Huawei Mate Xs specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Huawei Mate Xs
  • Released 2020, March 05 300g, 5.4mm thickness Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services 512GB storage, NM
  • Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) Mali-G76 MP16 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 2,184 USD
  • 8" 2200x2480 pixels
  • 4MP 2160p
  • 8GB RAM Kirin 990 5G
  • 4500mAh Li-Po

Huawei Mate Xs overview

Huawei Mate Xs is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2020, March 05. Huawei Mate Xs has 8. inch, Foldable OLED, a resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels screen. Huawei Mate Xs uses Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) chipset, Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) CPU, Mali-G76 MP16 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 4MP Triple main camera. It uses Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Huawei Mate Xs is about 2,184 USD.

Score the key features of Huawei Mate Xs compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 97 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 102 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 93 / 100 points
  • Price: 104 / 100 points

Huawei Mate Xs full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, February 24
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm Folded: 161.3 x 78.5 x 11 mm
Weight 300 g (10.58 oz)
Build Plastic front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type Foldable OLED
Size 8.0 inches, 205.0 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density)
  Folded cover display: AMOLED, 6.6 inches, 1148 x 2480 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio

PLATFORM

OS Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services
Chipset Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-G76 MP16

MEMORY

Card slot NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 512GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1

MAIN CAMERA

Triple 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 81mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), AF TOF 3D, (depth)
Features Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

No - uses main camera
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
Infrared port Yes
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Charging 55W wired, 85% in 30 min (advertised)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Interstellar Blue
Models TAH-N29m
Price About 2,184 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 459274 (v8), 461406 (unfolded) GeekBench: 12213 (v4.4), 2980 (v5.1) GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen unfolded)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.0 LUFS (Good)
Battery life Endurance rating 69h

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