Charging speed
The Mate X2 comes with one of Huawei’s 66W SuperCharge chargers. The slightly disappointing bit is that it is the Type-A model, as offered with the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+. It comes with a beefed-up USB Type-A to Type-C cable, rated at up to 6A of current. We would have much rather preferred to get the USB Type-C charger that shipped with the Mate Xs. That one was rated for 65W of PD, making it versatile even as a laptop charger, while also being able to supply the Mate Xs with its 55W of SuperCharge charging.
Just like its predecessor, the Mate X2 caps out at 55W of charging via Huawei SuperCharge. It is a speedy setup that managed to get our review unit from dead to 80% in just 30 minutes, with a full charge taking just under an hour.
30min charging test (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
87% -
Xiaomi Mi 11
83% -
Huawei Mate Xs
80% -
Huawei Mate X2
80% -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
57% -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
54% -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
33% -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
30%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
0:45h -
Xiaomi Mi 11
0:50h -
Huawei Mate Xs
0:57h -
Huawei Mate X2
0:58h -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1:11h -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
1:13h -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
1:42h -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
1:55h
Coincidentally, or rather not at all, this is almost exactly the charging rate we managed on the Huawei mate Xs. Unfortunately, unlike its Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 competitor, the Mate X2 does not have wireless charging.
Speaker test
The Huawei Mate X2 has an amazing stereo speaker setup. Once again, the two speakers on the device are quoting the marketing material what Huawei calls “ultra-thin large-amplitude dual speakers”. Apparently, they offer 180% more bass and 40% more high-frequency response. Presumable compared to the setup on the Mate Xs.
Whatever Huawei did to the hardware, it worked out nicely. The frequency response on the Mate X2 is truly impressive, especially in the low-end.
At -26.8 LUFS, the speakers get plenty loud as well. Even at full blast, the sound remains clear with minimal distortion.
There isn’t anything fancy in the way of software improvements and equalizers on the Mate X2. In fact, we failed to even find a basic equalizer. Huawei Histen sound effects is just for headphones and not the speakers. Still, with a rich sound stage like this, we can’t say we miss eq settings all that much.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal “0db” flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
Theo GSMARENA
Looking at the on-screen tests, two things become instantly obvious. First and foremost, just how much more power-hungry the internal foldable display is, compared to the cover one. The difference is quite significant. Even so, we have to say that 74 hours is a respectable endurance rating for running the main display at 90Hz.
The other observation is that the jump up from 60Hz to 90Hz is not really costly in terms of battery life. This is a pretty well-documented thing with most high refresh rate panel we have encountered. It is still interesting to note the relative difference in the battery delta between the two displays. 90Hz is clearly costlier on the bigger and more complicated foldable panel. Makes sense.
Finally, it is worth noting that it is unlikely that any one of these four tests will be exactly representative of a typical usage scenario for the Mate X2. Some combination of the two displays and 60Hz and 90Hz will probably be the norm. Hence, you might say we’re roughly looking at a mixed endurance score in the 90h range. A very respectable number for such a device.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.
All test results shown are achieved under the highest screen refresh rate mode. You can adjust the endurance rating formula manually so it matches better your own usage in our all-time battery test results chart where you can also find all phones we’ve tested.
Charging speed
The Mate X2 comes with one of Huawei’s 66W SuperCharge chargers. The slightly disappointing bit is that it is the Type-A model, as offered with the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+. It comes with a beefed-up USB Type-A to Type-C cable, rated at up to 6A of current. We would have much rather preferred to get the USB Type-C charger that shipped with the Mate Xs. That one was rated for 65W of PD, making it versatile even as a laptop charger, while also being able to supply the Mate Xs with its 55W of SuperCharge charging.
Just like its predecessor, the Mate X2 caps out at 55W of charging via Huawei SuperCharge. It is a speedy setup that managed to get our review unit from dead to 80% in just 30 minutes, with a full charge taking just under an hour.
