Older flagship · 2020

Huawei Mate Xs

Name: Huawei Mate Xs
Brand: Huawei
Price: 1450000 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦1,450,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Foldable display, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

8″ AMOLED · 60Hz

990 5G 8 / 512 GB

4500 mAh 55W charging

40 MP 3 rear

5G NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

8.0″ · OLED · 2200 × 2480 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

8.0"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

2200 × 2480 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

413 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.86 GHz · Mali-G76 MP16

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

651,600

v10

GeekBench

2,980

Graphics test

GFXBench 16 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.86 GHz

GPU

Mali-G76 MP16

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.86 GHz + 2x Cortex A76 2.36 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.95 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services · 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 10, EMUI 10, no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.8 main · 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

16 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 55 W wired

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

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

69:00h

Wired charging

55 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.0 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.0 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 512 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

512 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

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

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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 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, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

300 g · 5.4 mm

Height

161.3 mm

Width

146.2 mm

Thickness

5.4 mm

Weight

300 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

2200 × 2480 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 8″ vs 6.1″ screen

60% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

652k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 300 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 2200 × 2480 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 300 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦1,450,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦1,450,000

Fair for used

McSteve

8.8 yrs · 133 feedback · 512GB

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Huawei Mate Xs

In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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