Huawei Mate X8 appears in Richard Yu’s hand as a late-November launch nears

A light purple foldable has been spotted in Richard Yu’s hand, and it appears to be the Huawei Mate X8. The Consumer Business Group chairman was photographed walking with the unreleased phone, and the circular camera module is back. The sighting comes as a late-November launch for the successor to last year’s Mate X7 is drawing near.

Photos show the Huawei Mate X8 with a circular camera module

The photos show a textured, light purple back and a large circular camera module. Earlier leaks already pointed to a late-November debut, a cover display of about 6.5 inches, an 8.15-inch inner screen with ultra-thin glass, and a battery over 6,000mAh. The Mate X7 has a 6.49-inch cover display and an 8-inch inner panel, so the rumored screens would be a small step up, with a clearer gain in battery capacity.

Digital Chat Station has now shared more detail, describing the Mate X8 as a large foldable with a standard aspect ratio, an 8-inch wide color gamut BOE inner display, and ultra-flat crease technology. The tipster also lists a 50-megapixel 18EV large-sensor flagship camera system, a Kirin N-generation chip, and a large circular decoration that appears to include a sapphire ring. That 8-inch figure sits slightly below the 8.15-inch inner panel mentioned in earlier reports, so the final size is still unconfirmed.

DCS also says the phone may support an external 10x optical zoom lens, though the tipster marked that claim as unconfirmed. A separate leak has suggested the series could work with Huawei’s Ruiying Z10 10x modular camera, but that support has not been verified and may not apply to every model. Earlier tips already described a 50-megapixel main camera and a 50-megapixel RYYB periscope, along with the Kirin 9050 Pro already used in the Mate 90 series.

The launch could come later this month, and one unconfirmed report even points to November 24. Last year’s Mate X7 went on sale in China on November 26, so a similar window would keep the yearly cadence. Huawei has not announced a date, a price, or official specifications.