NEW DELHI: Smartphone maker Huawei has launched its latest foldable smartphone — Mate X2 at an event in China. With the Mate X2, the company has ditched the outward-folding design and switched to an inward-folding design like the Samsung Galaxy Fold.
The second screen of Huawei Mate X2 is located on the outside — same as the Galaxy Fold. The hinge of Huawei Mate X2 is made of fiber and steel and it claims to withstand a pressure of more than 2100MPa.
Huawei Mate X2 comes in Black, White, Crystal Blue and Crystal Pink colour options. The smartphone comes with a starting price tag of 17,999 yuan (Rs 2,01,705) and will go on sale in China from February 25.

Huawei Mate X2 specifications
Huawei Mate X2 comes with a 6.45-inch flexible OLED display with 1160×2700 pixel resolution and an 8-inch internal screen with 2480×220 pixel resolution. The foldable smartphone is powered by the company’s own flagship Kirin 9000 5G chipset. The smartphone packs 8GB RAM and comes in two storage options — 256GB and 512GB.
Huawei Mate X2 is launched without support for Google apps and services. The smartphone runs EMIUI 11 based on Android 10. The company has also announced that it will be the first smartphone to be updated to its own HarmonyOS operating system.
The smartphone will get the software update in April.
Huawei Mate X2 comes with hybrid dual SIM support and it comes equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The smartphone houses dual speakers and is backed by a 4500mAh battery with 55W SuperCharge support.
The foldable smartphone sports a quad-rear camera setup with 50MP main camera with f/1.9 aperture, 16MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, 12MP telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and 8MP periscope lens. The front is home to a 16MP selfie shooter.