Huawei Mate X6 presented as new thin foldable smartphone without camera hardware compromises
Huawei has presented its second foldable smartphone of the year after releasing the Mate XT at the end of the summer. This time, the company has returned to a conventional book-style foldable form factor with the Mate X6, which replaces the Mate X5 that arrived over a year ago.
Ultimately, the Magic V3 retains the crown of being the thinnest and lightest foldable around. However, the Mate X6 surpasses the Galaxy Z Fold6, OnePlus Open and Pixel 9 Pro Fold (curr. $1,499 on Amazon) in this regard with a 4.6 mm thickness when unfolded, a 9.85~9.9 mm thickness when closed and a 239 g weight. Moreover, Huawei has included a 5,110 mAh battery that supports 50 W wireless and 66 W wired charging.
Meanwhile, Huawei has included a 6.45-inch LTPO AMOLED cover display that outputs at 1080p with a 1-120 Hz refresh rate and 2,500 nits peak brightness. By contrast, the Mate X6's internal display spans 7.93-inches across while offering the same refresh rate and a 2,440 x 2,240-pixel native resolution but only 1,800 nits peak brightness.
Furthermore, Huawei has installed a 50 MP primary camera with an f/1.4-f/4.0 aperture just like the Mate 70 series. Similarly, the Mate X6 has 48 MP telephoto and 40 MP ultra-wide-angle cameras, as well as 8 MP front-facing cameras on each display. As with the Mate 70 series, there is no word yet on international availability. For reference, the Mate X6 starts at CNY 12,999 (~$1,793) in China with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage but rises to CNY 15,999 (~$2,207) with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage pre-installed.
