Older flagship · 2018

Huawei Mate 20 X

Name: Huawei Mate 20 X
Brand: Huawei
Price: 270000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦155,000 to ₦285,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Huawei P30 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Pen support, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Waterdrop notch

7.2″ AMOLED · 60Hz

980 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 22.5W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei Mate 20 X looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

7.2″ · OLED · 1080 × 2244 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

7.2"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2244 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)

Performance

Kirin 980 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G76 MP10

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

571,130

v10

GeekBench

2,519

Graphics test

GFXBench 29 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.6 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 1.92 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.8 main · 24 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

20 MP f/2.2

Front camera

24 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX600 Exmor RS, 1/1.74", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Huawei P30 Pro , Huawei Mate 20 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 22.5 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

108:00h

Wired charging

22.5 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.5 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.5 LUFS)

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26

Build & Design

232 g · 8.2 mm · IP53

Height

174.6 mm

Width

85.4 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

232 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Audio

133 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

88% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

571k vs 691k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

232 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

571k vs 416k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

67% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

OLED vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2244 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 7.2″ vs 5.8″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

232 g vs 163 g

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Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦155,000

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Jiji Used

₦155,000

Lowest of 3

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦270,000

Fair for used

Tobbie Gadgets

9.6 yrs · 154 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦285,000

Distinct Gadgets

10.8 yrs · 28 feedback · 128GB

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