HUAWEI Mate X3 foldable w/ water-resistance, satellite tech launched!

Chinese conglomerate HUAWEI released a slur of high-end devices today and one of them is the Mate X3 featuring several upgrades.

The foldable's design

HUAWEI Mate X3 announced!

This is the 3rd iteration of the brand's foldable series highlighting an ultrathin body at 11.08mm when folded and 5.3mm if unfolded.

It also has a triple camera system with 50MP super-sensing camera + 13MP ultra-wide and 12MP periscope zoom with OIS.

The different color choices

Another worth pointing out is the two-way Beidou satellite messaging allowing users to send or receive messages via satellite in any remote area.

The phone features two displays. First is the outer OLED panel with a 6.4-inch size, 2504 x 1080 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit colors, P3 wide color gamut, 1440Hz PWM dimming, and 8MP selfie camera. This is also protected by the Kunlun Glass a new reinforcement feature that makes the screen extra durable.

Next is the inner OLED panel with a 7.8-inch, 2496 x 2224 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM dimming, up to 1000 nits of peak brightness, and another 8MP selfie shooter.

Inside, it is powered by the 4nm 3.2GHz Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 octa-core processor with New-Adreno GPU, 8 or 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 4,800mAh battery (5,060mAh  silicon carbon battery for the Collector Edition) with 66W SuperCharge, 50W wireless, 7.5W reverse wireless charging.

Other features are HUAWEI Histen-supported stereo speakers, IPX8 rating for water resistance, WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, GPS, NFC, and dual SIM.

For software, the phone runs the new HarmonyOS 3.1

Huawei Mate X3 Specs

Display: 7.8-inch OLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 2496 x 2224 resolution at 428 ppi (unfolded), 6.4-inch OLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 2504 x 1080 resolution at 426 ppi (folded)

CPU: 3.2GHz 4nm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G octa-core processor

GPU: New-Adreno

RAM: 8GB/12GB LPDDR5X

ROM: 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 expandable storage via NM card slot

Rear Camera: 50MP f/1.8 Sony IMX766 Super-Sensing Camera w/ OIS + 13MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle w/ 2.5cm macro + 12MP f/3.4 5x periscope telephoto camera w/ OIS + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.4 (Inner/Outer screens)

Battery: 4,800mAh, 5,060mAh silicon-carbon (Collectors Edition) w/ 66W SuperCharge, 50W wireless, 7.5W reverse wireless

OS: HarmonyOS 3.1

Connectivity: WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2 BLE (SBC, AAC, LDAC), NFC, GPS (L1 + L5), A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou (B1 + B1C + B2a), two-way satellite messaging, dual SIM

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

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IPX8 water resistance, stereo speakers, USB-C, Colors: Feather Sand Black, White, Purple, Dawn Gold, Aoyamadai

Dimensions: 156.98 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm (unfolded), 156.98 x 72.4 x 11.08 mm (folded)

Weight: 239 g (Leather), 241 g (Feather Sand), 242.5 g (Collectors Edition)

Price: TBC

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties):

HUAWEI Mate X3 - Starts CNY 12,999 (around PHP 103.4K)

HUAWEI Mate X3 Collectors Edition - CNY 15,999 (around PHP 127.2K)

The sale begins on April 7,2023 in China. HUAWEI has to announce yet for its global release.

What do you guys think?

Source: HUAWEI, Via: Huawei Update