Huawei has offered its first official look at the Mate X8, confirming the name of its next book-style foldable and showing a redesigned rear camera module. The handset appeared in a video marking eight years of the Mate X foldable line, shown both folded and open.
The Mate X8 returns to a circular camera island, replacing the edged outline used on the Mate X7. The version shown has a purple textured rear panel, a light-colored metal frame and a raised ring around the camera assembly, with components arranged around a vertical flash. Huawei has not disclosed the phone’s dimensions or thickness.
Yu Chengdong, who leads Huawei’s consumer business, has pointed to upgrades in display technology, photography and performance, without detailing the changes. Several additional specifications circulating ahead of the launch are still unverified.
- A 6.5-inch outer display and an 8.15-inch inner folding display, compared with the Mate X7’s 8-inch internal panel.
- An adaptive 1Hz to 120Hz refresh rate for the outer screen, along with a feature said to reduce side-angle visibility.
- A less visible crease on the internal folding panel.
The Mate X8 is also rumored to use Huawei’s Kirin 9050 Pro chipset. One Weibo report points to standard models with 12GB of RAM and either 256GB or 512GB of storage, plus a collector’s edition with 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB. That conflicts with earlier claims of 16GB configurations carrying up to 2TB, leaving the final lineup unclear.
A November 24 launch date has been reported alongside the MateBook Fold S, but Huawei has not announced a date or confirmed the Mate X8’s final specifications. Those details, including storage configurations, remain the key questions ahead of the device’s formal debut.
