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Huawei Mate X2 review: The 2021 inward-fold Huawei foldable with Kirin 9000 and Leica optics.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2021·$2,800
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#2 of 5
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The asymmetric Huawei inward-fold.

Mate X2 was Huawei's switch from outward to inward folding — a 4.4 mm-thin open profile, Leica quad cam and 10× SuperZoom. Restrained outside China by the trade ban.

01Display

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 85-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

Main8.0" OLED 90 Hz foldable
Cover6.45" OLED 90 Hz
Resolution2,480 × 2,200 px main

02Camera

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 78-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

Main50 MP, f/1.9 (RYYB)
Telephoto8 MP (10× SuperZoom)
Tele12 MP (3×)
Ultrawide16 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among foldable phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetKirin 9000 5G (5 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2021.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired55 W SuperCharge

05Build

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 80-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

06Value

60/100

60/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2021.

What works
  • Asymmetric inward-fold with wedge profile.
  • Quad Leica camera + 10× SuperZoom.
  • Kirin 9000 5G + 55 W charging.
  • 4.4 mm thin when open.
What doesn't
  • China-only.
  • No Google services.
  • Heavy 295 g.
  • No IP rating.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 5-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .