Last year, it was the kick-off for folding smartphones, with the Galaxy fold and Huawei Mate X, leaving aside the bets of other manufacturers that little, or rather nothing, had to do with the concept of the folding smartphone that we all know.
The Samsung model faced different screen problems, problems that forced the company to delay its launch. The Huawei Mate X was only launched in China, so practically no media has had the opportunity to analyze it in depth.
Huawei had planned to officially present the second version of the Mate X during the celebration of MWC 2020, an event that was canceled due to the potential risk posed by the coronavirus. Some companies have maintained the presentation, although in another location, as is the case of Huawei, who has presented the second generation of the Huawei Mate X, called Mate xs, the tablet MatePad Pro, the laptop MateBook X Pro and smart router CPE Pro 2.
Huawei Mate Xs
According to the Asian company, the main difference we find in this second generation is in the hinge, one of the most important parts, along with the screen, within the category of folding smartphones. Huawei has used a hinge called Falcon Wing, a hinge made of a zirconium alloy that offers greater strength and resistance to wear.
The screen is coated with a coated with a double layer of polyimide, a polymer that offers a high flexural strength and that it is also very resistant to heat, a material that is commonly used in the automotive and aerospace sectors, so it is not exactly cheap.
This second generation is not only compatible with 5G networks, but also all the most advanced and current technology has been implemented currently available in the telephony sector, so its price is even higher than the first generation, which will further limit its possible market.
Huawei Mate Xs 5G Specifications
| Open screen | 8 inches with 25: 9 format and 2.480 × 2.200 pixel resolution | |
| Screen closed | 6.6 inches with 19: 9 aspect ratio | |
| Processor | Kirim 990 with 5-core 8G technology | |
| Graph | Adreno Mail-G76 MC16 | |
| Conference proceedings | 8 GB RAM | |
| Storage | 512 GB | |
| Cameras | Wide angle 40 mp f / 1.8 - Ultra wide angle 8 mp f / 2.2 - Telephoto 12 mpx f / 1.8 - TOF sensor | |
| Battery | 4.500 mAh | |
| Android | Android 10 with EMUI customization layer without Google services | |
| Closed measures | × × 161.3 78.5 11 mm | |
| Open measures | × × 161.3 146.2 11 mm | |
| Weight : | 300 grams | |
| Others | Fingerprint reader on one side - Wi-Fi AC - 5G modem |
Price and availability of the Huawei Mate Xs
The second generation of Huawei's folding smartphone will hit the international market in March this year and will do so for 2.499 euros, 200 euros more expensive than the first generation. According to Huawei, the technology that we can find inside this terminal, together with the materials used, lead to an increase in the price of the terminal.
Huawei MatePad Pro
Google seems like has completely exited the tablet market, a market that forces any user interested in this type of device to resort to the different solutions that Apple offers us, if the options that Samsung and Huawei offer do not convince them.
In the same event in which Huawei has presented the second generation of the Huawei Mate Xs, the Asian company has presented its new commitment to the table market, with the MatePad Pro, a tablet that has everything from the good to the best, including a stylus that offers us the versatility that many users seek.
A differentiating element that the MatePad Pro offers us is the stylus, a stylus with which we can give free rein to our imagination and that in addition, it is loaded by placing it on the upper edge of the screen, an edge that being magnetic, we can also use to transport it without losing it.
Huawei MatePad Pro Specifications
| Screen | 10.8-inch LCD with QHD resolution - 16:10 format | |
| Processor | kirim 990 | |
| Graph | Adreno Mail-G76 MC16 | |
| Conference proceedings | 6 / 8 GB | |
| Storage | 128 / 256 GB | |
| Rear cameras | 13 mp with aperture f / 1.8 | |
| Front camera | 8 mp with aperture f / 2.0 | |
| Battery | 7.250 mAh fast charging compatible - Wireless charging and reverse charging. | |
| Android | Android 10 with EMUI customization layer without Google services | |
| Measures: | 246x159x7.2 mm | |
| Weight : | 460 grams | |
| Others | Compatible with M-Pen - 4G / 5G version available |
Price and availability of the Huawei MatePad Pro
The new Huawei tablet will hit the market in April and will come in different versions, both for storage and connectivity, with the final prices being the following:
- Huawei MatePad Pro with 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and Wi-Fi: 549 euros
- Huawei MatePad Pro with 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and Wi-Fi: 649 euros
- Huawei MatePad Pro with 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and Wi-Fi and M-Pen: 749 euros
- Huawei MatePad Pro with 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and LTE: 599 euros
- Huawei MatePad Pro with 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage and LTE: 699 euros