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Huawei Mate Xs 2 vs Honor Magic Vs: Specifications comparison
Honor Magic Vs foldable smartphone was finally launched by Honor. The Honor Magic Vs is currently available to pre-book in China for a starting price of CNY 7,499 for the base 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model. Its 12GB + 256GB storage variant is priced at CNY 7,999, meanwhile the 12GB + 512GB storage variant costs CNY 8,999.
In this article, we will check the specifications comparison between the Huawei Mate Xs 2 and Honor Magic Vs.
Huawei Mate Xs 2
Huawei Mate Xs 2 was launched in May this year. It comes with an OLED display that measures 7.8 inches. The Huawei foldable phone has a resolution of 2200 x 2480 pixels and 425ppi pixel density.
In the camera department, the Huawei Mate Xs 2 has a triple-camera module on its back surface. It features a 50MP f/1.8 Primary Lens, an 8MP f/2.4 Telephoto Lens, and a 13MP f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Lens. The entire camera system is equipped with an LED Flash and also supports the Autofocus feature. There is a 10.7MP selfie-shooting lens.
Under the hood, the Mate Xs 2 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset and has an Adreno 660 GPU with 8GB RAM. Huawei Mate Xs 2 is packed with a 4600mAh Li-Polymer battery, chargeable with a 66W Fast Charging mechanism. Other options include 4G VoLTE & 5G along with USB Type-C, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot, A-GPS with Glonass, NFC, and Bluetooth v5.2.
Pricing:
- Huawei Mate Xs 2 (8GB+256GB): 9999 yuan
- Huawei Mate Xs 2 (8GB+512GB): 11,499 yuan
- Huawei Mate Xs 2 (12GB+512GB): 12,999 yuan
Honor Magic Vs
On November 23, 2022, Honor launched its second foldable smartphone – Honor Magic Vs. The latest foldable phone has been confirmed to release in global markets in Q1 2023.
The all-new Honor Magic Vs arrives with a light gearless hinge. The number of components of supporting structure used in the hinge has reduced from 92 to 4.
The company has officially claimed that during the test it folds 400,000 ties, which is equivalent to 100 folds per day over 10+ years of use.
As per the specifications the Honor Magic Vs sports a 7.9 internal foldable OLED display with a resolution of 2272 x 1984 pixels and 381 PPI. The screen supports up to a 90Hz refresh rate and 800 nits peak brightness.
The external display sports a 6.45 inches with a 90% screen-to-body ratio. This OLED panel has a resolution of 2560 x 1080 pixels and 431 PPI. It supports up to a 120Hz refresh rate.
Both displays carry support for 10-bit color depth and can cover up to 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. They also have support for up to 1920Hz PWM dimming. The key highlight is it supports the Magic-Pen.
Under the hood, the smartphone houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon Plus Gen 1 Chipset and runs on Android 12-based MagicOS 7.0.
The Honor Magic Vs has launched with a 54MP Sony IMX800 primary sensor, a 50MP ultra-wide unit with autofocus for macro, and 8MP snapper with a 3x telephoto lens. For selfies, it comes with a 16MP shooter.
TSMC has halted shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo after a chip it manufactured was reportedly found in a Huawei AI processor, according to Reuters, which cited two sources familiar with the situation.
According to Reuters, Sophgo had ordered chips from TSMC that were identical to those found in Huawei’s Ascend 910B processor. While Huawei faces strict U.S. export restrictions due to national security concerns, the path by which the chip reached Huawei’s product remains unknown.
Sophgo responded to the situation on Sunday with a statement on its website, firmly denying any business ties with Huawei, whether direct or indirect. The company, which has connections to crypto mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain, emphasized its strict compliance with all relevant laws, including U.S. export controls. To support its position, Sophgo submitted a detailed investigation report to TSMC demonstrating its non-involvement with Huawei.
When contacted by Reuters, TSMC declined to comment on the matter, and Huawei has not yet responded to inquiries. The U.S. Department of Commerce acknowledged it was aware of potential export control violations but would not comment on any ongoing investigations.
Huawei Sound X4 smart speaker was launched on Huawei Mall, and full pre-sale started on the same day, and the first sale of the new product started at 20:00 on October 31.
The smart speaker is available in two colors: Rhythmic Black and Dynamic White, priced at 2199 yuan and 2599 yuan respectively.
The speaker contains eight units, including 1 woofer, 4 mid-range speakers, 1 tweeter and 2 passive radiators . Officials said that the high, medium and low frequency units work within their respective frequency response ranges, giving full play to the advantages of each unit. A HUAWEI Sound X4 can bring “symphony orchestra-like” sound effects.
The speaker has obtained Hi-Res high-definition sound quality certification, which can provide more sound details and also perceive the spatial sense of the sound. Its subwoofer has a power of 50W and is also equipped with 2 passive radiators. The low frequency dives to 36Hz and has a 25mm stroke.
In addition, its high-frequency unit has a power of 3W and the mid-frequency unit has a power of 5W, and they use pure titanium diaphragm and self-developed mica fiber diaphragm respectively.
The speaker is equipped with Huawei SOUND bass enhancement algorithm, which can actively control the vibration of the speaker, reduce distortion, improve the transient response of low frequency, and achieve deep and powerful low frequency performance. It adopts Sym-Pole mirror design to offset vibration noise and bring rich bass.
In addition, it supports control methods such as one-touch, one-cover, and two-tap, which can respectively complete operations such as lighting, muting, and turning off the lights. The speaker also supports intelligent recognition of spatial structure, emitting sound waves to detect the room structure and receiving feedback, and can automatically match the sound effect scheme in the spatial scene.
Huawei’s GoPaint App was released in May this year and officially launched in August this year. The App is a digital painting software provided by Huawei. Yesterday, the app was newly adapted to 4 tablets including the MatePad Pro 11-inch 2022 model.
A user recently asked in the community for the app compatibility and support replied that “This function is expected to be supported in the first quarter of 2025.”
According to reports, the official version of GoPaint App has over 150 preset brushes, more than 80 brush parameters that can be adjusted, and fluid brushes that can restore the real pen-and-paper rendering effect. At the same time, new realistic canvas styles have been added, including watercolor, ink, oil painting, rock color, etc.
The official version of GoPaint App also has Fangtian Painting Engine 2.0 built in, supports 100+ 6K high-definition layers and 8K ultra-large canvas, and is the first to use a floating splash brush, which can splash ink by double-clicking the pen.