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HUAWEI Mate X3
HUAWEI Mate X3 is a book-style foldable with a 7.85-inch 120Hz OLED inner screen and a 6.4-inch cover display, powered by a 4G-only Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with 12GB RAM. It has a 50MP main camera, 13MP ultra-wide and 12MP 5x periscope telephoto, a 4800mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging, and IPX8 water resistance at 239g. Announced in China on 23 March 2023 from 12,999 yuan (12GB+256GB), it went on sale there on 7 April.
Pros
- 7.85-inch 2496x2224 inner OLED and a 6.4-inch cover display, both up to 120Hz
- Light for a book-style foldable at 239g, 5.3mm thick unfolded and 11.1mm folded
- 50MP f/1.8 main camera with OIS, a 12MP 5x periscope telephoto with OIS and a 13MP ultra-wide
- 4800mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging (wireless charger sold separately)
- IPX8 water resistance and a Kunlun Glass cover display
Cons
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is a 4G-only version, so there is no 5G
- No Google Mobile Services; it runs HarmonyOS 3.1 in China and EMUI 13.1 internationally
- In review testing, sustained load made the phone hot and brought stuttery performance drops from about the five-minute mark
- Premium pricing: from 12,999 yuan in China and 2,199 euros (512GB) in Europe
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the HUAWEI Mate X3
Display
- Screen size
- 7.85 ″
- Panel type
- Foldable OLED
- Resolution
- 2496x2224
- Pixel density
- 426 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 926 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 88.9 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4G)
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,765Top 44%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,512Top 47%
- RAM (max)
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
- Storage type
- UFS
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Ultra-wide
- 13 MP
- Telephoto
- 12 MP
- Optical zoom
- 5 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 8 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,800 mAh
- Wired charging
- 66 W
- Wireless charging
- 50 W
Design
- Weight
- 239 g
- Thickness
- 11.1 mm
- IP rating
- IPX8
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.1
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- HarmonyOS 3.1 / EMUI 13.1
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the HUAWEI Mate X3 good in 2026?
The HUAWEI Mate X3 earns an Inno Score of 50.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. HUAWEI Mate X3 is a book-style foldable with a 7.85-inch 120Hz OLED inner screen and a 6.4-inch cover display, powered by a 4G-only Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with 12GB RAM. It has a 50MP main camera, 13MP ultra-wide and 12MP 5x periscope telephoto, a 4800mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging, and IPX8 water resistance at 239g. Announced in China on 23 March 2023 from 12,999 yuan (12GB+256GB), it went on sale there on 7 April.
What are the key specs of the HUAWEI Mate X3?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4G) · Screen size: 7.85 ″ · Capacity: 4,800 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the HUAWEI Mate X3?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are POCO X7, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, TCL NXTPAPER 60 Ultra — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
