New Huawei Phone Competes Directly With the Nintendo Switch

Introducing the Huawei Mate 20 X, the โ€œBest Portable Mobile Gaming Machineโ€

Nintendo likes to be in its own bubble. The unique nature of the Nintendo Switch โ€” that itโ€™s a console and portable in one โ€” allows it so it doesnโ€™t necessarily compete with the Xbox One and PS4. As such, the Switch doesnโ€™t really have any direct competition โ€” that is until now. Chinese tech giant Huawei announced yesterday the Mate 20 X, a smartphone that is being pegged as โ€œthe best portable mobile gaming machine.โ€

Huawei Mate 20 X Nintendo Switch

Huawei announced the Mate 20 X yesterday during a presentation (which can be viewed below) where they compared certain features of their gaming phone to the Nintendo Switch. The Mate 20 X features a 7.2-inch screen and has a 1080p OLED display compared to the Switchโ€™s 6.2-inch display and native 720p resolution. The phone includes a Kirin 980 processor and a 5,000mah battery which apparently gives the device double the battery life of the Switch.

In terms of specific gaming features, the phone comes with a stylus for the touchscreen and a gamepad attachment, similar to a Joy-Con, that slides onto the left side of the phone. There isnโ€™t an attachment to the right side, so youโ€™ll need to use your right hand for touchscreen input.

While it might seem that Huawei has managed to make a device that fixes many drawbacks of the Switch, the cost for the Mate 20 X is approximately over a $1000. Thatโ€™s before factoring in monthly service fees from a wireless carrier to use other features of the phone. More importantly, Huawei didnโ€™t announce any specific games for the device nor talk about any interested developers. If one were to compare all of that to the Switchโ€™s $299 price tag and its massive library of quality first-party, third-party, and indie games, itโ€™s hard to imagine why anyone would want Huaweiโ€™s phone over Nintendoโ€™s console for their portable gaming fix.

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