Huawei Mate X5

Name: Huawei Mate X5
Brand: Huawei

$1,786Ultra Flagship2023

8.4

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

5,060

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

243g

Weight

Why the Mate X5

Ultra Flagship

The Huawei Mate X5 offers high-end foldable engineering with an expansive 120Hz display, versatile triple camera setup featuring 5x optical zoom, and robust battery specifications with fast wireless charging. Its performance score is estimated from the Kirin 9000S chipset class alone since no benchmark metrics were provided, and it faces software limitations for international buyers. Given its ultra-premium positioning and advanced folding form factor, the pricing represents a fair value for niche hardware enthusiasts.

Hardware quality by category

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

Camera

8.5

Performance

7.8

Battery

8.8

Display

9.2

Build

9.0

Value

7.0

Strengths

7.85-inch 120Hz Foldable OLED display

Triple camera system with 5x optical zoom and OIS

5060 mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

IPX8 water resistance and slim foldable design

Weaknesses

Kirin 9000S chipset performs below top-tier global flagships

Absence of Google Play Services outside of China

Huawei Mate X5 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, September 16

Announced

2023, September 08

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

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

4G bands

LTE

5G bands

SA, NSA

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

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 4.0 (China), EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Maleoon 910 MP4

Chipset

Kirin 9000S (7 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB 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 (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

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

243 g or 245 g (8.57 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.1 mm

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 5 · price_original: 5

Colors

Black, White, Purple, Dark Green, Gold

Models

ALT-AL10

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Huawei Mate X5

$1,786Ultra Flagship2023

8.4

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

5,060

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

66W

Charging

243g

Weight

Why the Mate X5

Ultra Flagship

Hardware quality by category

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

Camera

8.5

Performance

7.8

Battery

8.8

Display

9.2

Build

9.0

Value

7.0

Strengths

7.85-inch 120Hz Foldable OLED display

Triple camera system with 5x optical zoom and OIS

5060 mAh battery with 66W wired and 50W wireless charging

IPX8 water resistance and slim foldable design

Weaknesses

Kirin 9000S chipset performs below top-tier global flagships

Absence of Google Play Services outside of China

Huawei Mate X5 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, September 16

Announced

2023, September 08

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

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

4G bands

LTE

5G bands

SA, NSA

Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

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 4.0 (China), EMUI (Europe), no Google Play Services

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Maleoon 910 MP4

Chipset

Kirin 9000S (7 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB 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 (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Infrared port

Yes

Features

1 specs

Sensors

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

Battery

2 specs

Type

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

243 g or 245 g (8.57 oz)

Dimensions

Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11.1 mm

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 5 · price_original: 5

Colors

Black, White, Purple, Dark Green, Gold

Models

ALT-AL10

Compare the Mate X5 with

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

Huawei Mate X7

$1,813 · Score 8.3 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Huawei Mate X3

$1,635 · Score 8.5 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Oppo Find N3

$1,799 · Score 8.6 · Ultra Flagship

Compare

Similar phones

Price, size and performance

Where to next

Compare with Huawei Mate X7 Newer: Huawei Mate 60 RS Ultimate Find a phone around $1800 Trade in your old phone for the Huawei Mate X5 Compare with Huawei Mate X3 Compare with Oppo Find N3