iPhone Duo, Galaxy Z Fold 8 won't hold a candle to the future Huawei Mate X8 for photography

The camera setup and the overall photo- and videographic performance of a foldable smartphone aren't the most important features to discuss. Instead, our concern lies with the foldable's:

• Durability
• Hinge
• Inner screen
• Battery
• Performance
• Outer screen

Still, all foldables have cameras on them. And if I'm critical of Samsung and Apple being lazy on the camera front with their iPhone Duo and Galaxy Z Fold 8 hits, it's only because rivals like Honor, Oppo and Huawei have performed camera miracles with their own foldables.

The Oppo Find N6, for example, comes with a 200 MP main camera, a 50 MP telephoto, a 50 MP ultra-wide and it even has a True Color (spectral sensor) camera on its back. Not to mention the two 20 MP selfie cameras.



The iPhone Duo relies on two 48 MP rear cameras (main and ultra-wide), while the Galaxy Z Fold 8—on two 50 MP snappers (same configuration, still no dedicated telephoto). In terms of selfie cameras, both hits are borderline pathetic with their 10–12 MP sensors.

Enter the Huawei Mate X8

Soon, we'll be welcoming the Huawei Mate X8 and even if this one won't be available in the US (for sure), it's still worth discussing what's going on on the foldable front globally.

• I tried the Huawei Mate X7, and it’s a serious threat to Samsung

That's what our very own Rad had to say about the Mate X8's predecessor, the Mate X7. And the threat now extends to Apple, since Cupertino has finally released their first-ever foldable iPhone.

The Huawei Mate X8 is expected on November 24 and I'll post about its official specs once it materializes. So far, the rumors have it that it'll be thinner than the Mate X7 (which is already super thin at 4.5mm) and that it'll come in at least five color variants.

A camera monster

We don't know exactly what cameras the Mate X8 would pack, but it's almost certain that the phone will support the Ruiying XMAGE Z10. Now, this is what the Ruiying XMAGE Z10 looks like on the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max (which, obviously, also supports it):



Now, the Ruiying XMAGE Z10 isn't an external lens. It isn't a teleconverter. It's a full-blooded standalone camera unit that attaches to your phone and sends you down the magic rabbit hole of mobile photography.

The Ruiying XMAGE Z10—again, it's expected to be natively supported on the Mate X8—has a big 1-inch 50 MP RYYB sensor with 10x continuous optical zoom from 24mm to 240mm (in 35mm equivalent focal length terms). Its aperture varies from f/2 (on the 24mm focal length) to f/4.5 (on the 240mm focal length).

Is it practical? Hell no. Is it astonishing? Hell yeah! This setup has the potential to blow away not only the Duo and the Fold 9, but also popular camera champs like the iPhone 18 Pro Max and the Galaxy S26 Ultra. Now, if only Samsung and Apple upped the ante with such a gadget of their own…

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