Fold though.
Huawei has added a new physical button to unlock the folding display and make it easier to easily flip open the device in tablet mode. Huawei Mate X is powered by the Kirin 980 chipset with 5G support, thanks to the Balong 5000 5G modem onboard.
Huawei Mate X has been coupled with 8GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, 4500mAh of battery, and a new TOF sensor, alongside a triple camera setup.
The triple rear camera setup includes a 40MP RYYB primary sensor, coupled with an 8MP telephoto sensor and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle lens. It supports up to 204800 ISO levels, OIS+AIS, and other camera features we find on Huawei’s current flagship phones.
Huawei Mate X Specifications
| General | |
| Dimensions (mm) | 161.30 x 78.30 x 11.00 |
| Weight (g) | 295.00 |
| Battery capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Fast charging | 55 W HUAWEI SuperCharge |
| Colours | Interstellar Blue |
| Display | |
| Screen size (inches) | Unfolded: 8 inches Folded: 6.6 inches for front panel, 6.38 inches for back panel |
| Resolution | Unfolded: 2480 x 2200 Folded: 2480 x 1148 for front panel, 2480 x 892 for back panel |
| Hardware | |
| Processor | 1.8GHz octa-core (2×2.6GHz + 2×1.92GHz + 4×1.8GHz) |
| Processor make | Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal storage | 512GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | NM card: support up to 256 GB |
| Camera | Leica Quad Camera: 40 MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.8 aperture) + 16 MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2 aperture) + 8 MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture,OIS), HUAWEI Time-of-Flight(TOF) Camera Supports autofocus (phase focus, contrast focus), supports AIS (HUAWEI AI Image Stabilization). |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 |
| Skin | EMUI 9.1.1 |
| Connectivity | |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| GPS | GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0, BLE, SBC, AAC, LDAC and HWA Audio |
| NFC | Read Write mode / Peer to Peer mode / Card Emulation mode (payment by SIM card, or HCE) is supported. |
| USB Type-C | Type-C, USB 3.1 GEN1 |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| Primary SIM card | 5G NR TDD: N41 (2515 ~ 2690 MHz) / N77 / N78 / N79 4G LTE TDD: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 4G LTE FDD: B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B7 / B8 / B9 / B12 / B17 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B26 / B28 / B32 3G WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19; 2G GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) |
| Secondary SIM card | 4G LTE TDD: B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 4G LTE FDD: B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B7 / B8 / B9 / B12 / B17 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B26 / B28 3G WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19 2G GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) |
| Sensors | Gravity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint Sensor, Hall sensor, Barometer, Infrared sensor, colour temperature sensor |
