Huawei Mate XT Ultimate review
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025"What extra form factor?"
Yes, the larger tabl... moreAh, then you are in the camp of more hinges automatically equals better, yes?
After all extra hinges will mean and even bigger and therefore less compromised tablet sizes 🤷♂️
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Would you really pay a car's worth of money for a tablet with a mid range phones performance?
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025'You simply can't accept that Huawei is the only ... more"What extra form factor?"
Yes, the larger tablet and not the "compromised" smaller tablet form factor. If anything is compromised, it's the 2 display tablet size.
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025"Actually, I can, for two reasons. First, in my opinio... more'You simply can't accept that Huawei is the only phone maker with the capability of producing such a product.'
Actually, I think you are a little to inclined to believe that is the case, which would suggest a strong bias towards Huawei. let's try to leave Fanboyism out of this shall we?
What extra form factor? It can fold out to become a tablet, and then again to be a slightly bigger tablet. Doing so though comes at the expanse of an extra crease in the screen, reduced battery life, weaker overall durability and a vastly higher cost.
If that floats your boat dude, then by all means, go nuts 🤷♂️
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025'You can't ignore or downplay that it's an e... more"Actually, I can, for two reasons. First, in my opinion, true engineering marvels are those that deliver significant advancements with minimal trade-offs—this device represents the opposite. Second, I see no reason to suggest that only Huawei is capable of producing such a product. Rather, they are simply the first company to choose to."
The advancement is the extra form factor it can unfold into. Do you see any other phone manufacturer with a similar product? Samsung can't make a foldable with similar thinness and Apple can't make a foldable at all. You simply can't accept that Huawei is the only phone maker with the capability of producing such a product.
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025You can't ignore or downplay that it is an engineering... more'You can't ignore or downplay that it's an engineering marvel that only Huawei is capable of producing.'
Actually, I can, for two reasons. First, in my opinion, true engineering marvels are those that deliver significant advancements with minimal trade-offs—this device represents the opposite. Second, I see no reason to suggest that only Huawei is capable of producing such a product. Rather, they are simply the first company to choose to.
I agree its adopters will be those willing to pay the premium though, in fact that would seem rather obvious 🤷♂️
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025You can't ignore or downplay that it is an engineering... moreSlapping an extra screen on a smartehone is hardly a “Engineering marvel” lmao. Samsung already did it.
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025No, they were not 'made up by me' they are my int... moreYou’re completely justified in questioning this product, but some people are just desperate to see this company succeed as an “underdog”, which is laughable because the top Chinese smartphone manufacturers are anything but, with the government subsidies they get.
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025No, they were not 'made up by me' they are my int... moreYou can't ignore or downplay that it is an engineering marvel that only Huawei is capable of producing. I agree it is more on the expensive side but I do not agree that it is compromised product. It works just as well as any other foldable or slab phone out today. As for durability, many reviewers have handled it and found it durable enough for normal use.
It's a cutting edge 1st gen product and it's adopters will be people who don't mind paying a substantial premium for it.
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025You were claiming that it was bad in peforming as a tablet,... moreNo, they were not 'made up by me' they are my interpretations of the findings of the review.
Nothing to suggest it has durability problems? Dude this represents nothing but considerable compromises to durability go watch JerryRigEverything's video on it. It did not show a device capable of standing up every day use in the real world for any reasonable length of time (certainly not enough to justify a £3500 investment). And I would be vary wary of warranty limitations in such an....experimental product.
Look, bottom line is I hope anyone who actually busy one of these enjoys it. It's a hard pass from me though, not just based on the aforementioned limitations, compromises and cost but also, I keep drawing a blank on why another hinge is in anyway actually useful 🤷♂️
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This is a device for the rich, you’d be insane to buy this at Gen 1 and expect it to last more than a year.
It’s a great prototype though.
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025By spreading nonsense i assume you mean offering an opinion... moreYou were claiming that it was bad in peforming as a tablet, foldable or slab phone which wasn't the case at all and was made up by you. All reviewers have praised the performance in the 3 different modes and the seemless switching between the 3.
There's nothing to suggest it has durability problems. Even then, it has a warranty and free display replacement. The performance is adequate even in tablet mode. Battery life is understandable when driving such a large display.
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David 040882, 13 Mar 2025Everyone will agree that the Mate XT represents poor value ... moreI guess i just don't understand the need for an extra hinge, at any price. I don't see what need is being catered for. If having it fold twice is better than once, then won't folding three times be better than two, four better than three, and so on...
It's interesting from an engineering stand point, sure. But even at half the price or less I just do not see what is being accomplished by going down this route. How many times do people want their smartphones to fold 🤷♂️
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025"And its apparently mediocre at all three."
Th... moreBy spreading nonsense i assume you mean offering an opinion that differs from yours?
It has poor battery life, multiple screen creases, and durability that likely mean this will have a limited life span at best. it's a compromised smartphone and tablet and more expensive than both.
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025I don't care whether anyone buys one of these or not. ... moreEveryone will agree that the Mate XT represents poor value as a consumer product. That's very clear. Frankly, $3500 for a phone is and will always be too much, regardless if it cooks for me and cleans around the house.
But arguably, even though it is readily available for the average consumer to buy, its price tag automatically restricts it to the not-so-average consumer, don't you think?
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David 040882, 13 Mar 2025Fair, then let me reformulate. You wouldn't spend $350... moreI don't care whether anyone buys one of these or not. I'm offering my opinion that as a consumer product it represents poor value, that ok with you?
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025And its apparently mediocre at all three. Plus, it costs mo... more"And its apparently mediocre at all three."
That's not the case at all. All reviewers have found the switch from the 3 modes to be seemless. Stop spreading nonsense. Yes, it's expense but that's the early adoption price for a cutting edge 1st gen product.
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DaFink, 13 Mar 2025Mate you have no idea regarding my financial means, so knoc... moreFair, then let me reformulate. You wouldn't spend $3500 on this, regardless that you have the money or not.
And if it is a bad choice or not, why do you care? Is that going to affect you in any way? No. If Huawei thinks that it was worth releasing, then it was. They're not going to make significant financial gains, at least outside of Europe, but they sure will get attention, which is what they are after.
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David 040882, 13 Mar 2025And what exactly is the problem if it is being sold? Certai... moreMate you have no idea regarding my financial means, so knock of the silly insinuations.
Obviously it's Huawei's choice to sell this if they want to, I'm not suggesting they be prevented from doing so, I'm saying it is a bad choice.
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Anonymous, 13 Mar 2025"what is actually being accomplished here? what proble... moreAnd its apparently mediocre at all three. Plus, it costs more than the decent examples of all three combined, and with the obvious durability compromises won't last as long.
Again, as a tech demo this has some merit. as a consumer product though, practically none.