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Huawei Mate X

Huawei Mate X

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Huawei nova Flip

Huawei nova Flip

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Category Breakdown

Huawei Mate X
Huawei nova Flip
Performance
92.970.0
Camera
38.193.2
Display
90.693.0
Battery
30.630.1
Build
72.80.2
Connectivity
83.380.5
Audio
8.987.6
Overall
56.867.0

Summary

  • The Huawei Mate X features a larger 8.0-inch foldable OLED display with a resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels, while the Huawei nova Flip has a 6.94-inch LTPO OLED display with a higher refresh rate of 120Hz and a resolution of 1136 x 2690 pixels.
  • In terms of performance, the Mate X is powered by the Kirin 980 chipset with 8GB RAM, whereas the nova Flip offers configurations up to 1TB storage and 12GB RAM.
  • The camera system on the nova Flip includes a 50 MP main sensor with OIS and a 32 MP selfie camera, compared to the Mate X's 40 MP rear camera without OIS and no front camera.
  • Battery capacity is similar, with the Mate X at 4500mAh and the nova Flip at 4400mAh, but the nova Flip supports faster charging at 66W.
  • The Mate X runs on Android 9.0 with EMUI 9.1, while the nova Flip utilizes HarmonyOS 4.2 and includes stereo speakers.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Huawei Mate X
Huawei nova Flip

General

Release Date

2019
2024, August 05

Announced

2019
2024, August 05

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

8"
6.94"

Type

Foldable OLED
Foldable LTPO OLED, 120Hz

Resolution

2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density)
1136 x 2690 pixels (~421 ppi density)

PPI

2200
1136

Refresh Rate

60Hz
120Hz

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Kirin 980 (7 nm)
N/A

CPU

Octa-core (2x2.6 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2x1.92 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core

GPU

Mali-G76 MP10
N/A

Memory

512GB 8GB RAM
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
No

Camera

Main Camera

40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7", PDAF8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide)TOF 3D, (depth)
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS8 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide)

Main Camera Features

Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama

Front Camera

N/A
32 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide)

Front Camera Features

N/A
HDR, panorama

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

Selfie Video

N/A
4K, 1080p

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo Support

Battery

Capacity

4500 mAh
4400 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4400 mAh

Charging Details

55W wired, 85% in 30 min
66W wired, 100% in 40 min5W reverse wired

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Safety

Dimensions

Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mmFolded: 161.3 x 78.3 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 169.8 x 75.4 x 6.9 mmFolded: 87.6 x 75.4 x 15.1 mm

Weight

295 g
195 g

Materials

Plastic front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
N/A

Colors

Interstellar Blue
Green, Pink, White, Black

Foldable

SAR

N/A
N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
HSPA, LTE

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 3.1
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers

Audio Jack

No
No

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 9.0 (Pie), EMUI 9.1
HarmonyOS 4.2

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass