HUAWEI just introduced the Mate X7, the company’s latest foldable smartphone in China, as it had promised along with the Mate 80 series as the successor to last year’s Mate X6. The phone packs an 8-inch foldable screen with a peak brightness of 2500nit, and the outer 6.49-inch has a peak brightness of 3000 nits, both with 1-120Hz LTPO panel with 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming.
The phone comes in five colors: Obsidian Black, Cloud Brocade Blue, Cloud Brocade White, Cosmic Red, and Phantom Purple. It is the first phone to incorporate the intangible cultural heritage of Yun Brocade craftsmanship. The phone weighs 235g, has a thickness of 4.5mm when unfolded, and a thickness of 9.5mm when folded. It has IP58 and IP59 levels of splash, water, and dust resistance.
The Mate X7 features the second-generation Red Maple Imaging system, achieving miniaturization of the camera module for the first time and claiming to “achieve flagship imaging capabilities on a foldable screen.” The phone boasts a 50MP variable aperture main camera + 3.5x optical telephoto periscope lens, and a 40MP ultra-wide-angle camera + second-generation Red Maple primary color camera.
The Mate X7 Collector’s Edition claims that its 1/1.28-inch main camera has 100% more light intake than the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max, and its F2.2 periscope telephoto lens has 127% more light intake than the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. The Collector’s Edition also supports Tiantong satellite communication and Beidou satellite messaging, while the standard version supports Beidou satellite messaging.
The device is equipped with a 5600mAh battery and supports 66W wired fast charging + 50W wireless fast charging; the overall performance is improved by more than 42%. The Mate X7 also supports emergency communication without network access and an outdoor exploration mode with a 10-day extreme battery life.
HUAWEI Mate X7 specifications
- Internal – 8-inch (2416 × 2210 pixels) foldable flexible OLED 120Hz LTPO display, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 240Hz touch sampling rate, Up to 2500 nits peak brightness
- External – 6.49-inch (2444 × 1080 pixels) 3D quad-curved OLED 120Hz LTPO display, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling rate, Up to 3000 nits peak brightness, Second-generation basalt tempered Kunlun glass
- Kirin 9030 Pro processor
- 12GB / 16GB RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB storage
- HarmonyOS 6.0
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with OIS, f/1.49-f/4.0 variable aperture, 40MP Ultra Wide Angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto lens with f/2.2 aperture, OIS, up to 100x digital zoom, 1.5MP multi-spectral channel red maple pimary color camera with 5cm telephoto macro
- 8MP front camera with f/2.2 (internal camera) / f/2.4 (external camera) aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Splash resistant (IPX8)
- Dimensions: 156.8x 73.8 (folded) / 144.2 (open) x 9.5mm (folded) / 4.5mm (open); Weight: 236g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 6.0 LE, BeiDou (B1I + B1C + B2a + B2b quad-frequency) / GPS (L1 + L5 dual-frequency) / GALILEO (E1 + E5a + E5b tri-frequency) / GLONASS / AGPS / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual-frequency) / NavIC, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
- 5525mAh / 5600mAh (Collector’s Edition) battery with 66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging
Pricing and availability
- HUAWEI Mate X7 12GB + 256GB – 12,999 yuan (USD 1,830 / Rs. 1,63,320 approx.)
- HUAWEI Mate X7 12GB + 512GB – 13,999 yuan (USD 1,970 / Rs. 1,75,885 approx.)
- HUAWEI Mate X7 Collector’s Edition 16GB + 512GB – 14,999 yuan (USD 2,111 / Rs. 1,88,450 approx.)
- HUAWEI Mate X7 Collector’s Edition 16GB + 1TB – 15,999 yuan (USD 2,250 / Rs. 2,01,015 approx.)
- HUAWEI Mate X7 Collector’s Edition stylus set 20GB + 1TB – 17,599 yuan (USD 2,475 / Rs. 2,21,115 approx.)
The phone is now available to order and will go on sale in China starting from December 5th.