30min charging test (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
87% -
Xiaomi Mi 11
83% -
Huawei Mate Xs
80% -
Huawei Mate X2
80% -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
57% -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
54% -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
33% -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
30%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
0:45h -
Xiaomi Mi 11
0:50h -
Huawei Mate Xs
0:57h -
Huawei Mate X2
0:58h -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1:11h -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
1:13h -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
1:42h -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
1:55h
Coincidentally, or rather not at all, this is almost exactly the charging rate we managed on the Huawei mate Xs. Unfortunately, unlike its Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 competitor, the Mate X2 does not have wireless charging.
Speaker test
The Huawei Mate X2 has an amazing stereo speaker setup. Once again, the two speakers on the device are quoting the marketing material what Huawei calls “ultra-thin large-amplitude dual speakers”. Apparently, they offer 180% more bass and 40% more high-frequency response. Presumable compared to the setup on the Mate Xs.
Whatever Huawei did to the hardware, it worked out nicely. The frequency response on the Mate X2 is truly impressive, especially in the low-end.
At -26.8 LUFS, the speakers get plenty loud as well. Even at full blast, the sound remains clear with minimal distortion.
There isn’t anything fancy in the way of software improvements and equalizers on the Mate X2. In fact, we failed to even find a basic equalizer. Huawei Histen sound effects is just for headphones and not the speakers. Still, with a rich sound stage like this, we can’t say we miss eq settings all that much.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal “0db” flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
Theo GSMARENA
Looking at the on-screen tests, two things become instantly obvious. First and foremost, just how much more power-hungry the internal foldable display is, compared to the cover one. The difference is quite significant. Even so, we have to say that 74 hours is a respectable endurance rating for running the main display at 90Hz.
The other observation is that the jump up from 60Hz to 90Hz is not really costly in terms of battery life. This is a pretty well-documented thing with most high refresh rate panel we have encountered. It is still interesting to note the relative difference in the battery delta between the two displays. 90Hz is clearly costlier on the bigger and more complicated foldable panel. Makes sense.
Finally, it is worth noting that it is unlikely that any one of these four tests will be exactly representative of a typical usage scenario for the Mate X2. Some combination of the two displays and 60Hz and 90Hz will probably be the norm. Hence, you might say we’re roughly looking at a mixed endurance score in the 90h range. A very respectable number for such a device.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.
All test results shown are achieved under the highest screen refresh rate mode. You can adjust the endurance rating formula manually so it matches better your own usage in our all-time battery test results chart where you can also find all phones we’ve tested.
Charging speed
The Mate X2 comes with one of Huawei’s 66W SuperCharge chargers. The slightly disappointing bit is that it is the Type-A model, as offered with the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+. It comes with a beefed-up USB Type-A to Type-C cable, rated at up to 6A of current. We would have much rather preferred to get the USB Type-C charger that shipped with the Mate Xs. That one was rated for 65W of PD, making it versatile even as a laptop charger, while also being able to supply the Mate Xs with its 55W of SuperCharge charging.
Just like its predecessor, the Mate X2 caps out at 55W of charging via Huawei SuperCharge. It is a speedy setup that managed to get our review unit from dead to 80% in just 30 minutes, with a full charge taking just under an hour.
30min charging test (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
87% -
Xiaomi Mi 11
83% -
Huawei Mate Xs
80% -
Huawei Mate X2
80% -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
57% -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
54% -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
33% -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
30%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
0:45h -
Xiaomi Mi 11
0:50h -
Huawei Mate Xs
0:57h -
Huawei Mate X2
0:58h -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1:11h -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
1:13h -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
1:42h -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
1:55h
Coincidentally, or rather not at all, this is almost exactly the charging rate we managed on the Huawei mate Xs. Unfortunately, unlike its Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 competitor, the Mate X2 does not have wireless charging.
Speaker test
The Huawei Mate X2 has an amazing stereo speaker setup. Once again, the two speakers on the device are quoting the marketing material what Huawei calls “ultra-thin large-amplitude dual speakers”. Apparently, they offer 180% more bass and 40% more high-frequency response. Presumable compared to the setup on the Mate Xs.
