Huawei has some very good devices and some of the best offerings in the market for its consumers. The company keeps experimenting with new features and specifications to make a more comfortable and performance optimized device. The results of its research and knowledge has brought the Huawei Mate 20 named devices to the market and one of those is Huawei Mate 20 X, which we will be talking about in this article. The Huawei Mate 20 X is available for around 60000 Rupees.
The OLED display on the Huawei Mate 20 X gives you enough brightness and screen sharpness with great colors and better blacks that you forget that the screen is a 7.2 inches display with a water droplet notch on top with the front camera. The resolution is about 1080 x 2244 pixels with a screen pixel density of 346 ppi.
The cameras on the device are one of the main attracting features apart from the on-display fingerprint sensor and the 22.5 watt fast charger that comes bundled in the box. The phone has three cameras at the rear with a 40MP wide angle lens, a 20MP ultra wide angle lens and a 8MP telephoto lens. There are many options in the AI camera modes and the HDR shows some good contrast between blacks and whites. The front camera on the Huawei Mate 20 X is a 24MP shooter and can take great selfies with the bokeh mode. The pictures taken by the rear cameras are impressive and you find great details when you zoom in. If you click pictures with a passion then you won’t be disappointed. The night pictures are full of color as well due to the camera taking multiple shots and them blending them together to create a perfect picture within seconds.
The Huawei Mate 20 X is powered by the HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset with Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) processors and a Mali-G76 MP10 graphics chipset. The hardware works well with the 6 and 8 GB variants and you won’t find any problems when running multiple apps or playing heavy games like PUBG or Asphalt. You can use the highest available settings and there is almost no lag or frame drops. The device runs butter smooth and gives you an optimized performance for all the apps that you run on it.
The battery on this smartphone is a massive 5000mAh li-po battery and can last for 2 days on average usage and almost one day on heavy usage. With the fast charging option it can go from 0 to 100 in a little more than an hour. One thing you will find that it still has the 3.5 mm jack unlike other devices in the series.
The Huawei Mate 20 X is available in Midnight Blue and Phantom Silver color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
November 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Data Cable, Travel Adaptor, Stereo Headset, Ejection Pin, User Manual |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (50000 - 100000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Material |
Main body: Front/back glass & aluminum frame |
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Dimensions |
174.6 x 85.4 x 8.2 mm (6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 in) |
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Weight |
232 g (8.18 oz) |
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SIM |
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
7.2 inches |
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Colors |
Midnight Blue, Phantom Silver |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2244 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
346 ppi |
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Technology |
OLED |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
40 MP, f/1.8 + 20 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide) + 8 MP, f/2.4 (telephoto) Autofocus Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
24 MP, f/2.0 1080p@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE –
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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OS |
Android 9.0 (Pie) Skin - EMUI 9 |
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Chipset |
HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) |
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Graphics processor |
Mali-G76 MP10 |
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System memory |
6 GB RAM or 8 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
128 GB or 256 GB |
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Card Slot |
NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (uses SIM 2) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Capacity |
5000 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Fast battery charging 4.5V/5A 22.5W |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
No |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY –
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Factors |
Huawei Mate 20 X |
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Bluetooth |
v5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
7.2 inch OLED display with water drop notch design
Good screen to body ratio that is approximately 87.6%.
346 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are Great.
5000mAh big battery.
CONS –
Large form factor.
Lacks full waterproofing and just has splash proofing.
The NM memory cards are hard to find.
The stylus needs to bought separately and lacks a slot for the stylus.
The Huawei Mate 20 X is an impressive device that has a myriad of features to flaunt. It is a tad on the expensive side but if you are looking for a flagship device with some amazing features apart from Samsung and Apple then consider Huawei.
The cameras take some of the best pictures and the night time photography is better than most phones in the market today. The selfies are great and there is good edge detection in the bokeh mode.
You get a 22.5 watt fast charger out of the box and there is a 4200mAh battery that lasts you for two days on average usage.
The display is sharp and color production is sharp and crisp. The on-screen fingerprint sensor is cool and performs well. Most of the sensors are in the notch that support face unlock.
The phone is high priced and can take almost 60000 Rupees out of your pocket but it is worth it if you want these features.
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