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TL;DR
- HUAWEI has officially launched the Mate XT foldable phone.
- This is the world’s first dual-folding, triple-screen foldable phone, offering a larger display than other foldables.
HUAWEI has been teasing the arrival of the world’s first dual-folding, triple-screen foldable phone for a while now. The day has finally come as the company has just launched the HUAWEI Mate XT.
The Mate XT has a dual-folding design with two hinges as opposed to the single hinge of standard Fold-style foldable phones. One of the hinges folds inwards while the other folds outwards, resulting in a Z-shape of sorts when folded. The leftmost portion of the folding screen serves as the smartphone display when the device is folded.
Unfold the triple-screen foldable and you’ve got a 10.3-inch OLED screen that’s significantly larger than the 7.6-inch to 8-inch folding screens seen on conventional foldables like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Interestingly, HUAWEI’s device can also be partially unfurled if you want a larger screen but don’t want to use the entire 10.3-inch panel. The panel also offers ultra-thin glass for improved protection.
This form factor doesn’t come with significant battery compromises, though, as the HUAWEI Mate XT offers a 5,600mAh silicon battery. We do wonder about endurance when paired with that larger folding screen, though.
The triple-screen foldable phone also has a capable rear camera system, consisting of a 50MP variable aperture main camera (1/1.56-inch, f/1.4 to f/4.0), a 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide lens, and a 12MP 5.5x periscope camera. An unspecified shooter in a punch-hole is on the leftmost portion of the screen, being used for selfies and video calls in both folded and unfolded postures.
HUAWEI’s device will also come with plenty of extras in the box, namely a kickstand case, HUAWEI FreeBuds 5 earbuds, a 66W charger, and an 88W car charger. The company is also selling a folding split keyboard for the Mate XT.
We’ve asked HUAWEI about availability outside China but company representatives weren’t able to answer the question before publication of this article. We’ll update our story as soon as they get back to us. It would be a real shame if the Mate XT doesn’t launch outside China as it’s the world’s first triple-screen foldable phone after all.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
