Huawei Mate X3 vs vivo X Fold 2

Comparing the Huawei Mate X3 vs vivo X Fold 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo X Fold 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Huawei Mate X3 runs at 3.19 GHz, making vivo X Fold 2 the better performer.

Display: vivo X Fold 2 offers a screen size of 8.03 inches, while Huawei Mate X3 offers 7.85 inches, making vivo X Fold 2 the larger display of the two. vivo X Fold 2 features a AMOLED display compared to Huawei Mate X3's OLED, making vivo X Fold 2 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Huawei Mate X3 and vivo X Fold 2 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: vivo X Fold 2 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Mate X3 offers 8 MP, making vivo X Fold 2 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Huawei Mate X3 and vivo X Fold 2 offer the same 4800 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Huawei Mate X3 offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while vivo X Fold 2 offers 256 GB, making Huawei Mate X3 the better option for storage.

Huawei Mate X3

₹156,499

(Not Released in India)

vivo X Fold 2

₹107,490

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

27 Aug, 2023

22 Oct, 2023

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.19 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.85 inches (19.94 cm)	8.03 inches (20.4 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
2224x2496 px (QHD+)	1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.53 inches (16.59 cm)	N/A
1080x2504 px	1080x2520 px (FHD)	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4800 mAh	4800 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Super Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

HarmonyOS

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.19 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510 Tri core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

Adreno 740

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.85 inches (19.94 cm)

8.03 inches (20.4 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

2224x2496 px (QHD+)

1916x2160 px (QHD 2K)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

426 ppi

360 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

173.81 %

174.61 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.17 %

94.38 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

156.9 mm

161.2 mm

150.83 mm

Width

72.4 mm

73.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

11 mm

12.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

239 grams

278.5 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 156.9 x 72.4 x 11 mm
Unfolded: 156.9 x 141.5 x 5.3 mm

Folded: 161.2 x 73.4 x 12.9 mm
Unfolded: 161.2 x 143.4 x 6 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX8

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
+ 13 MP
+ 8 MP
Triple Primary Cameras

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size IMX866 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

12 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

12 MP
f/1.98 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Front Camera

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4800 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Super Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 26 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

Yes 50W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 40 minutes

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GP MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR FLAC MIDI MP3 OGG WAV

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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