Whatever Huawei did to the hardware, it worked out nicely. The frequency response on the Mate X2 is truly impressive, especially in the low-end.
At -26.8 LUFS, the speakers get plenty loud as well. Even at full blast, the sound remains clear with minimal distortion.
There isn’t anything fancy in the way of software improvements and equalizers on the Mate X2. In fact, we failed to even find a basic equalizer. Huawei Histen sound effects is just for headphones and not the speakers. Still, with a rich sound stage like this, we can’t say we miss eq settings all that much.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal “0db” flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
Theo GSMARENA
Looking at the on-screen tests, two things become instantly obvious. First and foremost, just how much more power-hungry the internal foldable display is, compared to the cover one. The difference is quite significant. Even so, we have to say that 74 hours is a respectable endurance rating for running the main display at 90Hz.
The other observation is that the jump up from 60Hz to 90Hz is not really costly in terms of battery life. This is a pretty well-documented thing with most high refresh rate panel we have encountered. It is still interesting to note the relative difference in the battery delta between the two displays. 90Hz is clearly costlier on the bigger and more complicated foldable panel. Makes sense.
Finally, it is worth noting that it is unlikely that any one of these four tests will be exactly representative of a typical usage scenario for the Mate X2. Some combination of the two displays and 60Hz and 90Hz will probably be the norm. Hence, you might say we’re roughly looking at a mixed endurance score in the 90h range. A very respectable number for such a device.
Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.
All test results shown are achieved under the highest screen refresh rate mode. You can adjust the endurance rating formula manually so it matches better your own usage in our all-time battery test results chart where you can also find all phones we’ve tested.
Charging speed
The Mate X2 comes with one of Huawei’s 66W SuperCharge chargers. The slightly disappointing bit is that it is the Type-A model, as offered with the Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro+. It comes with a beefed-up USB Type-A to Type-C cable, rated at up to 6A of current. We would have much rather preferred to get the USB Type-C charger that shipped with the Mate Xs. That one was rated for 65W of PD, making it versatile even as a laptop charger, while also being able to supply the Mate Xs with its 55W of SuperCharge charging.
Just like its predecessor, the Mate X2 caps out at 55W of charging via Huawei SuperCharge. It is a speedy setup that managed to get our review unit from dead to 80% in just 30 minutes, with a full charge taking just under an hour.
30min charging test (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
87% -
Xiaomi Mi 11
83% -
Huawei Mate Xs
80% -
Huawei Mate X2
80% -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
57% -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
54% -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
33% -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
30%
Time to full charge (from 0%)
-
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (66W)
0:45h -
Xiaomi Mi 11
0:50h -
Huawei Mate Xs
0:57h -
Huawei Mate X2
0:58h -
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
1:11h -
Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra
1:13h -
Huawei Mate 40 Pro (65W PD)
1:42h -
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G
1:55h
Coincidentally, or rather not at all, this is almost exactly the charging rate we managed on the Huawei mate Xs. Unfortunately, unlike its Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 competitor, the Mate X2 does not have wireless charging.
Speaker test
The Huawei Mate X2 has an amazing stereo speaker setup. Once again, the two speakers on the device are quoting the marketing material what Huawei calls “ultra-thin large-amplitude dual speakers”. Apparently, they offer 180% more bass and 40% more high-frequency response. Presumable compared to the setup on the Mate Xs.
Whatever Huawei did to the hardware, it worked out nicely. The frequency response on the Mate X2 is truly impressive, especially in the low-end.
At -26.8 LUFS, the speakers get plenty loud as well. Even at full blast, the sound remains clear with minimal distortion.
There isn’t anything fancy in the way of software improvements and equalizers on the Mate X2. In fact, we failed to even find a basic equalizer. Huawei Histen sound effects is just for headphones and not the speakers. Still, with a rich sound stage like this, we can’t say we miss eq settings all that much.
Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal “0db” flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.
Theo GSMARENA