HUAWEI Mate XT ULTIMATE DESIGN tri-fold phone goes global

HUAWEI has introduced the Mate XT ULTIMATE DESIGN the world’s first smartphone with a tri-fold screen in production for the global markets as it had promised, after it went official in China last year.

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.

It 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.

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, 1TB storage
• Android 14 with EMUI 14
• 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 3,499 Euros (USD 3660 / Rs. 3,18,270 approx.) in Europe and in Malaysia it costs RM 14,999 (USD 3370 / Rs. 2,93,660 approx.) for the single 16GB + 1TB storage model and is already on sale with launch offers.