Many smartphone manufacturers are now gearing up to launch their first 5G smartphones in China. Vivo has confirmed that it will be launching the iQOO 5G gaming phone in Q3 and Nubia will be also launching the Nubia X 5G edition soon. ZTE has recently confirmed that that Axon 10 Pro 5G will be releasing in China in July. Huawei’s Mate 20 X 5G smartphone has bagged approval from the TENNA telecom certification body in China. What’s interesting about it is that it will be the first dual-SIM phone to support 5G connectivity.
The Chinese firm has confirmed that the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G has received China’s first 5G terminal telecom equipment network license. It carries support for Standalone (SA) and non-Standalone (NSA) 5G network along with support for dual SIM cards.
The image shared by the company shows the smartphone sporting a new color. The Mate 20 X (4G LTE) edition that is available in the Chinese market can be availed in colors like Midnight Blue and Phantom Silver. It appears that the 5G variant will come in a Green color. Probably, it will be dubbed as Emerald Green. A leaked image of the green variant of the Mate 20 X 5G had surfaced on Weibo recently. The handset has a 5G logo below the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
Huawei’s VP for mobile phone produce line Bruce Lee has confirmed that the Mate 20 X 5G is the only 5G mobile phone that supports dual SIM connectivity. The other 5G chip platforms only support single SIM cards. He added that the Mate 20 X 5G lacks support for dual 5G which means only the main SIM will support 5G connectivity, whereas the second SIM slot will connect to 4G LTE networks.
Huawei is yet to confirm the launch date of the Mate 20 X 5G. Apart from appearing on TENAA’s database, the handset that has a model number of EVR-AN00 has also appeared on the website of 3C body. There is a possibility that it may debut as early as next month in China.
In terms of specifications, the handset is expected to borrow most of its specs from the regular Huawei Mate 20 X. Hence, the 5G variant will be sporting a 7.2-inch OLED display, Kirin 980 chipset, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, 24-megapixel selfie camera and 40-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 20-megapixel Leica engineered triple rear cameras. For 5G connectivity, the chipset will feature Balong 5000 5G modem. The Mate 20 X has a 5,000mAh battery, but the 5G variant may have 4,200mAh battery. The reduction in the battery size could be because of the large-sized motherboard and 5G antennas required for 5G phones.
The 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage edition of Mate 20 X costs 4,499 Yuan in China (~$650). It remains to be seen whether its 5G variant will cost under 5,000 Yuan (~$725).
