After teasers, HUAWEI has officially introduced the Mate XT | Ultimate Design, as the world’s first smartphone with a tri-fold screen in production, after teasers. This has a 6.4-inch FHD+ screen when folded, 7.9-inch 2K screen when open half, and when fully open it transforms into a 10.2-inch tablet with a 3K screen. When fully open, it is just 3.6mm.
This uses an 90Hz LTPO OLED screen with 1440 Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and a maximum touch sampling rate of 240 Hz. The screen is made of multi-directional bending flexible materials, resistant to bending that has been increased by 25% compared to traditional foldables. The inner fold resists compression, and the outer fold resists tension, said the company.
It features a composite ultra-tough laminated structure, using non-Newtonian fluid and the industry’s largest UTG glass offering double impact resistance and provides reliable protection, said HUAWEI.
It has XMAGE imaging featuring a 50MP 1/1.56″ main camera with variable aperture ranging from f/1.4 to f/4.0, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle and 12MP 5.5x periscope telephoto rear camera. There is an 8MP camera on the inside.
The phone packs a 5600mAh world’s thinnest silicon carbon large-capacity battery with a battery thickness of only 1.9mm, said HUAWEI. It supports 66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging. The SoC is not revealed, but it is expected to use Kirin 9000 chip.
HUAWEI also introduced a foldable touch keyboard that can be paired with the Mate XT to provide a desktop PC-like experience.
HUAWEI Mate XT | Ultimate Design specifications
- 6.4-inch (2232 × 1008 pixels) single / 7.9-inch (2232 × 2048 pixels) dual / 10.2-inch (2232 × 3184 pixels) triple screen flexible OLED 90Hz LTPO display, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 240Hz touch sampling rate
- 16GB RAM, 256GB / 512GB / 1TB storage
- HarmonyOS 4.2
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with OIS, f/1.4-f/4.0 variable aperture, 12MP Ultra Wide Angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, 12MP 5.5x periscope telephoto lens with f/3.4 aperture, OIS
- 8MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 156.7 x 73.5 single / 143mm dual / 219mm triple x 12.8mm single / 7.45mm/4.75mm dual / 3.6mm triple; Weight: 298g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2 LE, GPS (L1 + L5 dual-band), NavIC, NFC, USB 3.1 Type-C (GEN1)
- 5600mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging
Pricing and availability
The HUAWEI Mate XT | Ultimate Design comes in Black and Red colours and is priced at 1,99,99 yuan (USD 2808 / Rs. 2,35,910 approx.) for the 16GB+256GB model, 2,19,99 yuan (USD 3089 / Rs. 2,59,500 approx.) for the 16GB+512GB version and the top-end 16GB+1TB version costs 2,39,99 yuan (USD 3370 / Rs. 2,83,095 approx.). It is already available to order and will go on sale in China starting from September 20th.