The level of innovation that Huawei is setting with its Huawei Mate XT It's unbelievable. The Chinese company is setting a new trend with the launch of this foldable phone in the world of mobile technology because it is not just another foldable phone.
The Huawei Mate XT is a triple design folding mobile which makes a difference because it is already a reality unlike other devices that have only remained in the prototype phase. This new Huawei product is already available for sale but, for the moment, only in China. Let's learn a little more about this unique foldable device, its features and innovations.
Huawei Mate XT: triple foldable
The Huawei Mate XT is available in two colors: orange-brown and black. Its foldable display is one of a kind. It doesn't even look like its predecessor, the Huawei Mate XS. This one had a single foldable screen, while the Huawei Mate XT had a foldable screen. Mate XT combines two hinges that allow both internal and external folding. That is, it can be fully unfolded to reach a screen size of 10.2 inches, similar to the size of a tablet. When folded, its external screen offers 6.4 inches.
But that's not all it can offer. It also has an intermediate state of deployment in which the screen has a 7.9 inch size. The screen uses OLED technology with LTPO and a refresh rate of 120, it offers a resolution that varies between 2,232 x 1,008 pixels in its most compact state, and 2,232 x 3,148 pixels in its fully unfolded state. In simple words, its resolution varies between Full HD and 3K.
Thinner than you imagine
Yes, it's a tri-fold, but it's surprisingly thin. When fully folded, the device is 12.8mm thick. To give you an idea, it's thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold 5, which is 13.4mm. When fully unfolded, The thickness of the Huawei Mate XT varies between 3.6 mm at the thinnest part and 4.75 mm at the thickest area.
As for its dimensions, these are its characteristics:
- Folded mode: 15,7 cm high, 7,3 cm wide, 12 mm thick.
- Semi-deployed mode: 15,6 cm high, 14,3 cm wide, variable thickness from 4 mm to 7,5 mm.
- Fully deployed mode: 15,6cm high, 21,9cm wide, thickness 3,6mm to 4,7mm.
Due to its size and characteristics, The Mate XT weighs 290 grams, a weight that is quite acceptable considering that it is a device that combines the functions of a smartphone and a tablet.
Variable aperture photography
The cameras of the Huawei Mate XT also offer several new features. On the front, it has an 8-megapixel camera with f/2.2 aperture. On the back, we find a set of three cameras: a 50-megapixel main camera with f/XNUMX aperture and a XNUMX-megapixel rear camera. variable aperture (from f/1.4 to f/4.0), a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera with an f/2.2 aperture, and a 12-megapixel periscope camera with a 5.5x optical zoom and an f/3.4 aperture.
The main camera and telephoto camera come equipped with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), to capture sharper photos even in low-light conditions. But, the 5.5x optical zoom with a relatively small aperture can create some limitations in low-light conditions. Still, the 50x digital zoom capability offers additional flexibility for capturing distant details.
Slimness and power combined
The Huawei Mate XT houses a 5,600 mAh battery, which is divided into three zones to optimize space inside the foldable device. Despite being an ultra-thin device, this battery offers 66W fast wired charging and 50W wireless charging, as well as reverse wireless charging. The battery density is high, with a thickness of just 1.9 mm.
As for the processor, Huawei is keeping it somewhat mysterious, although rumors suggest that the Mate XT could be equipped with a new Kirin 9010 5G processor manufactured by SMIC in a 7 nanometer process.
The Mate XT also offers 16 GB of RAM and three storage options: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.
Other details of the Huawei Mate XT
The Huawei Mate XT comes with the latest HarmonyOS version for China and offers multiple artificial intelligence (AI) functions. These functions allow you to summarize content, perform queries with the digital assistant in split-screen mode, and even expand photographs with generative filling.
It also has an advanced audio system with multiple speakers. Regarding connectivity, it has 5G (only in China), WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC.
It is currently only available in China and its prices range from 2500 and 3000 American dollars.