Huawei’s new P60 series became available in China this week (with the P60 Art launching next week), the company’s new foldable flagship is out within weeks. Both flagship series are scheduled for a European launch on May 9th, so they will be available in many markets. But would you really buy one?
Let’s start with the Huawei Mate X3, a lightweight (239 g) foldable with large displays (7.85″ main, 6.4″ cover, both at 120Hz), IPX8 water resistance rating (unprecedented outside the Samsung range) and 50+8+13 MP trio camera including a 5x (125mm) periscope.
This phone is by no means cheap: at CNY 13,000 ($2,000/€1,740 approximately) it matches the price of the Galaxy Z Fold4 and costs more than the vivo X Fold+ (CNY 10,000), Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 (CNY 9,000), Oppo Find N2 ( CNY8,000). Keep in mind that only the Galaxy is widely available among those.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 • vivo X Fold+ • Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 • Oppo Find N2
There’s a new type of battery, silicon-carbon, that offers higher capacity without making phones bulkier or heavier. A version of the Mate X3 and the Huawei P60 Art use it (getting a 260/285 mAh boost over regular batteries), but they will likely remain exclusive to China. One feature that is certainly only for China is the two-way satellite communication function, which uses the BeiDou constellation.
Huawei Mate X3
So, any interest in Huawei Mate X3?
We will skip the other two as the Huawei P60 Pro is the only one we know will go international. It stars at CNY 6,000 ($1,025/€800), which is pretty good, considering the camera hardware on offer.
Huawei’s specialty is RYYB sensors and, recently, variable apertures. The main camera has a 48MP sensor and a lens that can switch from f/1.4 to f/4.0 in 10 steps depending on the lighting conditions and your choices. The Pro model also has a 90mm periscope with an impressively bright f/2.1 aperture and a high-resolution 48MP sensor. The ultrawide module is less exciting with a 13MP sensor.
With a standard lithium battery, the P60 Pro has a capacity of 4,815mAh and supports 88W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. For comparison, the P60 Art’s silicon-carbon battery has a capacity of 5,100 mAh and supports the same charging speeds.
Huawei P60Pro
Let’s take a brief look at the prices of the competition. The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra starts at CNY 9,000/€1,400, the Xiaomi 13 Pro at CNY 5,000/€1,300, the Oppo Find X6 Pro at CNY 6,000 and the vivo X90 Pro+ at CNY 6,500 (unfortunately, the last two will not arrive towards ‘Europe).
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra • Xiaomi 13 Pro • Oppo Find X6 Pro • vivo X90 Pro+
Are you willing to live without Google (or find ways around this restriction) to get the Huawei P60 Pro?
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