Huawei Mate Xs foldable 5G phone arrives in the Philippines for PHP 139,999

Huawei Mobile Philippines has just announced the price and availability details of the Mate XS, the company's newest foldable flagship 5G device.

Mate Xs 5G

Huawei's most premium smartphone yet

The Huawei Mate Xs has a lot of similarities compared to the Mate X last year, but it has an improved Falcon Wing Design (hinge). It is now made out of a zirconium-based liquid metal that is said to be tougher than steel, more resistant to shock, and made out of 100 components inside improve and strengthen its folding mechanism.

Improved Falcon Wing Design

It also has a new chip, the 2.86GHz 7nm+ EUV Kirin 990 5G octa-core processor w/ Triple NPU (2x Big-Core + Tiny-Core), Mali-G76 MP16 w/ GPU Turbo (New-Gen), and a built-in Balong 5000 5G modem with multi-mode design (4G/3G/2G support), dual SIM 5G support, and SA/NSA.

Smartphone mode

Huawei also added the new Flying Fish Fin cooling system designed for foldable form factors to keep the performance in check.

Secondary screen when folded at the back

This handset still has the same 8-inch OLED screen when unfolded and a 6.6-inch screen when folded with a 6.39-inch secondary screen at the back that you can use for selfies.

Huawei Mate Xs Specs

Display: 8-inch curved OLED screen w/ 2480 x 2200 resolution at 414 ppi, 6.6-inch 2480 x 1440 at 435 ppi folded, 6.39-inch 2480 x 892 at 412 ppi back

CPU: 2.86GHz 7nm+ EUV Kirin 990 5G octa-core processor w/ Triple NPU (2x Big-Core + Tiny-Core)

GPU: Mali-G76 MP16 w/ GPU Turbo (New-Gen)

RAM: 8GB

ROM: 512GB expandable via NM card slot up to 256GB

Camera: 40MP f/1.8 Wide w/ PDAF, CAF, AIS + 16MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide Angle + 8MP f/2.4 3x optical zoom w/ OIS + ToF 3D Depth Sensing + Color Temperature Sensor + dual-tone LED flash

Battery: 4,500mAh w/ 55W SuperCharge

OS: Android 10 w/ EMUI 10.0.1

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), 4G LTE, 5G, Bluetooth 5.1 LE, OTG, NFC, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo (E1 + E5a dual-band), QZZS (L1 + L5 dual-band), dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic, pressure

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Flying Fish Fin cooling, 384K/32-bit HiFi DAC, USB-C, stereo speakers, Colors: Interstellar Blue

Dimensions: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm (unfolded), 161.3 x 78.3 11 mm (folded)

Weight: 300 g

Price: PHP 139,999

Price and availability

The Huawei Mate Xs is available online thru Silicon Valley, Aerophone, Intogadgets, and MemoXpress for PHP 139,999.

See also: Huawei's PHP 139,999 Mate Xs foldable 5G smartphone now available via Globe Platinum Plans

Source: Huawei