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HUAWEI Mate X isn’t even out in West, but Mate Xs is confirmed for 2020 launch

July 20, 2025

TheHUAWEI Mate Xhas only just launched in China, coming in at ~$2400, but the company is already looking forward to 2020.

HUAWEI announced theMate XSat the Chinese Mate X event this week, according toDroidholic(and subsequently confirmed by HUAWEI in an email toAndroid Authority). This particular model differs from the standard Mate X by offering aKirin 990chipset instead of the olderKirin 980. The Kirin 990 debuted in the brand-newMate 30series, while the Kirin 980 appeared in theMate 20andP30family.

Huwei Mate X Edited unloded on table 1

This isn’t the first time we heard about a Mate X with a Kirin 990 though, as the company’s Richard Yu told journalists atIFA 2019that it was considering a chipset upgrade.

There’s no word on any other changes between the HUAWEI Mate Xs and Mate X, so those wishing forperiscope zoomor theMate 30 Pro‘s 40MP ultra-wide camera will need to keep wishing.

The HUAWEI Mate Xs is also coming next year.

HUAWEI confirmed to us that the tweakedfoldable phonewould launch in March 2020. It’s unclear if this is a Chinese or global launch, but theUS trade bansituation would likely play a big part in determining this. HUAWEI is unable to pre-installGoogle serviceson its new devices as a result of the ban. But a global launch would certainly be more likely if the ban is lifted by then, allowing HUAWEI and Google to work together once again.

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