Huawei Mate Xs 2 Foldable Phone Comes With An Outie Design And Stylus

The Huawei Mate Xs 2 comes with a large 7.8-inch 2480×2200 AMOLED screen that becomes an equally large 6.5-inch 2480×1176 when folded. It uses the 4G-only variant of the Snapdragon 888 so that Huawei could have access to that forbidden silicon. There’s also 8GB of RAM onboard, though there’s a 12GB Collector’s Edition also up for grabs. It still has storage expansion, but you’ll have to buy Huawei’s proprietary NM cards for that.

Since the same screen can be used even when folded, it’s trivial to take selfies and make video calls with the main 50MP f/1.8 camera that’s joined by a 13MP ultra-wide shooter and an 8MP telephoto. If you do need a larger screen for those meetings, however, you can still use the front-facing 32MP camera with the screen unfolded. Whichever camera you pick, you won’t have to compromise on the display.

The most interesting tidbit about the Huawei Mate Xs 2, however, is its support for the M-Pen 2s stylus, putting it directly at odds with the Galaxy Z Fold 3. But because it uses the same screen even when folded, Huawei’s stylus can be used on the device without having to unfold it first, at least in theory. We’ll have to see how all this works in practice when it lands in people’s hands, though there is currently no word on plans to bring it outside of China. The phone alone costs 9,999 RMB, which is roughly $1,500, while the Huawei M-Pen 2s goes for 599 RMB, or around $90.