the phone comes with a 7.8-inch touchscreen primary display offering a resolution of 2200x2480 pixels at a pixel density of 424 pixels per inch (ppi). it also features a 6.5-inch as its second display, with a resolution of 1176x2480 pixels. it also has a 6.38-inch touchscreen as its third display, with a resolution of 892x2480 pixels. huawei mate xs 2 is powered by an octa-core qualcomm snapdragon 888 processor. it comes with 8gb of ram. the huawei mate xs 2 runs harmonyos 2 and is powered by a 4880mah battery. the huawei mate xs 2 supports proprietary fast charging.

as far as the cameras are concerned, the huawei mate xs 2 on the rear packs a triple camera setup featuring a 50-megapixel (f/1.8) primary camera; a 13-megapixel (f/2.2) camera, and an 8-megapixel (f/2.4) camera. the rear camera setup has autofocus. it has a single front camera setup for selfies, featuring a 10.7-megapixel sensor with an f/2.2 aperture.

huawei mate xs 2 is based on harmonyos 2 and packs, 512gb of inbuilt storage. connectivity options on the huawei mate xs 2 include wi-fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, gps, bluetooth v5.2, nfc, infrared, and usb type-c. sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor.