Huawei Mate XS Foldable Phone With Kirin 990 SoC Set to Debut in March 2020

Huawei Mate XS Foldable Phone With Kirin 990 SoC Set to Debut in March 2020

With 5G support Huawei Mate XS is set to debut on March 2020, the Chinese company on Wednesday announced the launch of the Mate X in its home market. 

The new smartphone will sport a foldable design - similar to the original Mate X. However, it will be powered by Huawei's HiSilicon Kirin 990 SoC rather than the Kirin 980 SoC introduced on the Mate X in Huawei.

 The pre-MWC 2019 event in February highlighted that it had deployed a flexible OLED display panel in the Mate X to deliver an 8-inch tablet-like experience.

At the Mate X launch in China, Huawei showed a slide highlighting the debut of the Mate XS. 

The smartphone is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 990 SoC which includes an integrated 5G modem, as reported by Sohu.com.

Unlike the Huawei Mate XS, the original Mate X includes the HiSilicon Kirin 980 SoC that comes with a Balong 5000 modem to support 5G connectivity.

Last month, Huawei unveiled the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro with the Kirin 990 SoC.

 The chipset, which is touted to include "the world's most powerful 5G system" with the "most powerful" 5G modem, was launched as the company's 5G-capable offering just days before the launch of the Mate 30 series. Was announced in

Huawei has not specified any key features or specifications of the Mate XS except to confirm the new Kirin SoC. 

However, the render shown on the official slide at Wednesday's event suggests that the phone will have the same design as the Mate X. LeEco optics is also visible in the handset.

In August, the Mate X surfaced on TENAA with some images - signs of subtle changes to what was shown at MWC 2019 earlier this year. 

The phone with the model number Huawei TAH-AN00 has buttoned positions and may come with a better hinge.

Huawei initially launched Mate X in China. Nevertheless, there are plans to bring it to other markets including India. 

The foldable phone competes against the Samsung Galaxy Fold which was launched in the Indian market earlier this month.