The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is the first 5G Huawei phone to go official in China! It’s a 5G version of the Mate 20 X gaming-focused phone that was announced in Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro in October 2018. One of the highlights of the Mate 20 X 5G is that it is equipped with support for dual-SIM connectivity. It comes in an attractive color and is packed with flagship specs.
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Specifications and Features
The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G borrows most of its specs from the 4G LTE Mate 20 X from last year. However, there are some noticeable differences between the two phones. The Mate 20 X was made available in Midnight Black and Phantom Silver colors. Its 5G version has arrived in Emerald Green color and also it sports a 5G logo on its back.
The Mate 20 X featured a gargantuan 5,000mAh battery with 22.5W rapid charging technology. The Mate 20 X 5G has a smaller 4,200mAh battery that comes with a quicker 40W fast charging technology. Its because of the inclusion of 5G antennas, Huawei had to reduce the size of Mate 20 X 5G’s battery. The primary SIM of the smartphone supports 5G connectivity, but its second SIM is limited to 4G networks only. The 5G connectivity is enabled on the device thanks to the Balong 5000 5G modem that can achieve peak download speeds of 4.6Gbps in sub-6Hz low-frequency band. The speed improves by 10X to 6.5Gbps if using millimeter wave or high-frequency band.
The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is equipped with a massive OLED display of 7.2 inches. With waterdrop-style notch, the display offers an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels. The huge display supports DCI-P3 color gamut, DC dimming, and it protects the eyes of its users from detrimental blue rays released by the screen.
The 7nm Kirin 980 chipset fuels the Mate 20 X 5G with 8 GB of RAM. It offers with a native storage of 256 GB. The hybrid SIM slot of the device an be used to add up to 256 GB of nanoSD card. The EMUI 9.1 based Android 9 Pie is available preinstalled on the Mate 20 X 5G. For smoother gaming experience, it carries support for Game Turbo 3.0.
The front notch of the Mate 20 X 5G smartphone is fitted with an f/2.0 aperture 24-megapixel camera for shooting selfies. There is an LED flash and laser autofocus assisted square-shaped camera module on the backside of the phone. It includes an f/1.8 aperture 48-megapixel primary lens with PDF, an f/2.4 aperture 8-megapixel telephoto sensor with OIS and an f/2.2 aperture 20-megaxpiel ultrawide lens with PDAF. The other features of the Mate 20 X 5G are Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC, USB-C, and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. There’s no 3.5mm headphone jack.
Huawei Mate 20 X 5G Price and Release Date
The Mate 20 X 5 has been introduced in China with a price tag of 6,199 Yuan (~$900). The pre-sale of the smartphone starts from today and it will go on sale for the first time of Aug. 16.
