Huawei Mate X3 Specifications
The Huawei Mate X3 foldable smartphone launched in March 2023, with a price tag of $1911 (Rs 1,56,499 in India) approx. Let’s start with the display, the Huawei Mate X3 smartphone has a dual-screen, the foldable screen is 7.85 inches OLED with 1B colors, while the cover screen size is 6.4 inches OLED display. Both screens support a 120Hz refresh rate. The cover display is protected by Kunlun glass protection. The smartphone has 5G connectivity and also a waterproof body.
The performance aspect is one of the key selling points for the Huawei Mate X3 as you are getting the 4nm Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G chipset. Also, the company added HarmonyOS 3.1 for China variants and EMUI for Europe variants with no google play services. Anyway, it’s good to see that the company offers a 256GB/512GB/1TB internal space based on the UFS that will be accompanied by 8GB RAM support. The smartphone is available in multiple color variants like White, Black, Dark Green, Purple, and Gold.
As for the camera’s performance, the Mate X3 phone offers a triple camera setup featuring a 50MP primary camera with OIS support, an 8MP periscope telephoto with 5x optical zoom and OIS, and a 13MP ultrawide lens. As for selfies, you get an 8MP camera on the front camera. As for video recording, you will able to record 4K videos with gyro-EIS support from the main camera setup. As for battery capacity, the Huawei company added a Li-Po 4800 mAh battery for Global and a silicon-carbon 5060 mAh battery for China variants. Also, the battery has a 66W wired, 50W wireless, and 7.5W reverse wireless charging support.
| Specifications | Huawei Mate X3 |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | March 2023 |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.8 mm |
| Weight | 239-241 g |
| Size | 7.85 inches |
| Display | Unfolded display OLED 1B colors 120Hz ~426 PPI density Folded display OLED 120Hz 6.4 inches |
| Protection/Others | Kunlun Glass (cover display only) IPX8 |
| Resolution | Unfolded display: 2224 x 2496 pixels Folded display: 1080 x 2504 pixels |
| OS | HarmonyOS 3.1 (China) EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services |
| Chipset | 4nm – Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 3×2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 730 |
| Card slot | NM (Nano Memory) up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB UFS |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 8 MP (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 13 MP (ultrawide) LED flash, panorama, HDR Max – 4K@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 8 MP (wide) HDR, panorama Max – 4K@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (B1I+B1c+B2a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a) GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC |
| NFC | Yes; NFC-SIM, HCE |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter, color spectrum BDS Satellite Message |
| Battery | Li-Po 4800 mAh – Global Silicon-carbon 5060 mAh – China only 66W wired 50W wireless 7.5W reverse wireless |
| Colors | Black, White, Purple, Dark Green, Gold |
| Expected Price | $1911 (Rs 1,56,499 in India) approx |
Huawei Mate X3 Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Huawei Mate X3 smartphone.
Pros
- 5G and NFC-enabled smartphone.
- Stereo speakers are present.
- Foldable OLED display with 1B color support.
- Support 120Hz refresh rate display.
- Waterproof smartphone.
- Comes with 4K video recording with gyro-EIS support.
- 5x optical zoom telephoto and ultrawide cameras are present.
- Amazing chipset for gaming and multitasking.
- Huge Silicon carbon battery capacity.
- Comes with 66W wired charging.
- Support 50W wireless and 7.5W reverse wireless charging support.
- Support SOS BDS satellite message.
- Stereo speakers are present.
Cons
- A shared sim micro SD card slot.
- Heavyweight smartphone.
- Very expensive for general users.
- An audio jack is missing.
- No google play services.
- Without Android OS support.
- Gyro-EIS support is missing for a selfie camera.
