Huawei Mate 20 X officially announced

Huawei took a surprise announcement at its London event where it has unveiled a new variant of the Mate 20 series called the Mate 20 X.

This one features bigger and beefier hardware — a larger display, a larger battery capacity, stereophonic speakers for more spatial sound, and a new Huawei M-Pen for writing notes and memos on the go. This is shaping up to be Huawei’s answer to Samsung’s Note series of smartphones by offering a stylus accompaniment to the Mate 20 X, though the M-Pen has to be bought separately to fully utilize the note-taking features.

There’s also one for the gamers — the Mate 20 X is also geared for gaming with a separately-sold gaming accessory with D-buttons and is likened to that of the Nintendo Switch. Huawei also infused the phone with its SuperCool technology – the company’s moniker for a vapor chamber cooling with a graphene film heat spreading — to keep the phone cool while used intensively for games or intense tasks.

Huawei Mate 20 X specs:

	Huawei Mate20 X
Display	7.2"18.7:9 OLED, FHD+ (2244 x 1080), 346ppi, 87.9% screen-to-body ratio
CPU	Kirin 980 2.6GHz octa-core processor (2x Cortex A76 2.6GHz + 2x Cortex A76 1.92GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz)
GPU	Mali-G76 MP10
RAM	6GB
Storage	128GB
Expandable storage	up to 256GB via NM card
Rear camera	40MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.8 ) + 20MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2) + 8MP (Telephoto, f/2.4) Triple Leica Camera, AI Stabilization
Front camera	24MP, f/2.0
Camera Features	~ Underwater shooting mode ~ AI portrait color mode ~ 3D Depth Sensing Mode
SIM	Dual-SIM
LTE	4G LTE Cat. 21
Wi-Fi	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4GHz and 5GHz
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
GPS	Dual GPS
Biometrics	~ Fingerprint scanner (rear) ~ Face Unlock
NFC	Yes
IR Blasters	Yes
Features	~ IP53 resistance ~ Invisible Dual speakers ~ App Twin ~ Graphene Film ~ Cooling Technology ~ Huawei M-Pen ~ Vapor Chamber
3.5mm earjack	Yes
USB	USB Type-C 3.1
Battery	5,000mAh battery with SuperCharge
OS	EMUI 9.0 (Android 9.0 Pie)
Dimensions, Weight	174.6 x 85.4 x 8.15 mm, 232 g
Color	Midnight Blue, Phantom Silver

The Huawei Mate 20 X will be sold in select markets starting October 26th for EUR899 or roughly Php56,100 when directly converted.