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| Basic Information | |
| Release Date | 5 Mar 2020 |
| Status | Available |
| Hardware & Software | |
| CPU | Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) |
| GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G |
| CPU Cores | 8 Cores |
| OS Version | v10 |
| Fabrication | 7 nm EUV+ |
| Architecture | 64 bit |
| User Interface | EMUI 10.0.1 (No Google Play Services, Huawei AppGallery) |
| Operating System | Android |
| Display | |
| Notch | No notch (full view display) |
| Features | Folded display: 6.6 inches OLED, 1148 x 2480 pixels (19.5:9), 84.27% screen-to-body ratio; Secondary back display when folded: 6.38 inches OLED, 892 x 2480 pixels (25:9); Falcon Wing mechanical hinge |
| Resolution | 2200 x 2480 px |
| Screen Size | 8.0 inches (20.32 cm) unfolded |
| Aspect Ratio | 8:7.1 |
| Display Type | Foldable OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Touch Screen | Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch |
| Pixel Density | 414 ppi |
| Screen Protection | Gorilla Glass / Quad-layer double-layer polyimide film |
| Bezel-less Display | Yes |
| Screen to Body Ratio | 86.9% |
| Cameras | |
| OIS | Yes (Optical Image Stabilization on 8MP Telephoto Camera) |
| Zoom | 3x Optical Zoom, 5x Hybrid Zoom, up to 30x Digital Zoom |
| Flash | Dual-tone LED Flash |
| Sensor | 40 MP SuperSensing (wide, 27mm, 1/1.7", f/1.8, PDAF) + 16 MP (ultrawide, 17mm, f/2.2, PDAF) + 8 MP (telephoto, 52mm, 1/4.0", f/2.4, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom) + Huawei TOF 3D depth sensor |
| Aperture | f/1.8 (wide) + f/2.2 (ultrawide) + f/2.4 (telephoto, OIS) |
| Settings | Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, RAW support |
| Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser AF |
| Video FPS | 30 fps, 60 fps |
| Resolution | 40 MP, f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera, 16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 8 MP, f/2.4, Telephoto Camera, TOF 3D, (depth) |
| Camera Setup | Quad |
| Shooting Modes | Continuous Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Leica Color Modes, Night Mode, Portrait Mode, High Resolution, Pro Mode, Panorama, Slow Motion, Time-lapse Photography |
| Camera Features | Leica optics, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, AI Scene Recognition, Dual-screen preview shooting |
| Video Recording | 3840x2160 (4K), 1920x1080 (1080p) |
| Image Resolution | 7360 x 4912 Pixels |
| Selfie Camera | |
| OIS | Yes (on telephoto lens) |
| Sensor | Leverages the quad Leica rear camera module folded over for selfies |
| Autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus |
| Video FPS | 30 fps |
| Resolution | 40 MP, f/1.8, Wide Angle, Primary Camera + 16 MP, f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera + 8 MP, f/2.4, Telephoto Camera + TOF 3D |
| Camera Setup | Uses main camera system via secondary rear screen |
| Camera Features | Leica portrait optics, 4K Video, HDR, Face detection, Portrait Bokeh, LED flash, AI Beauty |
| Video Recording | 3840x2160 (4K), 1920x1080 |
| Design | |
| Build | Double-layer polyimide optical film front, aluminum alloy frame, zirconium-based liquid metal Falcon Wing hinge |
| Width | Unfolded: 146.2 mm, Folded: 78.5 mm |
| Colors | Interstellar Blue |
| Height | 161.3 mm |
| Weight | 300 grams |
| IP Rating | None |
| Thickness | Unfolded: 5.4 mm - 11 mm (camera bump), Folded: 11.0 mm |
| Ruggedness | Reinforced Falcon Wing hinge design, double-layer optical polyimide film screen protection |
| Waterproof | No (Not certified waterproof) |
| Battery | |
| Capacity | 4500 mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable (Dual split battery architecture) |
| USB Type-C | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2 with OTG |
| Battery Type | Li-Ion (Lithium Ion) |
| Quick Charging | 55W wired Huawei SuperCharge (85% in 30 minutes) |
| Reverse Charging | Reverse wired charging via OTG |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Memory | |
| RAM | 8 GB |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 |
| Internal Storage | 512 GB |
| Expandable Memory | Up to 256 GB (uses hybrid SIM2 slot, NM Nano Memory card) |
| Network & Connectivity | |
| GPS | Yes with dual-band A-GPS, Glonass, BDS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, Mass storage device, USB charging, USB On-The-Go |
| EDGE | Available |
| GPRS | Available |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) |
| VoLTE | Yes |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Infrared | Yes (IR Blaster) |
| SIM Size | SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano / NM Card (Hybrid slot) |
| SIM Slot | Dual SIM, GSM+GSM (Dual Standby) |
| Bluetooth | v5.0, A2DP, LE |
