Earlier this month, Huawei held its HarmonyOS Smart Home event in China. An event in which, mainly, it presented to the world some of the home devices that it is preparing to continue advancing as a brand (mainly in China) during 2026. Among the devices presented, one of the most curious (and most covered) was the Huawei WiFi Xa very curious portable router with a gigantic 12,000mAh battery.
What is. With its unusual X shape, the Huawei WiFi X is a portable, foldable router with an arrangement of 16 antennas that, according to the company, improves reception by 13% compared to conventional ones.
It allows 5G connection and has been developed jointly by Huawei and China Mobile, supporting speeds of up to 5.3 Gbps download and 1 Gb upload.
what else. Another of the key points of this router is its 1.8-inch screen, with OLED technology. This shows real-time information related to the battery level, number of connected devices, and is complemented and connected with the Huawei home app to be able to check this data from the phone.
The Powerbank. This device has a gigantic 12,000mAh battery with 66W fast charging. Figures that are more reminiscent of a PowerBank than a wireless router. According to Huawei, it can transmit uninterruptedly for 20 hours, and with just 10 minutes of charging, for nine.
Why is it important. Beyond the curiosity of the X design and the huge battery, Huawei boasts of being a benchmark in the WiFi 6 router industry. It has a system of four receiving antennas and four sending antennas (4×4 MIMO), low latency, and direct association with China Mobile, key in its native country.
It also has interoperability with HarmonyOS. Huawei long ago left its system behind as a mobile-only solution, to create a complete software ecosystem that even powers routers.
This is a device, in principle, aimed at China. However, the company has previously brought to Spain quite peculiar routers such as the Mesh X3 Pro system, a WiFi 7 with a theoretical speed of 3,570 Mbps and a 2×2 MIMO system.
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