Huawei Mate X3 specs leaked, Geekbench listing suggests Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC

Huawei Mate X3 is set to go official in China on March 23, and the brand is actively teasing the foldable phone’s design on Weibo. Now, ahead of its official unveiling, the next flagship has been leaked yet again. The Huawei Mate X3 features a 7.8-inch internal display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It could also pack a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 main sensor. Separately, a Huawei handset, believed to be the Huawei Mate X3, has appeared on benchmarking site Geekbench. It is said to be listed with a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC and 12GB of RAM.

Tipster Digital Chat Station, on Weibo, has published the alleged Huawei Mate X3 specs. According to the tipster, the foldable handset will feature a 7.8-inch inner display with 120Hz refresh rate and 2K resolution. It’s said to get a triple rear camera setup, featuring a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor and a periscope lens. It might have Kunlun glass protection, wireless charging support, and an IPX8 rating for water resistance

Separately, a Huawei handset was also reportedly spotted on the Geekbench website with the model number ALT-AL00. The listing believed to be Huawei Mate X3 suggests Android 12 operating system. It also scores 1,312 points in single-core test and 4,282 points in multi-core test. According to the listing, the handset might get 11.15GB of RAM, which might translate to 12GB on paper.

The listing suggests that an octa-core chipset will power the phone. It shows one main processor core with a maximum clock speed of 3.19 GHz, three cores capped at 2.75 GHz, and four cores capped at 2.02 GHz. These processor speeds refer to those of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. This is the same SoC that powers the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4.

The launch of the Huawei Mate X3 is scheduled for March 23 in China. The launch event will begin at 2:30 p.m. local time (12 p.m. IST). The Huawei P60 series, comprising the vanilla Huawei P60 and Huawei P60 Pro, will also debut.

A recent leak indicated an Ultra Thin Glass display on the Huawei Mate X3. It suggested a 7.85-inch foldable screen and a 6.45-inch cover screen.

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