| SAR Value | Compliant with international limits |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| Sensors & Security | |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
| Light Sensor | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope |
| Finger Sensor Type | Capacitive |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes |
| Finger Sensor Position | Side-mounted (Integrated into the release/power button) |
| Multimedia | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
| FM Radio | No |
| Audio Jack | USB Type-C |
| Alert Types | Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Audio Features | Huawei Histen spatial audio, 32-bit/384kHz audio playback |
| Document Reader | Yes |
| More | |
| Made By | China |
| Features | Outward-Folding Falcon Wing Architecture, 8.0" Full-View Foldable OLED (2200x2480p) + 6.6" Folded Cover OLED, Flagship 7nm EUV+ HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G, Leica Quad Camera System (40MP SuperSensing + 16MP Ultrawide + 8MP 3x OIS Telephoto + TOF 3D), Uses Main Camera for Flagship Selfies, 4500mAh Dual-Cell Battery, 55W Huawei SuperCharge (85% in 30 min), Side-mounted Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, USB 3.1 DisplayPort 1.2, NFC, IR Blaster |
The Huawei Mate Xs stands as a daring engineering milestone in foldable mobile computing, showcasing Huawei's revolutionary outward-folding Falcon Wing design that seamlessly transforms a pocketable 6.6-inch smartphone into an expansive 8.0-inch tablet-class OLED workspace. Powering the foldable flagship is Huawei's flagship 7nm EUV+ HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G octa-core platform, featuring two prime Cortex-A76 cores clocked at 2.86 GHz, two Cortex-A76 performance cores running at 2.36 GHz, and four energy-saving Cortex-A55 cores at 1.95 GHz, coupled with the 16-core Mali-G76 graphics engine and a dedicated dual-core NPU. Complemented by 8GB of RAM and a spacious 512GB of internal storage (expandable up to 256GB via Huawei's proprietary Nano Memory card slot), it provides rapid split-screen multitasking, desktop-style multi-window productivity, and seamless gaming running on EMUI on Android (utilizing Huawei Mobile Services and Huawei AppGallery). Internal temperatures are kept thoroughly chilled during intense workloads through a flexible biomimetic graphene heat-dissipation architecture.
Visuals are showcased on a seamless 8.0-inch Foldable OLED display (2200 x 2480 pixels, 414 ppi) with an 8:7.1 aspect ratio and an 86.9% screen-to-body ratio without any notch or punch-hole cutout interrupting the view. When clasped shut using the mechanical Falcon Wing hinge constructed from zirconium-based liquid metal, the front operates as a conventional 6.6-inch smartphone display (1148 x 2480 pixels, 19.5:9), while the inactive rear portion (6.38 inches) stays protected or acts as a secondary viewfinder. The display surface utilizes a quad-layer construction headlined by two layers of aerospace-grade optical polyimide film bonded with clear adhesive, yielding visual brilliance and smooth flexible folding. Biometric authentication is handled via a swift side-mounted capacitive fingerprint scanner built directly into the hinge latch and power key.
Photography is anchored by the world-renowned Leica Quad camera array integrated vertically into the device's grip sidebar. The primary camera features a custom 40 MP SuperSensing sensor (27mm equivalent, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF) with an RYYB color filter that captures rich dynamic range and clean low-light exposures. It is accompanied by a 16 MP ultra-wide angle camera (17mm, f/2.2) with autofocus for expansive landscape framing and macro close-ups, an 8 MP telephoto camera (52mm, f/2.4, PDAF, OIS) offering 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and up to 30x digital zoom, and a Huawei 3D Time-of-Flight (TOF) sensor for precise background depth mapping. A key ergonomic advantage of the outward-folding structure is that the rear Leica quad camera array doubles as the selfie camera when folded, enabling users to capture studio-grade selfies, ultra-wide group shots, and 4K vlogs using the secondary display preview.
Powering the device is a split 4500 mAh dual-cell battery architecture designed to optimize weight balance across both folding wings. Recharging is handled briskly by 55W wired Huawei SuperCharge, which replenishes the battery from 0% to 85% in just 30 minutes, alongside reverse wired power sharing via OTG. Finished in a distinctive Interstellar Blue colorway, the smartphone includes high-speed USB Type-C 3.1 with DisplayPort 1.2 video out, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0, an integrated infrared (IR) blaster, full-function NFC, and Dual 5G SIM standby connectivity.
