Huawei on Friday last week released its first 5G phone; Huawei Mate 20 X 5G in China and NO! it won’t be with its own Hongmeng operating system. The phone will run on Android OS as reports claim the first device that will come with Hongmeng will be its Smart TV.
The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is the 5G-version of the Huawei Mate 20 X that was launched in Oct. 2018 along with the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. The phone is so far available in China, U.K. where 5G Networks are supported. It wouldn’t make sense to buy the phone if 5G isn’t supported in your respective countries yet.
In terms of specifications;
It has a 7.2-Inch OLED display with a screen resolution of FHD+ 1080 x 2244 pixels. Like the Mate 20 Pro, the Mate 20 X 5G runs on a 7nm Kirin 980 octa-core processor, HiSilicon Balong 5000 5G modem — with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It runs on Android 9 (Pie) operating system with its EMUI v9.1 on top.
In terms of its camera, the selfie camera has 24MP sensor with a f/2.0 aperture which is housed in a water-drop like notch. On the other hand, the rear leica triple camera has a set up of 40MP (Wide Angle Lens, f/1.8 aperture) + 20MP (Ultra Wide Angle Lens, f/2.2 aperture) + 8MP (Telephoto, f/2.4 aperture).
Instead of the massive 5,000mAh battery on the Mate 20 X, the 5G phone has a smaller 4,200mAh cell supporting Huawei’s SuperCharge (Max 40W charging).
Connectivity perspective, Huawei eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack for a Type-C earjack. Other connections include; Type-C, USB 3.1, BlueTooth V5.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
The phone comes in a Emerald Green color option and is priced at 6199 yuan (approx. USD$900 and UGX3.4 million).
