Huawei Mate X7
What you’d gain
- Battery: 4,800 → 5,600 mAh
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- Shorter zoom: 5× → 3.5×
- No microSD card slot
Should You Upgrade From the Huawei Mate X3?
How the Huawei Mate X3 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Your phone
- Security updates
- No official promise
We can’t give our take on the Huawei Mate X3: it has no PhoneRanked score yet. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei Mate X3, so phones at any price are shown. Choose a budget above to narrow it down.
HONOR Magic V6
What you’d gain
- 2.4× faster
- Battery: 4,800 → 6,660 mAh
- Security updates until around 2033
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- Shorter zoom: 5× → 3×
- No microSD card slot
- No charger in the box
vivo X Fold6
What you’d gain
- 2.2× faster
- Display score: 8.3 → 8.8
- Battery: 4,800 → 6,900 mAh
What you’d give up
- Shorter zoom: 5× → 3×
- No microSD card slot
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Huawei Mate X3 upgrade FAQ
Is the Huawei Mate X3 still supported?
Huawei hasn’t published an official update policy for the Huawei Mate X3, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the Huawei Mate X3?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the HONOR Magic V6, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.2. The newest model of the same family is the Huawei Mate X7. We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei Mate X3, so we looked at phones at any price.
How much faster is the HONOR Magic V6 than the Huawei Mate X3?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the HONOR Magic V6 is about 2.4 times as fast as the Huawei Mate X3. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,656.