Huawei today introduced not only its flagship Mate 60 Pro+ but also its new foldable Mate X5 smartphone. And this is essentially a very interesting device. The thing is that technically it is an almost exact copy of the Mate X3, and the latter was released less than six months ago. It also became wildly popular. You might think that the Mate X5 is at least a slightly improved version of the Mate X3, but it’s not. The performance of most innovations is even lower.

The whole secret is in the platform. The Mate X5 is essentially the Mate X3 but uses the high-end Kirin 9000 SoC instead of the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. It is not known for certain for what reasons Huawei decided to relaunch a smartphone with a new platform, but perhaps it has something to do with getting rid of dependence on Qualcomm, introducing its return to the SoC market on a larger scale and now adding 5G support. most expensive smartphone. It’s quite possible that the launch of the Mate X5 will be an indication that we won’t see any more Qualcomm platforms in Huawei flagships. But this is exactly what the famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (Ming-Chi Kuo) claims.

Going back to the smartphone, the Mate X5 differs from the Mate X3 only in terms of platform and battery. The novelty has a slightly higher capacity: 5060 mAh with support for 66 watt charging.

All other parameters are the same. The smartphone is equipped with a 7.85-inch internal flexible display (2496×2224, LTPO, 120 Hz) and a 6.4-inch external display (LTPO, 120 Hz, Full HD+2504×1080 pixels), ultra-wide-angle 13-inch. MP and telephoto 12 MP, 5X zoom), 8 megapixel selfie camera.

Its dimensions are 156.9×72.4-141.5×5.3-11.08 mm and its weight is 243-245 g. There’s no pricing information, but it’s likely the Mate X5 will cost around $1,900 with the Mate X3.