Older flagship · 2021

Huawei Mate X2 4G

Nobody owns this yet
Our Take
CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Huawei P40 Pro's main sensor
Best for
Strength , AMOLED screen
Extras Foldable display, Optical zoom
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
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Full specifications

Display

8.0″ · OLED · 2200 × 2480 · 90 Hz · HDR
OLED display

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

Screen size
8.0"
Panel type
OLED
OLED
Resolution
2200 × 2480 px
Refresh rate
90 Hz
HDR
Supported

Performance

Kirin 9000 (5 nm) · 8-core 3.13 GHz · Mali-G78 MP24
Everyday capable

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

Chipset
Kirin 9000 (5 nm)
Current CPU tier
Mid-range
Launch class
Flagship
AnTuTu
688,000
v8
CPU
8-core, 3.13 GHz
GPU
Mali-G78 MP24
Process
5 nm
CPU layout
1x Cortex A77 3.13 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.54GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.05GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 2.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)
Likely end of life

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

Operating system
HarmonyOS 2.0
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.9
OIS
Telephoto
12 MP f/2.4
Telephoto
8 MP f/4.4
Ultrawide
16 MP f/2.2
Front camera
16 MP f/2.2
Main sensor
Sony IMX700, 1/1.28", 1µm
Flagship-class sensor
Same sensor in
Slow motion
Yes, 960 fps
Camera extras
optical zoom, RAW
Video
4K @ 60 fps
4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity
4500 mAh
Wired charging
55 W
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Configurations
8/256GB · 8/512GB
Storage type
UFS 3.
Expandable
No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6
5G
No
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.2
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C 3.1
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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 BC0, 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

295 g · 8.2 mm
Height
161.8 mm
Width
145.8 mm
Thickness
8.2 mm
Weight
295 g

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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.

vs

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses
Smoother display
90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 2200 × 2480 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 8″ vs 6.1″ screen
Higher-res main camera
Telephoto · OIS vs — · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie
39% larger battery capacity
55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
688k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
13% larger battery capacity
55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Less smooth display
OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 2200 × 2480 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution
Lower benchmark score
688k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 295 g vs 169 g

Where to buy

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