Huawei has revealed the Mate X6, the latest addition to its Mate X line of booklet-style foldables, with a major focus on photography.
The phone comes equipped with a 50MP main camera with an impressive 10 physical aperture stops, allowing users to determine the depth of field and light intake of the camera manually. That’s a step up from even the best camera phones – think Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and iPhone 16 Pro – which almost always have a fixed aperture.
The camera system also features a 40MP ultra-wide camera and a 48MP telephoto camera with 4x optical zoom and a 5cm super macro mode.
As a folding phone, the Mate X6 boasts a 6.45-inch 1080 x 2440 external screen and a 7.93-inch 2240 x 2440 internal screen, both of which are OLED panels. A new multitasking feature allows users to run three apps simultaneously.
Huawei Mate X6 in Nebula Gray (Image credit: Huawei)We’re still waiting for details on the internals of the new device, but we do know that the phone’s heat dissipation area has increased by 30% thanks to the use of new, cooler materials such as graphene.
However, even if we did have the internal specs of the Mate X6, it’s unlikely they’d be of much use – Huawei hasn’t sold phones in the US for years due to a legislative ban, and the company is currently absent from the UK market.
This would make the Mate X6 the second especially innovative foldable released by Huawei in recent memory. The Mate XT tri-fold device, for instance, arrived in September 2024 and made huge waves with audiences and commentators despite only being available in China (that said, we'll be publishing our own hands-on review of the device very soon).
The Huawei Mate X6 is available in three colors: Nebula Gray, Nebula Red, and Black, with the Nebula colors featuring a textured exterior. Regional availability beyond Europe – where the phone will begin shipping for €1,999 on January 6 – has yet to be confirmed.
For the latest official updates as we hear them, be sure to keep up with our dedicated Huawei phones coverage, as well as our more general phones coverage.
You might also likeImages of a new slim MagSafe power bank from Anker have been shared by a credible leaker via the r/Anker subreddit.
User u/Rynalf shared a handful of images of the rumored Anker MagGo Qi2 Slim 5K portable charger, including some of the charger affixed to the back of an iPhone 16 Pro via MagSafe.
The charger appears to be a slimmed-down version of the Anker MagGo Qi2 10K. u/Rynalf added that the charger comes with a 5000mAh capacity, and measures in at 8.8mm thick – a significant reduction compared to the 14.7mm thick 10K model.
(Image credit: u/Rynalf)In fact, the user shared full dimensions of the unreleased charger, measuring 101.67mm x 69.76mm x 8.79mm.
That’s enough capacity to charge any iPhone 16 model from 0 to 100%, with varying amounts of charge left over. The charger also comes in two color options, white and blue.
As well as charging wirelessly at 15W thanks to the Qi2 standard, the charger features a bi-directional 20W USB-C charging port, which can be used to refill the charger as well as charge devices with a wired connection.
(Image credit: u/Rynalf)With two devices connected – one wired and one wirelessly – wireless charging will apparently be limited to 5W and wired to 12W.
As for the strength of the MagSafe attachment, u/Rynalf elaborated in the comments of their post that the charger has a “noticeably stronger grip than the 10K Slim”, and sticks about the same amount as the Sharge CarbonMag 5K MagSafe power bank.
u/Rynalf added that their local Apple store already had stocks of the new charger, though they did have to ask a staff member to get one from the stock room, which implies the new chargers aren’t properly available yet.
As NotebookCheck notes, the new charger is tipped to be an Apple store exclusive for an as-yet unknown period of time, though other retailers may be able to stock the charger eventually.
If you're after a new charger in the here and now, then check out our guide on the best portable chargers.
You might also likeWix, one of the best website builders on the market, has introduced a new Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tool, aimed at improving customer interactions.
Called AI Site-Chat, this feature is designed to serve as a virtual agent for customers. That way, businesses using Wix will be able to answer customer inquiries and provide relevant information 24/7, even when there are no employees or business owners available.
In a press release shared with TechRadar Pro earlier this week, Wix explained that AI Site-Chat works by integrating with the site’s internal systems. That allows it to pull live data from the website’s resources, and thus deliver accurate, and timely, information.
There are two major ways businesses can benefit from integrating AI Site-Chat, Wix further elaborated. One is the obvious - boosting customer experience by being available 24/7. Since the virtual agent is AI-powered, it is capable of recognizing the intent behind each user query, and is thus able to deliver price and customized answers and recommendations.
Available nowAnother advantage of AI-powered chatbots is that they can be customized to reflect the brand voice, and can be configured with specific restrictions or preferences.
"Our latest AI feature, the native AI Site-Chat, provides SMBs an enterprise-level tool to assist how they interact with their website visitors," said Yaniv Ben Simon, Head of Product for AI Site-Chat at Wix. “Businesses can seamlessly use this feature to deliver real-time, conversational customer service, sales, and support in one place, and ultimately see reduced friction, increased engagement, and improved conversions.”
AI Site-Chat is available to Wix users in English. It is free to use initially, but users can choose to upgrade to a premium plan for unlimited usage.
Comment from the expertThis is the latest in a long string of AI-powered tool and feature releases from Wix. The platform now offers everything from a full AI website builder to AI-powered text writing and image editing tools.
This follows an industry trend, with almost all of the top website builders on the market looking for ways to leverage AI to help users create websites faster and easier than ever before.
The new AI Site-Chat tool from Wix is likely to be popular amongst website owners, helping them answer customers' questions faster than ever before and removing potential bottlenecks in the buying process. But users should also use this new tool with caution, as relying too heavily on AI in customer interactions may lead to frustration and potential alienation.