In September 2023, Huawei introduced the foldable Mate X5 smartphone to the Chinese market. The foldable device is equipped with its own Kirin 9000s chip, as well as an impressive camera system. A new report has emerged showing when we can expect the successor to the Mate X5.

According to Weibo Smart Pikachu, Huawei will update its advanced X series products in the second half of 2024. Although the author did not reveal any details or even the name of the device, we expect the device to be called Mate X6. .

As for the improvements we can expect, the upcoming foldable device will likely offer an improved camera system, an improved hinge, and possibly a new processor. Huawei has the option of using the Kirin 9010 chip or the “super core” chip that is rumored to be used in the upcoming Mate 70 series. We can take a look at the features of the Mate X5 to get an idea of ​​what to do. We expect from his successor.

Features of Huawei Mate X5:

Huawei Mate It includes a 7.85-inch foldable LTPO OLED display with 2496 x 2224 resolution, 8:7.1 aspect ratio and 240 Hz touch sampling rate. Both displays support 1Hz-120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color, P3 color gamut, and 1440Hz high-frequency dimming. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

The Mate X5 will likely use the Kirin 9000s chipset and may support 5G. It is equipped with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage. The front camera is 8 MP, and the rear camera has a 50 MP primary camera, a 13 MP ultra-wide lens and a 12 MP periscope telephoto camera with OIS. It runs on Harmony OS 4.0.

The device has a 5060mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging. Other features include dual SIM, NM card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, dual-frequency GPS, NFC, 2D face unlock, USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1), two-way satellite connectivity, and IPX8 . Water resistance.