T3 - UK (2020-04)

10 T3 APRIL 2020

Horizon

MEGA STORAGE

Folded out, the

2480x

display is a dream

for getting stuff

done. And with

512GB of built-in

storage, plus a

card slot for up

to 256GB more,

you’ll have loads

of space for

hoarding your

favourites.

Edited by Claire Davies

The best new tech heading your way

“The lack of Google

apps is a shame, but

we love the design and

tech on offer here”

Matt Bolton, Editor

TECH-O-METER

HUAWEI

MATE XS

£2,100 (approx.), consumer.huawei.com

If you looked on in envy as Huawei launched its
beautiful folding 5G phone the Mate X in China
last year, we have some good news for you. A
second edition of the handset, called the Xs, is
coming to Europe – and it’s even better than
the original. Okay, in many ways it’s the same:
there are still two exterior OLED screens – 6.
inches at the front and 6.4 inches at the back

• that fold out to make a 5.4mm-thick, almost-
  square eight-inch tablet; and also present and
  correct is the Mate X’s quad camera set-up
  (40MP wide-angle, 16MP ultra-wide-angle, 8MP
  telephoto, TOF lens), designed in conjunction
  with Leica. However, Huawei has improved the
  Falcon Wing hinge, making it more robust and
  protective against dirt and debris; upgraded
  the Mate X’s Kirin 980 processor with the
  faster, more powerful Kirin 990 (which also
  supports a greater number of 5G bands); and
  introduced an innovative new cooling system
  that’ll enable you to stream videos and play
  the latest games without fear of overheating.
  Finally, though the phone still doesn’t have any
  Google apps due to trade restrictions imposed
  by the USA, Huawei has installed its very latest
  EMUI 10 operating system – which, lest we
  forget, runs on an open source version of
  Android 10. But the very best thing about this
  new handset? You’ll be able to own it, although
  the price has gone up even further from the
  already-expensive first version. Given that cost,
  is the all-round screen a durability concern?
  Well, not if you don’t drop it. But it will also
  come with the fetching leather folio case
  pictured to the right, if you want to protect
  it when it’s in a bag with your keys.