The Huawei Mate 20X: A Giant of a Smartphone?

You didn't think anyone wanted to make enormous phones which screamed bigger than six or six and a half inches anymore, did you? Well, you were completely wrong because this is the Huawei Mate 20X and it's enormous. This phone boasts a 7.2 inch screen that's right, bigger than some tablets. Let's take a look around the front of this massive device.

As I hold the phone in my hand, I can see how much I'm struggling to keep it steady, just to hold this enormous device. The bezels on this phone are incredibly thin, which allows them to stretch the screen out to 7.2 inches while still making it a manageable device. You have to think about what you're holding, though - an old 7-inch tablet from one of the original Nexus tablets would have been impossible to manage with just one hand. This is the amazing ability of Huawei's designers to minimize bezels and make that much longer aspect ratio.

The button bezel along this screen is quite noticeable, but it's still an OLED panel like the Mate XX Pro, with a 20:10 by 1080 pixel resolution. The ratio for the screen is 18:7:9, which is fairly unusual but makes for easier interaction. I can see that I can do everything with one hand if I really want to, but I don't think I'd want to on a long-term basis. It's not as insane as a 7.2 inch screen sounds, at least on a phone where you can actually use it.

On the back of this phone, you'll see the wonderful Hyper Optic patent that Huawei has adopted for their new Mate 20 series. This is in blue, and there's also a silver version which looks even more stunning. The internals on the phone are actually the same as the Mate 20 in the May 20 Pro - you get a Kirin 980 processor, a triple camera on the back that's similar to the Mate it's fine, some details need to be confirmed, but one notable difference is the battery. This has got a whopping 5,000 milliamp hour battery, which is much larger than the four thousand hour or slightly smaller battery of its predecessors.

This phone also comes with six gigabytes of RAM and 128 gigabytes of storage space, as well as a 24 megapixel selfie camera hiding inside the teardrop knotch. The screen supports a stylus, which means this phone can challenge the Note series in terms of gaming ability. It's got lots of power, lots of storage, and lots of screen - and even a Nintendo Switch challenging gamepad that spits over the side to give you physical controls for your games.

The Huawei Mate 20X is really big, but it's not as ridiculous as you might think a 7-inch smartphone would be. The designers have managed to make this phone feel manageable despite its enormous size. It's definitely an interesting challenge in terms of user experience and usability.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou didn't think anyone wanted to make enormous phones which screams bigger than six or six and a half inches anymore dig' well you were completely wrong because this is the huawei mate 20x and it's enormous this is a 7.2 inch screen that's right that's bigger than some tablets let's have a look around the front you can see how much I'm struggling with one hand just to hold this enormous device look at how my hand barely fits over the front now big right but you know what it's not that big when you think about it think about holding an old 7-inch tablet by one of the original Nexus tablets you couldn't have done this with one of those this is the amazing ability of our weight and minimize these bezels and make that much longer aspect ratio and stretch the screen out to seven point two inches yet still still somehow managed to make this a manageable device in one certainly two hands no it's not sensible but it's not ridiculous either there's the button bezel along this screen this is an OLED panel like the mate xx pro and it has a twenty to forty by 1080 pixel resolution the ratio for the screen is 18 by 7 by 9 so it's fairly unusual but longer than it is wider and you get that easier just about way of interacting you can see that I can do every one hand if I really want to but I don't think I'd want to on a long-term basis however it's not as insane as a 7.2 inch screen sounds at least on a phone you can see on the back this wonderful hyper optic patent but Huawei has adopted for the new mate 20 series this is in blue you see here there's also a silver version which looks even more stunning the internals on the phone are actually the same as the mate 20 in the May 20 Pro you get a Kirin 980 processor you get a you get a like like a triple camera on the back that's the same we think as the mate it's fine some froze or we're going to need to confirm that you can see that it's got the fingerprint sensor on the rear and not in the fingerprint like the main xx bro the other difference here because there's so much more phone inside is a five thousand milliamp hour battery none of that four thousand hour or slightly smaller this has got a whopping five thousand milliamp hour battery rather than that you've got six gigabytes of RAM 128 gigabytes of storage space that's a 24 megapixel selfie cam you can see hiding inside the teardrop knotch there which is just like we're seeing on the regular mates when seen not the larger knotch do you see on the main xx bro the screen also supports a stylus that means this phone can challenge the note of what Huawei is really pushing here is its gaming ability this has got lots of power lots of storage lots of screen and there's even a Nintendo switch challenging gamepad that spits over the side to give you physical controls for your games so yes the mate 20x is really big but no it's not as ridiculous as you might think a 7-inch smartphone would beyou didn't think anyone wanted to make enormous phones which screams bigger than six or six and a half inches anymore dig' well you were completely wrong because this is the huawei mate 20x and it's enormous this is a 7.2 inch screen that's right that's bigger than some tablets let's have a look around the front you can see how much I'm struggling with one hand just to hold this enormous device look at how my hand barely fits over the front now big right but you know what it's not that big when you think about it think about holding an old 7-inch tablet by one of the original Nexus tablets you couldn't have done this with one of those this is the amazing ability of our weight and minimize these bezels and make that much longer aspect ratio and stretch the screen out to seven point two inches yet still still somehow managed to make this a manageable device in one certainly two hands no it's not sensible but it's not ridiculous either there's the button bezel along this screen this is an OLED panel like the mate xx pro and it has a twenty to forty by 1080 pixel resolution the ratio for the screen is 18 by 7 by 9 so it's fairly unusual but longer than it is wider and you get that easier just about way of interacting you can see that I can do every one hand if I really want to but I don't think I'd want to on a long-term basis however it's not as insane as a 7.2 inch screen sounds at least on a phone you can see on the back this wonderful hyper optic patent but Huawei has adopted for the new mate 20 series this is in blue you see here there's also a silver version which looks even more stunning the internals on the phone are actually the same as the mate 20 in the May 20 Pro you get a Kirin 980 processor you get a you get a like like a triple camera on the back that's the same we think as the mate it's fine some froze or we're going to need to confirm that you can see that it's got the fingerprint sensor on the rear and not in the fingerprint like the main xx bro the other difference here because there's so much more phone inside is a five thousand milliamp hour battery none of that four thousand hour or slightly smaller this has got a whopping five thousand milliamp hour battery rather than that you've got six gigabytes of RAM 128 gigabytes of storage space that's a 24 megapixel selfie cam you can see hiding inside the teardrop knotch there which is just like we're seeing on the regular mates when seen not the larger knotch do you see on the main xx bro the screen also supports a stylus that means this phone can challenge the note of what Huawei is really pushing here is its gaming ability this has got lots of power lots of storage lots of screen and there's even a Nintendo switch challenging gamepad that spits over the side to give you physical controls for your games so yes the mate 20x is really big but no it's not as ridiculous as you might think a 7-inch smartphone would be\n"