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Older high-end · 2020

Huawei Mate Xs

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

An older high-end phone with an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social
Strength AMOLED screen
8″ OLED · 60Hz
Kirin 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.

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Full specifications

What stands out

Opens into a bigger foldable screen for tablet-style use

Pro camera extras: RAW

960 fps slow motion for action clips

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
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
High-end
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

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
No

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
No

Connectivity

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

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

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 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 15 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
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 300 g vs 164 g
Full comparison
vs

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
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 300 g vs 163 g
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