Huawei Mate X3

Name: Huawei Mate X3
Brand: Huawei

$1,635Ultra Flagship2023

8.5

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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7.85"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,800

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

239g

Weight

Why the Mate X3

Ultra Flagship

The Huawei Mate X3 is an impressively thin and light ultra-premium foldable offering a top-tier 120Hz display, versatile OIS camera setup with periscope zoom, and robust charging speeds. Performance is very powerful via the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 platform, though limited to 4G connectivity and burdened by the lack of Google services. At $1,635, it delivers fair foldable value given its cutting-edge engineering and comprehensive feature set.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.7

Performance

8.3

Battery

8.2

Display

9.1

Build

9.0

Value

7.8

Strengths

7.85-inch 120Hz foldable OLED display with 926 nits measured max brightness

Versatile triple camera system with 50MP main sensor and 5x optical periscope zoom

Extremely thin 5.3mm unfolded foldable form factor with IPX8 water resistance

Fast 66W wired and 50W wireless charging support

Weaknesses

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset is limited to 4G connectivity

Absence of Google Play Services on software out of the box

Front and cover cameras rely on basic 8MP sensors

Huawei Mate X3 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, April 08

Announced

2023, March 23

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Technology

GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE

Display

4 specs

Size

7.85 inches, 197.5 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz

Protection

Kunlun Glass (cover display only)

Resolution

2224 x 2496 pixels (~426 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI 13.1 (Europe), no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 730

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF

Features

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Cover camera:

8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Features

HDR, panorama

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (B1I+B1c+B2a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter

Battery

2 specs

Type

Market-dependent versions:

· Li-Po 4800 mAh (Global)

· Si/C Li-Ion 5060 mAh (China only)

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

7.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Weight

239 g or 241 g (8.43 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.1 mm

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

926 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.3 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 993592 (v9)

GeekBench: 4283 (v5.5), 4512 (v6)

GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 81h

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1635 · price_original: 1635

Colors

Black, White, Violet, Dark Green, Gold

Models

ALT-AL00, ALT-L29

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Huawei Mate X3

$1,635Ultra Flagship2023

8.5

Overall Score

within Ultra Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

7.85"

Display

50MP

Camera

4,800

mAh

12GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

239g

Weight

Why the Mate X3

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.7

Performance

8.3

Battery

8.2

Display

9.1

Build

9.0

Value

7.8

Strengths

7.85-inch 120Hz foldable OLED display with 926 nits measured max brightness

Versatile triple camera system with 50MP main sensor and 5x optical periscope zoom

Extremely thin 5.3mm unfolded foldable form factor with IPX8 water resistance

Fast 66W wired and 50W wireless charging support

Weaknesses

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset is limited to 4G connectivity

Absence of Google Play Services on software out of the box

Front and cover cameras rely on basic 8MP sensors

Huawei Mate X3 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, April 08

Announced

2023, March 23

Network

5 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Technology

GSM, CDMA, HSPA, EVDO, LTE

Display

4 specs

Size

7.85 inches, 197.5 cm2 (~88.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

Foldable OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz

Protection

Kunlun Glass (cover display only)

Resolution

2224 x 2496 pixels (~426 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

HarmonyOS 3.1 (China), EMUI 13.1 (Europe), no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 730

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

Card slot

Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), AF

Features

Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Single

8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Cover camera:

8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)

Features

HDR, panorama

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

7 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (B1I+B1c+B2a), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter

Battery

2 specs

Type

Market-dependent versions:

· Li-Po 4800 mAh (Global)

· Si/C Li-Ion 5060 mAh (China only)

Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

7.5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Weight

239 g or 241 g (8.43 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.1 mm

Our Tests

5 specs

Camera

Photo / Video

Display

926 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.3 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 993592 (v9)

GeekBench: 4283 (v5.5), 4512 (v6)

GFXBench: 41fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 81h

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 1635 · price_original: 1635

Colors

Black, White, Violet, Dark Green, Gold

Models

ALT-AL00, ALT-L29

Compare the Mate X3 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Huawei Pura X Max

$1,596 · Score 8.3 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Huawei Mate 60 RS Ultimate

$1,690 · Score 8.6 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Honor Magic Vs Ultimate

$1,635 · Score 8.5 · Ultra Flagship

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