Huawei’s first 5G phone will not be the one you thought

Huawei‘s plan has been that the first 5G phone was the one with Mate X folding, but a $2,600 last-minute extension of the innovative phone for September changed the company’s plans.

The Chinese giant confirmed that the first 5G phone would not be Mate X, but Mate 20 X 5G and will debut in several countries around the world in July. The Mate 20 X 5G surface is identical to the Mate 20 X with 7.2-inch AMOLED display, 24-megapixel front camera and three rear-facing cameras between 8 to 40 megapixels.

Huawei will offer the 5G version with a smerald color and 5G mark on the rear to differentiate it from other Mate 20 X models.

Inside the 5G version shares the same 7-nanometer Kirin 980 processor as the other standard models. Mate 20 X 5G has the Balong 5000 modem that enables 5G technology coupled with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of memory as well as the 4,200 mAh battery.

On the other hand another variant with 4G, Mate 20 X has 6GB of RAM, 128GB of memory and 5,000mAh battery.

In the 5G Mate 20 X 5G performance must perform brilliantly in the middle band. Huawei says the phone also supports the first 5G hybrid versions and the latest 5G independent version. Hybrid versions are a combination of 5G and 4G. Along with two standards the 5G phone comes with 2G, 3G, and 4G with support for two SIM cards.

The first operators are beginning to offer custom orders for Mate 20 X 5G at $959 in the UAE to $1,238 in Amazon in Italy. Other European operators like Sunrise in Switzerland and Monaco Telecom have promised to offer Mate 20 X 5G to their customers. British operator Vodafone will also bring the latest phone.