Huawei Mate X2 Foldable Smartphone
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Huawei Mate X2 is the company's latest dual-screen foldable smartphone. Sharing much of the same features with the Mate 40 Pro+, the Mate X2 boasts an 8-inch flexible OLED internal display and an 6.45-inch OLED external display that have touch sampling rates of 180Hz and 240Hz respectively.
Compared to the previous-gen Mate Xs, the Mate X2 now folds inwards in the same fashion as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2. Like the latter, the Mate X2 also comes with screens both inside and outside. The Mate X2 also have an improved camera setup and the latest Kirin 9000 chipset.
The Kirin 9000 Series SoC now comes with over 15.3 billion transistors. Its powerful CPU features a three-level power efficiency architecture with cores running at clock frequencies of up to 3.13GHz. The 24-core Mali-G78 GPU is the most powerful GPU ever found in a Huawei device, enough to power the 90Hz display with 240Hz touch sampling rate at ease. It is also prominently featured in the new Mate 40 Pro / Pro+.
Moreover, the Mate X2 also comes with the 8MP camera with 10x optical zoom found in the Mate 40 Pro+.
Ratings
What we found**
Pros
- Superb foldable display
- Superb telephoto camera
- Great battery life
Cons
- Not as good as the Mate Xs
What external reviewers found***
External score 85% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
- Good value for money
- Solid performance
- Good battery life
- Top-notch camera performance
Cons
- No Google support
- No 8K support
- No wireless charging
- Wobbly main camera
- No Google apps
Price Comparison
Specifications
Connectivity
Ports
USB Type-C 3.1 GEN1
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4500 mAh
Camera | Front
16MP Ultra Vision Selfie Camera, f/2.2
Camera | Rear | Telephoto
12MP, f/2.4, OIS + 8MP, 10x optical zoom, f/4.4, OIS
Camera | Rear | Ultra-Wide
16MP, f/2.2
Camera | Rear | Wide
50MP Ultra Vision Camera, f/1.9, OIS
Colors
White, Black, Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink
Dimensions
Size | Depth
13.6 ~ 14.7 mm Folded / 4.4 ~ 8.2 mm Unfolded
Size | Height
161.8 mm
Size | Width
74.6 mm Folded / 145.8 mm Unfolded
Weight
295 g
Display
Aspect Ratio
8:7.1
Display Color Depth
8-bit, 16.7M colors
Display Diagonal
8 inch
Display Type
OLED
Pixel Density
413 ppi
Refresh Rate
90 Hz refresh rate
Resolution
2480x2200
Function
Chipset
HUAWEI Kirin 9000
Fast Charging
HUAWEI SuperCharge, max 55W
GPS
GPS (L1 + L5 dual band), AGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (B1I + B1B + B1C + B2a Quad-band), GALILEO (E1 + E5a + E2b Tri-band), QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band), NavIC
Graphics
24-core Mali-G78
Operating System
EMUI 11.0 (Based on Android 10)
Processor
Octa-core, 1x Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz + 3x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz + 4x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz
Sensor
Gesture Sensor, 3D Face Recognition, Gravity Sensor, Infrared Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor, Barometric Pressure Sensor, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Laser Sensor, Color Temperature Sensor
SIM
Nano 5G + Nano 4G
Touch Screen
180 Hz touch sampling rate
Video Recording | Front
Up to 2512x1080
Video Recording | Rear
Up to 4K / 1080p @ 960fps
Wireless Charging
Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge (Max 50 W)
Performance
Memory | Capacity
8 GB
Storage
256 or 512 GB + NM card (256GB max)
Production
Availability
2021-02-25
Debut
2021-02-22
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External Reviews
androidauthority[1]
Reviewer score 91%Unfold the Huawei Mate X2 and the real fun begins. The 6.45-inch 90Hz OLED panel has 2,700 x 1,160 resolution (456ppi) Apps are displayed at normal aspect ratios, even in split-screen mode. There's still no support for Google apps here, unfortunately.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Foldable design
- Excellent battery life
- Solid performance
Cons
- No Google apps
androidauthority[2]
Reviewer score 79%The Mate X2 is the hardware everyone interested in foldable phones has been waiting for. To my mind, at least, it represents the maturation of the foldable phone idea. There's no getting past that three-thousand-dollar price tag, though — especially when there's no Google support. It's the most uncompromising foldable I've seen, every bit as exciting to use as we hoped.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Flexible design
- Foldable display
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- No Google support
gsmarena[3]
Reviewer score 86%The Mate X2 can record video at up to 4K@60 fps across pretty much all of its cameras. Except for the selfie cam, which tops out at 1080p and the typical limitation of the ultrawide to 30fps. There is no 8K support whatsoever, which we frankly don't see as a real downside, given that 8K is mostly a useless flex on a smartphone.
Find the original article here.
Pros
- Top-notch camera performance
- Good battery life
- Good value for money
Cons
- No 8K support
- Wobbly main camera
- No wireless charging
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References
- ^ Huawei Mate X2 hands on: Now this is it. [androidauthority]. https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-x2-hands-on-1213188/. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Huawei Mate X2 review: Tainted love. [androidauthority]. https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-x2-review-1210103/. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
- ^ Huawei Mate X2 review. [gsmarena]. https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_x2-review-2249p8.php. 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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