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تسريب Huawei Mate X8: شاشات أكبر، Kirin 9050، بطارية فوق 6,000mAh، ونسخة بشاشة خصوصية — الإطلاق نوفمبر

Huawei Mate X8 leak: bigger screens, Kirin 9050, a 6,000mAh+ battery and a Privacy Display variant, launching in November

by Slorks 2026-10-21 0 0 replies
Machine-translated — the Arabic text is the original
تسريب Huawei Mate X8: شاشات أكبر، Kirin 9050، بطارية فوق 6,000mAh، ونسخة بشاشة خصوصية — الإطلاق نوفمبرالصورة: Huawei Mate X7 عبر GSMArena

Huawei is expected to announce the Mate X8 next month, and weeks ahead of that its spec sheet has surfaced almost in full from the Chinese tipster 白泽观山海 on Weibo, relayed by GSMArena, Notebookcheck and Gizmochina. The short version: everything got a little bigger, screens, battery and chip, with no change to the overall design. Every number below is unconfirmed until Huawei says otherwise.

Huawei Mate X7
The current Mate X7, shown for reference; the Mate X8 has not been revealed yet — Photo: GSMArena

Leaked specs vs the Mate X7

Mate X8 (leak)Mate X7 (official)
Cover screen6.5-inch6.49-inch LTPO
Inner screen8.15-inch8-inch LTPO
ChipsetKirin 9050 or Kirin 9050 Pro depending on versionKirin 9030 Pro
BatteryAbove 6,000mAh5,600mAh, 66W wired / 50W wireless
Main camera50MP, 1/1.28-inch RYYB sensor, variable aperture50MP RYYB, f/1.4–4.0 variable aperture
Telephoto50MP periscope50MP, 3.5x optical
NewA Privacy Display variant that narrows viewing angles; unclear whether on one screen or both—

The Mate X7 was announced on November 25, 2025 from CNY 12,999 in China, so a November slot for the X8 makes sense. Prices and markets have not leaked.

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Why it matters

Huawei takes the Gulf seriously with foldables: the Mate X6 had its global launch in Dubai, and the Mate X7 reached our markets after China. If the pattern repeats, the Mate X8 likely lands here in early 2027 as the first serious Gulf rival to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and iPhone Duo with a 6,000mAh+ battery, a number neither Samsung nor Apple has reached in a foldable. If you are eyeing a Fold 8 right now, it is worth waiting a month to see the price.

My take

The leak reads like a quiet upgrade, and that is exactly what I want from Huawei: the design and cameras were already excellent, and the real Gulf problem was battery and performance on HarmonyOS without Google services. Battery is solved on paper, and we will see how close Kirin 9050 gets to Snapdragon. The Privacy Display is a feature Samsung put on the S26 Ultra, and Huawei copying it onto a device you open on planes and in cafés is smart, but I want to know whether it works on the big screen or only the outer one.

Sources: GSMArena · Notebookcheck · Gizmochina · GSMArena — Mate X7 launch

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