The latest Huawei event not only served to present all the company’s news in the world of portable. He may have announced new fitness trackers and smart watches like the Watch GT Pro 3, but it also introduced the Huawei Mate Xs 2.
Huawei’s new foldable phone again opts for an inward-folding design and, in addition, now costs a little less than previous models. It’s clear that the brand wants to make a name for itself in the folding market, although Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 is still cheaper.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Mate Xs 2.
When will the Huawei Mate Xs 2 be released?
On April 28, Huawei held a Huawei Mate Xs 2 launch event in China, but it wasn’t until May 18 that it announced at another event that its new foldable phone would also reach other markets. , including Spanish.
Although the exact date has not yet been revealed, we know that the Huawei Mate Xs 2 will go on sale in Europe during the next the month of June.
How much will the Huawei Mate Xs 2 cost?
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that the Mate Xs 2 is an expensive foldable phone. The Huawei Mate Xs 2 will arrive in Europe in a single model, with 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. will be at the price of 1.999 $. In China, on the other hand, they can also buy it with 12 GB of RAM or 256 GB of storage.
What you may not have expected, on the other hand, is that it was a little cheaper than the previous models (which, on the other hand, were never released in Europe). Recall that the original Mate X cost 16,999 yen (around $2,400), while the Mate X2 cost 17,999 yen (around $2,500).
In this way, the foldable Huawei is now much closer to its rivals in terms of price, although outside of China it is still much more expensive than other competing models such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, the Oppo Find N or the Vivo X Fold.
What are the specifications of the Huawei Mate Xs 2?
As we said at the start, one of the things that stands out about the Mate Xs 2 is that it uses the same unfoldable design as its predecessor. And that’s despite Huawei deciding to pull inwards with the Mate XS and in line with rivals like Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo.
This makes the Mate Xs 2 very unique in the foldable phone market. Even so, the design is quite similar to the first Mate Xs, although some subtle tweaks have been made (notably in the camera layout) and it also comes in three colours: black, white and purple.
It’s about the same size, with a 7.8-inch screen (120Hz AMOLED, of course) with a 2480 x 2200 resolution. When folded down, it becomes a 6.5-inch screen. When unfolded, the phone is only 5.4mm thick, but when folded, it remains relatively thin (11mm). It weighs 255g.
Like other Huawei devices, the Mate Xs 2 only offers 4G. You will know the business restrictions imposed by the company, which also means that they cannot access 5G modems. Those who buy the Mate Xs 2 will have to live without the faster speeds. Wi-Fi, on the other hand, has been improved and offers the first tri-band Wi-Fi support in a phone.
As for chipsetthe Snapdragon 888 4G is used, instead of the newer Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. This could explain why Huawei has lowered the price and while some will be disappointed to see that it doesn’t use the latest chipset, the truth is that the 888 is still very powerful.
The battery of the model marketed in Europe (8 GB + 512 GB) is 4600 mAh, although the 12 GB + 512 GB variant (available in China) uses a larger capacity battery (4880 mAh). In any case, the Mate Xs 2 offers a more powerful battery than any previous model. Charging is also faster, with 66W of wired charging across all models.
On this occasion, Huawei integrates a camera selfie 10 MP (f/2.2), which is found on the main screen so you can take advantage of the large screen to make video calls. Behind, we have better lenses: main lens of 50 MP (f / 1.8), ultra wide angle of 13 MP (f / 2.2) and telephoto lens of 8 MP (f / 2.4).
Like other recent Huawei phones, the Software used is HarmonyOS. It’s Huawei’s own mobile operating system, based on Android (albeit different), and designed to work with the rest of Huawei’s product ecosystem.
