Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate is a phone that does not flip or fold, at least in the way of its Samsung or Google contemporaries.
You could say it collapses, really, across two hinges, from a full 10.2-inch diagonal rectangle (about a half-inch short of a standard iPad) down to a traditional 6.4-inch rectangle phone slab.
This phone, which Huawei calls a “trifold,” would cost you the USD equivalent of $2,800 (19,999 yuan) if you could buy it in the US.
“It’s a piece of work that everyone has thought of but never managed to create,” Richard Yu, Huawei’s consumer group chairman, said during the Mate XT livestream unveiling.
Beyond the price, the size, and the AI promises, the Mate XT Ultimate will be most interesting in how its hinges hold up.
The Mate XT Ultimate from Huawei is a phone that doesn’t fold or flip, at least not like phones from Samsung or Google. It really collapses on two hinges, taking up a full 10 point 2 inch diagonal rectangle (roughly half an inch shorter than a typical iPad) and ending up as a standard 6 point 4 inch rectangle phone slab. In between is a single-fold arrangement that measures 7 points nine inches. Furthermore, a folding keyboard is an option.
If you were able to purchase this phone in the US, which Huawei refers to as a “trifold,” it would set you back $2,800 (19,999 yuan). The phone was most notable for being released a few hours after Apple’s iPhone 16 event. The New York Times has observed that Huawei frequently schedules the release of new products to maximize opposition against the United States, which has sanctioned and attempted to obstruct Huawei’s chip technology.
Chairman of Huawei’s consumer group Richard Yu remarked during the Mate XT livestream unveiling, “It’s a piece of work that everyone has thought of but never managed to create.”. “We accomplished my lifelong dream of carrying our tablet in my pocket. “.
It is possible to get 256GB storage (with more expensive upgrades available), 16GB RAM, a 5,600 mAh battery, a 50-megapixel primary camera, and two 12 MP ultrawide and periscope cameras for the cost of two excellent gaming PCs. When unfolded, its thickness is only 3.6 mm, weight is 298 grams, and it has an LTPO OLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Similar to US flagship phones, the software and camera have a lot of AI-powered promises attached to it.
The Mate XT Ultimate’s hinge durability will be of utmost interest, surpassing its cost, dimensions, and AI capabilities. Huawei claims that its hinges enable “internal and external bending” across dual tracks, and they are named after the Tiangong space station. Non-Newtonian fluid bits and a composite laminate make up its construction.
