Huawei Mate X5 launched with 7.85-inch foldable display, Kirin 9000s, 50MP triple cameras, satellite connectivity
Huawei has recently introduced the Mate 60 5G and Mate 60 Pro 5G in China. Many Huawei fans felt that the company would hold a launch event to unveil the Mate 60 series. However, instead of hosting an event, the company decided to reveal them by listing the devices on Huawei Mall (Vmall). Initial reports suggested that Huawei might hold a launch event in September to introduce additional devices, including the Mate 60 Pro+ 5G and the Huawei Mate X5 foldable phone. Surprisingly, Huawei has followed the same pattern by directly listing these products on the Huawei Mall without a dedicated launch event. Here is a look at the specifications, features, and price of the Mate X5.
Huawei Mate X5 specifications and features
Starting from the front, the Huawei Mate X5 has a 6.4-inch OLED LTPO external display that offers a resolution of 2504 x 1080 pixels, a 20.9:9 aspect ratio, up to a 300Hz touch sampling rate, and Kunlun glass. On the inside, the device features a 7.85-inch foldable OLED LTPO display that produces a resolution of 2496 x 2224 pixels, an 8:7.1 aspect ratio, and up to 240Hz touch sampling rate. Both screens also support a 1Hz-120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit colors, P3 color gamut, and 1440Hz high-frequency dimming. For security, it has a side-facing fingerprint scanner.
There is no information available about the chipset that powers the Huawei Mate X5. It appears that it is also powered by the Kirin 9000s, which is also present under the hood of the Mate 60 series. Also, it is unclear whether the device supports 5G connectivity. It comes equipped with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.
Camera
cameraThe Mate X5 has an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Its rear camera setup includes a 50-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 12-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with OIS support. Like the Mate 60 series, the device runs on Harmony OS 4.0.
The Huawei Mate X5 packs a 5,060mAh battery that supports 66W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. The other features that are available on the Mate X5 include dual SIM, an NM card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, dual-frequency GPS, NFC, 2D face unlock, a USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1), two-way satellite connectivity, and IPX8-rated water resistance. The device measures 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.08 mm in the folded state and 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3mm in the unfolded state. The device weighs around 245 grams.
Huawei Mate X5 price and availability
The Huawei Mate X5 comes in two variants, such as 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage and 16 GB RAM + 512 GB storage. It comes in shades like Feather Black, Feather White, Feather Gold, Green Mountain Dai, and Phantom Purple. The purple and green variants have plain leather on their backs, whereas the other color variants have glass back.
Huawei is also offering the Mate X5 Collector’s Edition in variants, such as 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage or 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. The prices of the Mate X5 series is yet to be confirmed.
The Mate X5 and its Collector’s Edition are on pre-sale at Huawei Mall with a deposit of 1,000 Yuan (~$136). it is expected to gon sale on Sept. 15. At this time, there is no information about the Mate X5’s global availability.
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