Huawei Unveils $2,980 Mate XT 2 With First Fully In-House Kirin Chip
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Updated · Gizmodo · Sep 7
Huawei Unveils $2,980 Mate XT 2 With First Fully In-House Kirin Chip
3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Sep 7
Summary
$2,980 Mate XT 2 went on sale in China as Huawei’s latest trifold, with prices rising to about $3,725 for a 1TB model with its privacy-focused display.
Kirin 9050 Pro is Huawei’s first chipset designed entirely in-house, a milestone driven by U.S. sanctions that block suppliers using American software from working with the company.
The phone shifts to an inward-folding 10.1-inch design that protects the flexible screen, adds a side-angle-limiting OLED option, and carries a 50MP main camera alongside 40MP ultra-wide and 50MP periscope lenses.
The launch comes days before Apple is expected to reveal its first foldable iPhone, intensifying premium foldable competition in Asia against Samsung and Xiaomi.