Prices for Huawei Mate X Kirin 980, 990 Models Allegedly Leaked Ahead of Launch

A day ahead of itsexpected launch, prices for theHuawei Mate Xhave supposedly been leaked online, suggesting it might be priced much lower in China than in Europe.According to Huawei Central, the Mate X will be available in two variants – one powered by the Kirin 980and another, by the Kirin 990.

While the former is rumored to be priced at 9,999 yuan (around Rs. 1 lakh) in China, the latter is said to come with a 13,999 yuan (around Rs. 1.4 lakh) price-tag. In Europe, however, the device is expected to be priced at€2,299 (around Rs. 1.8 lakh), which is higher than the prices rumored for either of the variants in China. Either way, the prices are still only unconfirmed rumors, so we’ll still have to wait until tomorrow for confirmation.GIF Courtesy: Huawei

According to recent leaks, the Mate X will ship with an 8-inch (2,480 x 2,200) OLED panel, up to 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage and a 4,400mAh battery, all of which were revealed by arecent listing on TENAA. The listing also revealed it will have a 5G avatar, which has now seemingly been confirmed by the latest leak.

In case you don’t know it already, the Mate X was originally expected to launch last June, but following all the troublesSamsung faced with the Galaxy Fold, Huawei postponed the launch date to September for further tests.  The launch date waspushed back for the second timein August, but now that the device is finally ready for prime-time, the company will be hoping it will not face any of the issues faced by the Galaxy Fold.

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