Older high-end · 2021

Huawei Mate X2

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

An older high-end phone with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera.

Best for Streaming · reading · social
Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)
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In the Real World

See how the Huawei Mate X2 looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Opens into a bigger foldable screen for tablet-style use

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, RAW

960 fps slow motion for action clips

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
Brightness
542 nits
HDR
Supported

Performance

Kirin 9000 5G (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 5G (5 nm)
Current CPU tier
Mid-range
Launch class
High-end
AnTuTu
688,000
v8
GeekBench
3,389
Graphics test
GFXBench 29 fps
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

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
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
Lab endurance
74:00h
Wired charging
55 W
Removable
No

Audio

Good (-26.8 LUFS) · Stereo
Stereo speakers
Loudspeaker
Good (-26.8 LUFS)
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo

Memory

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

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6
Modern radios
5G
Yes
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
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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
50 MP vs 12 MP main · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie
39% larger battery capacity
55 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
688k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 295 g vs 174 g
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
13% larger battery capacity
55 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
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
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 295 g vs 169 g

Where to buy

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