While a few hours ago we were living with the new iPhone 16, now it’s Huawei’s turn. If Apple is often blamed for small innovations, Huawei really pulled it off this time. Its novelty is heading to the premium Mate series and brings something that not only Apple, but also Samsung can only dream of. Welcome the new Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design – a phone that has a double-folded display and offers a wide range of uses.
Phones with flexible displays have been commonly available in the market for the last 5 years, and most leading manufacturers have them in their range. Huawei is one of the biggest players in this category and it is doing well. Perhaps that is why he decided to take the next step and is the first in the world to present a phone that can be opened as a map and used in three different sizes.
In its basic form, the OLED LTPO display has a diagonal of 6.4″ with a resolution of 2,232 × 1,008 pixels. After the first opening, the display increases to 7.9″ with a resolution of 2,232 × 2,048 pixels. The second layout then increases the diagonal to the final 10.2″ at a resolution of 2,232 × 3,184 pixels. The internal bends of the display resist compression, while the external flexible parts are resistant to accidental bending to the opposite side, according to Huawei.
The phone impresses not only with its display, but also with its design. The back is covered with textured leather and the very thin thickness is remarkable. When fully unfolded, the phone measures just 3.6mm at the waist, when first unfolded it is 7.45mm thick and when folded it reaches 12.8mm. In all cases, these are great values.
folded version first layout dual layout display diagonal 6.4″ 7.85″ 10.2″ thickness 12.8mm 7.45mm 3.6mm width 73.5mm 143mm 219mm
Despite its thinness, Huawei managed to equip the phone with a solid 5,600 mAh battery. It is the world’s thinnest silicon-carbon battery with a thickness of only 1.9 mm. The phone supports fast 66W wired charging as well as 50W wireless charging.
In terms of hardware, Huawei remains mysterious – for example, the processor was not listed. However, we know the capacity of the operating memory, which is 16 GB. There will be 256GB, 512GB or 1TB storage variants. The phone runs on the HarmonyOS 4.2 operating system, which is optimized for work in three display modes. At least native apps from Huawei should be adapted to these different sizes.
There are three cameras on the back of the phone. The main 50-megapixel sensor with optical image stabilization has a variable aperture from f/1.4 to f/4.0. It is complemented by a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel periscope lens with 5.5x lossless zoom. The camera in the cutout of the display is more of an accessory, as the main cameras can almost always be used.
The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design looks like an impressive piece of technology, maybe even a concept, but the Chinese manufacturer is going straight to market with it. Sales will begin on September 20 in China, in red and black variants. The basic 256GB version costs around 75,000 crowns including tax, while the top 1TB variant costs around 95,000 crowns including tax. Availability outside of the Chinese market has not yet been announced.
Construction156.7 × 219 × 3.6 mm, 298 g, construction: drop-down OLED display, 10.2″ (2,232 × 3,184 px) Camera 50 Mpx, LED diode, autofocus, video: 3,840 × 2,160 px, 60 FPS Chipset, GPU: yesMemoryRAM: 16 GB, internal memory: 10,000 GB, memory cards: noData functions5G: no, LTE: 1,400 / 150 Mb/s, Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth: 5.2, NFC: yesOperating systemHarmonyOSBattery5,600 mAh, wireless charging: yesAvailability, ?
