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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.
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.