Huawei usually refreshes its book-style foldable once a year. The Mate X7 landed last November, and if the schedule holds, its successor should follow a similar release window.

A fresh leak by tipster Digital Chat Station has now revealed the first details of the upcoming Huawei Mate X8. The device is said to feature a 6.5-inch outer screen and an 8.15-inch inner folding display—that’s slightly larger than what Huawei offers on the Mate X7.

On the camera side, the leak points to a 50-megapixel main sensor with a relatively large 1/1.3-inch size. There’s also mention of an “ultra-thin” camera module design.

Under the hood, the Mate X8 is expected to debut the new Kirin 9040 series chip, which would succeed the Kirin 9030 Pro found in the previous Mate X7 generation.

Huawei’s in-house silicon has been gradually improving in performance despite limitations. The Kirin 9040 is the next step of that, but it will still struggle to match the raw performance levels of Qualcomm’s or MediaTek’s top counterparts.

In terms of software, the device is rumored to ship with HarmonyOS 7, building on the foundation of HarmonyOS 6.

Huawei Mate X8 is also rumored with 20GB RAM

Moreover, a previous leak claims that the Mate X8 could come with 20GB of RAM. Memory prices are on the rise, which has also affected smartphones, so it remains to be seen whether Huawei will actually offer this configuration.

More importantly, the report also says the Mate X8 will feature a completely redesigned camera module, with two possible concept designs already sketched.

Of course, none of this is confirmed yet. But Huawei will once again focus on iterative upgrades while tightening and refining its hardware and software integration. As in previous years, more details are expected to surface closer to launch.

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