Just look at Huawei’s trifold phone
- The Huawei Mate XT, also known as the world’s first trifold smartphone, has been reviewed by the author after spending a week with it.
- The phone can be used in three different modes: as a regular phone with a 6.4-inch display, in a square shape resembling other foldables (7.9 inches), or fully opened into a 10.2-inch tablet.
- Initially, the author found it unnatural to open and close the phone due to its unique folding mechanism, but got used to it after some time.
- The phone’s price tag is around $4,000, which may be out of reach for many consumers.
- The review will continue over the next week, with more impressions and insights into the phone’s performance and usability.
After 24 hours with Huawei’s Mate XT – a.k.a. the world’s first trifold smartphone -Â I have this to say for it: the novelty hasn’t worn off.
I’ve tried the Mate XT twice before, first shortly after it launched last September, and then again in February after it was released outside of China. But now Huawei is ready to actually let me review its one-of-a-kind hardware, which at today’s exchange rates would set you back just under $4,000.
I’ll be spending the next week with my SIM card in the Mate XT, as I get used to life with triple the usual space and none of the usual Google Mobile Services support, but one day in, I figured I’d share my first – or is it third? – impressions and a bunch of pictures.
There are really three ways to use the XT: as a regular-ish phone with a 6.4-inch display, in a square shape that resembles other foldables and measures 7.9 inches, or fully opened into what’s essentially a 10.2-inch tablet.
It feels a little unnatural to open at first. Since each segment folds in a different direction, it took me a few hours to get used to where I push and where I pull, and I spent most of that adjustment period worrying I w …
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