Despite the looming uncertainty about its Android smartphone business because of the US ban, Huawei is all set to start selling its first 5G smartphone in select markets — Huawei Mate 20 X 5G. The smartphone will be available for purchase in China, UAE, and Italy.
As per the reports, the Mate 20 X 5G will be available for purchase in China from 26th July while the phone is currently available for pre-order in Italy and will go on sale from 22nd July. On the other hand, the phone will be available in the UAE from today onwards.
Apart from the support for the 5G network, everything else remains the same as the standard Mate 20 X. It features a 7.2-inch HDR Full HD+ display with 2244 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and comes equipped with Huawei M Pen. The phone comes with Vapor Chamber and Graphene Film cooling, dual speakers with Dolby Atmos, and IP53-rating.
The smartphone is powered by the company’s own Kirin 980 octa-core processor, equipped with Balong 5000 5G modem — the same configuration that powers the recently announced Mate X.
Huawei claims that the Balong 5000 is the first of its kind to support both standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) network architectures for 5G. The device packs 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, with support for storage expansion up to 256GB using a microSD card.
In the camera department, it comes with a triple camera setup on the back, consisting of 40MP + 20MP + 8MP sensors along with an LED flash. On the front side, it comes with a 20MP snapper for taking selfies and video calling.
The device runs Android Pie-based EMUI custom interface and is powered by a 5,000mAh battery which comes with support for SuperCharge fast charging technology.
