HUAWEI Mate XT launched, first-ever tri-folding smartphone

As mentioned in a previous article, the HUAWEI Mate XT 34 has been launched today at an event in China.

The device features two hinges, making for a triple-screen foldable. The phone isn’t a clamshell foldable, either. It holds more similarities to the Galaxy Z Fold devices as it folds like a pamphlet.

When unfolded, the phone boasts a 10.2-inch OLED display with a resolution of 3184 x 2232. It goes down to a still sizable 6.4-inch display with a single fold.

Huawei has yet to reveal what powers this device. It’s currently presumed to have a Kirin 9010 5G chipset or above under the hood for satellite connectivity.

This is a developing story with the original posting in Chinese, so we’ll update the article upon gathering more information.

For optics, the phone will have a 50-megapixel camera, 12-megapixel ultrawide, and a 12-megapixel periscope camera at the rear. The Mate XT also packs a 5,600mAh battery with support for 66W of fast charging.

The HUAWEI Mate XT starts at CNY 19,999PHP 161,210USD 2,748INR 232,844EUR 2,616 (~PHP 159,000USD 2,709INR 229,691EUR 2,581CNY 19,732) with 16GB/256GB. It’s also available with 16GB/1TB for CNY 23,999PHP 193,454USD 3,297INR 279,416EUR 3,139 (~PHP 190,000USD 3,238INR 274,474EUR 3,084CNY 23,579). At the time of writing, the newly-released tri-fold phone is exclusive to Chinese markets. We’ll let you guys know if this should ever make it to the Philippines.

HUAWEI Mate XT specs:
10.2-inch triple-screen flexible LTPO OLED display @ 3184 x 2232 pixels
6.4-inch display @ 2232 x 1008 pixels (single fold)
7.9-inch display @ 2232 x 2048 pixels (dual fold)
16:11 aspect ratio
Kirin chipset
12GB. 16GB RAM
256GB, 1TB internal storage
50MP main camera (f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture), OIS
12MP ultrawide (f/2.2)
12MP periscope telephoto camera (f/3.4), 5.5x optical zoom, OIS
8MP front camera (f/2.2)
5G
Dual nano-SIM
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS
NFC
USB Type-C 3.1
HarmonyOS 4.2
Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted)
5,600mAh battery
66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging
156.7 x 73.5 (single), 143mm (dual), 219mm (triple) x 12.8mm (single), 7.45mm/4.75mm (dual), 3.6mm (triple) (dimensions)
298 grams (weight)