The tri-fold Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is official and boy is it expensive!

10 September 2024
It only has a single 10.2” screen that can fold in two. And the unique tech does come at a price.

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I don't even like normal single fold 😂
Anyways this handy white elephant ain't for people like me

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    • Anonymous
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    • 10 Sep 2024

    The external screen is also made of plastic. Nobody worries about it getting scratched and destroyed within the first day of usage?

      EskeRahn, 10 Sep 2024Making it so thin is remarkable - but then they ruin the de... moreYou can't wish away the physics. Camera bumps are not a design choice but a necessary evil which depends on the size of the sensor. Given that the camera has 1/1.56" (10.24 mm) sensor with 24 mm focal length equivalent, its physical focal length would be around 24*10.24 / 43.27 = 5.6-5.7mm, which is the distance between the center of the lens and the sensor. If you add the thickness of the rest of the camera module and the display behind it... there must be a huge camera bump, given that the thickness of the slab is just 3.6mm (or 4.8mm).

      The only way to reduce the camera bump at the given FoV would be to use a really tiny sensor. But that is not optimal.

        Ranga, 10 Sep 2024First technology is expensive, but boy would i love to try ... moreInnovation means to bend what has already been bend, again? I mean who in his right mind will buy it and what would be it's purpose besides uniqueness that's not that uniqe either? It's ok but let's not overestimate a foldable that get's another fold.... i have some hard times thinking what market is this addressed to. Tablet? Why would anyone pay 3400 euros for one?, phone? Why would anyone pay 3400 for a foldable. Who needs a 10 inch tri-fold display? With the money you can buy a foldable a tablet and you're still left with 1000€. But well, some die hard fans might pay for it for whatever reason, but then let's not laugh at crapple fans for prasing and buying whatever apple releases.

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          • Bennis
          • yi{
          • 10 Sep 2024

          $3400?
          Where's my skull emoji at?
          Oh! I found it! 💀

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            • Anonymous
            • 7kp
            • 10 Sep 2024

            Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024You must be lost. Huawei phones have Kirin chipsets, not Sn... morehow and why it would matter much, afterall they are all arm based, anyway just one word for the real innovations, its "great" beginning, this is my new laptop, btw where can i buy a wireless keyboard?

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              • Tjx
              • 10 Sep 2024

              3000$? Really? I can buy smartphones for my whole family at this price

                Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024I can't wait for apple fanboys to start saying that Ap... moreI highly doubt that this will get any traction... i mean, is ok, but not something i would buy, i see no need for this in any type of market.

                  I mean 🤭😅🤣.

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                    • w0L
                    • 10 Sep 2024

                    SmgUk, 10 Sep 2024Imagine thinking innovation is creating a expensive phone w... moreI see you laughing at Samsung's massive crease and their proud pricing. Needless to mention high prices of every Apple's product without any real mean of innvovation. Oh, iPhone 16s come with 128GB base storage, what's the price again?

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 10 Sep 2024

                      Technologist, 10 Sep 2024I waiting for something similar from Samsung but the whole ... moreDude, nobody uses the S-Pen on a daily basis. Maybe 5% of users. It's a waste of space. Circle to search and google's AI OCR makes like half of the bixby S-Pen features redundant.

                      Wow, so you can handwrite on your phone and make a shopping list with your screen off. So what?

                        Making it so thin is remarkable - but then they ruin the design completely by a HUGE camera hump thicker than the rest of the device (unfolded).

                          PatrickCzech, 10 Sep 2024"All of this runs on HarmonyOS 4.2, a system based on ... moreHonestly would gladly switch Huawei Harmony powered phone for any IOS or Android powered device.
                          price is high but so is new Apple 16 pro max or S24 ultra or Z fold 6.

                            Anonymous, 10 Sep 2024Pre-orders up to 4 mil now.Really? That's amazing.

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                              • totobibi
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                              • 10 Sep 2024

                              SmgUk, 10 Sep 2024Hilarious 😂just u wait until your favorite fruit invents this.
                              then i'll be ready to read your praises.

                              until then, keep away from the kbd, please.

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                                • Anonymous
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                                • 10 Sep 2024

                                Pre-orders up to 4 mil now.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3SI
                                  • 10 Sep 2024

                                  As another thread said, origami phone. Don’t fold it the wrong way or it will break.

                                    RaviSS, 10 Sep 2024This is the first iteration of a tri-fold phone and therefo... moreyes! That's why I wasn't harsh on it and like for a 10 incher this is a really great weight i think, considering tablets are far far heavier and actually thicker than this!! Like, this is only 16% heavier than the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Let that sink in. This phone is larger, has a bigger battery and better cameras. Like yeowzers man.

                                    And, I don't REALLY want the weight to go down, like I don't want just the weight to go down for the sake of going down, i want them to be able to cram at least a 7000 mah Si/C battery into this phone, have some decent speakers and have a good UW/selfie cam.

                                    Like basically I think they've made quite a refined phone already, it's just further evolutions that are needed and not necessarily a revolution. I think this might be one of the most mature first gen phones I have ever seen. Remember the 1 inch xperia/panasonic phones? The Galaxy Fold? The Samsung K Zoom? Like those felt much more unrefined than this.

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                                      • DavidFr
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                                      • 10 Sep 2024

                                      Magnifique! Absolutely remarkable! We won't be getting that from Samsung any time soon. And it'll come out 2cm thick LOL
                                      Just look at the short video showing the 2 hinge mechanisms! What engineering! Bravo to Huawei!

                                        we are in the future, nice