Hey, what's up? Sami here.
So this is the newest foldable from Huawei.
The Huawei Mate Xs 2!
Let's check out what's new...
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What?
Cymye: You are folding to the wrong side!
What?!
Cymye: You should fold like this.
Yeah, fold like outside!!
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Alright, start with the unboxing.
For this part, I’d like to give a huge thanks
to my long-time partner Eva for providing the content.
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Open the box, we have the phone, the unit Eva got is in purple color, it’s made of
fiberglass, that explains why it’s so lightweight.
Later I will show you the black color.
Then a note, a pin, a phone case, some other paperwork those usual stuff.
Yes, no charger or cable was included.
Just as you’d probably know the Mate Xs 2 is an outer folding phone.
You fold outside.
I want to fold inside like other foldables to show you what will happen, those Huawei
staff from the shop just won’t allow me.
Anyway, let me walk you through the design.
On top of the phone, we have a speaker, a noise-canceling mic, however, I’m not sure
if the handset comes with the infrared blaster.
At the bottom, we have the type-c port, speaker, and SIM card slot.
As for the two sides, we have the volume rocker and a power key, that’s also the fingerprint scanner,
another side looks like there is a type-c port but it’s actually a slot to
hook the buckle on the back.
Speaking of the back, here is the camera module.
For the specs of it I will just list them on the screen.
As I’ve mentioned before, there is a button under the lens, which is for lock or unlock
the screen.
To be honest I like it, feels solid when that half screen bounces off.
As for my first impression of the design, my god, it is a thin and lightweight foldable!
It’s just crazily light and weighs only 259 grams, which means it’s probably lighter
than your iPhone 13 Pro Max with a phone case.
And by far is the lightest foldable phone on the market.
It’s thin, I’ve also compared it with the OPPO Find N and the Honor Magic V, you
can check the thickness by yourself.
Speaking of comparisons, you might want to know how does the crease on the Mate Xs 2 look like,
well, seems only from a very strange angle can you notice it, of course, you could
argue it’s brand new and need more time to test.
That’s true.
So if you want to learn more about this, please subscribe as I will test when I get the unit!
It’s free anyway.
As for the specs of the Mate Xs 2, the OLED display unfolds to a 7.8-inch diagonal with
a 2480 x 2200px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.
It’s powered by the Snapdragon 888 4G chipset with 8/12GB RAM
and up to 512GB of built-in storage.
The battery is 4,880 mAh and boots Huawei’s HarmonyOS 2.0.1
We get a 10MP selfie cam tucked into the top right corner.
I took some selfies there, you can check them out.
Not very impressed though, seems it doesn’t have a good bokeh effect.
As for the rear camera, here are some photos too.
As time is tight, I really don’t have time to take more.
So please subscribe to my channel as I’ll try to find time later to shoot more photo
samples once the unit is available.
When folded around the back, the screen shrinks to a normal phone-sized 6.5-inches with a
2480 x 1176 px resolution.
This is way better than that Xiaomi Mix Fold, which feels like a TV remote controller.
There are several interesting things I found from this Mate Xs 2.
One is they have Smart Mirror function when you take a photo, so the people you are taking
they can see the preview as well.
Second is the AI Remove feature, you take a photo and can remove the object you don’t want…
though the final result is… still need some AI work.
Alright, that’s the video.
From my limited time with the Mate Xs 2, I really like it to be honest because it’s
finally got rid of the bulky design and is more manageable like a normal phone.
Also, the crease looks good, the hinge feels light yet solid, and the seamless transition
of the folding and unfolding screen.
Of course, the deal-breaker is it’s an outer folding phone, and durability as I can imagine
would be a big problem.
But thumbs up for Huawei’s attempt, who knows, this might be the future.
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I'm Sami and I will see you in the next one.