Huawei is one of the first brands to enter the foldable market. Today, the company unveiled the Mate X3 foldable phone in China alongside other products, such as the Huawei P60 series, MatePad 11 (2023), Watch Ultimate, TalkBand B7 and FreeBuds 5 TWS earbuds. The Mate X3 is the company’s six foldable smartphone after the Mate X, Mate X2, Mate X2 4G, Mate Xs, Mate Xs 2, and Mate X3. Here is all the information on the specifications, features, and price of the X3.
Huawei Mate X3 specifications and features
The Huawei Mate X3 has a foldable OLED LTPO panel that measures 7.8 inches. It offers a resolution of 2496 x 2224 pixels, a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 300Hz touch sampling rate, a 1440Hz PWM dimming, 426 ppi pixel density, and a maximum brightness of up to 1000 nits.
The outer OLED display of the Mate X3 measures 6.4 inches. It offers 2504 x 1080 pixels resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit colors, P3 wide color gamut, and a 1440Hz PWM dimming. While the cover display has a centered punch-hole, the inner screen has a punch-hole at the upper-right corner. The external display of the Mate X3 comes equipped with Kunlun glass.
The Mate X3 features a new and advanced double-rotation water-drop hinge design that seamlessly integrates the device during its opening and closing process. This innovative hinge design provides a smoother operation and enhances the device’s overall durability. The new generation hinge incorporates the industry’s strongest 700Mpa wing aluminium to provide increased folding reliability. The hinge is light, wear-resistant, and high-strength, thanks to the use of non-porous technology and a dual-rail drive structure that significantly improves its reliability.
The 4G version of the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 chipset and 12 GB of RAM powers the Huawei Mate X3. It houses a 4,800mAh battery that supports 66W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and 7.5W reverse wireless charging. The Collector Edition variant, which offers the same specs as the regular Mate X3 offers 1TB of storage, and a larger 5,060mAh battery. The Mate X3 runs on HarmonyOS 3.1 and features a side-facing fingerprint scanner.
On the front and inside, the Mate X3 features an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The rear-facing triple camera unit of the device has a 50-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 13-megapixel periscope zoom camera with OIS support. The device offers other features like dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2, dual-frequency GPS, NFC, satellite connectivity, dual stereo speakers, and a USB-C port.
When folded, the Huawei Mate X3 measures 11.08mm, and it measures 5.3mm when unfolded. It weighs 239 grams. Lastly, the device offers IPX8-rated water resistance.
Huawei Mate X3 price and availability
The 256GB and 512GB Huawei Mate X3 are priced at 12,999 Yuan (~$1,900) and 13,999 Yuan (~$2,050), respectively. It comes in multiple colors, such as Feather Sand Black, Feather White, Feather Sand Purple, Dawn Gold, and Aoyamadai. The Huawei Mate X3 Collector Edition is priced at 15,999 Yuan (~$2,340). The Mate X3 is scheduled to go on sale on April 7 in China. At present, there is no word on the global release of the device.
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