Huawei Mate XT Series

Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 910
Display: 10.20 inch
Weight: 0.306kg
Price: 3500 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 42 reviews)
Huawei Mate XT
Specifications

Processor: Kirin 9010
Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Maleoon 910
Display: 10.20 inch, 4.2:3, 3184 x 2232 pixels
Weight: 0.306kg
Price: 3500 euro
Links: Huawei homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: The Verge

After 24 hours with Huawei’s Mate XT — a.k.a. the world’s first trifold smartphone — 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.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/18/2025
Source: GSM Arena

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate delivers on what it promises - it's a work of art when it comes to exterior and mechanical design, an immersive trifold screen like nothing you have seen before, and a versatile camera that captures impressive photos (as convertible devices go). But then comes the mediocre performance, uncertain app future, and lack of Google Mobile Services and a recent Android API support. Plus Huawei has no access to 5G technology outside China. Some of these shortcomings could have been acceptable if the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate did not cost €3,500. If the eye-watering price tag is not enough to scare you away, then most probably nothing else will - the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is the only mainstream trifold smartphone right now and if you want such a device, this is it.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/12/2025
Rating: Total score: 86%
Source: Hardware Zone

Ever since Huawei launched the tri-folding Huawei Mate XT smartphone back in September 2024, we have been eagerly awaiting the day it graces our sunny shores. Unfortunately, Huawei has just held the global launch event for the Mate XT in Malaysia, and we were informed that the tri-foldable smartphone will not be made available for purchase in Singapore. That's right, the one Huawei phone that people here might buy because of its unique folding style. If your heart is set on the phone, there are ways of getting your hands on one (read: look across the border). Disappointment aside, we were lucky enough to have a bit of time with the foldable smartphone, so here's what we think about it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/08/2025
Source: Manila Shaker

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/08/2025
Source: Yugatech

All in all, in our opinion, the HUAWEI Mate XT is designed for those who demand the cutting edge of consumer technology. For the time being, owning one is definitely a luxury and a flex (no pun intended). Professionals in face-to-face business meetings can dish it out as a nice icebreaker of sorts, or maybe even small-talk their way with it, catapulting them to making the sale. And tech-gurus can just rave about how they own the first commercially available trifold phone in the world! Needless to say, HUAWEI has once again set a new benchmark in the smartphone industry, proving its leadership in hardware advancements. While the Mate X6 positioned itself as a premium yet affordable foldable, the Mate XT is an unparalleled achievement in the ongoing history that is foldable smartphones.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/25/2025
Source: Yugatech

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/21/2025
Source: Hardware Zone

Foldable smartphones have always been pricey, but the Huawei Mate XT takes them to another level. Although it won't be available in Singapore, the phone will retail for RM14,999 (approximately S$4,500), a hair above our earlier estimate of S$4,400. It's not something everybody can afford, and the price is undoubtedly eye-watering. However, we think it's worth it if you value productivity and having a large screen for your primary device. If you consider that the Huawei Mate XT can essentially be both a smartphone and tablet in one, the price isn't too outrageous since you don't have to buy another tablet with the Mate XT in hand. Unfortunately, the Huawei Mate XT will not be coming to Singapore. The phone will only be sold outside of China in Malaysia, Thailand, The Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Cambodia.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/20/2025
Source: Unbox

The Mate XT is an impressive feat of engineering from HUAWEI. I’m blown away by how the brand overcame the technical challenges to make this phone a reality. My only remaining questions concern long-term durability because of the exposed foldable screen.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/18/2025
Source: Emkwan Reviews

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/18/2025
Source: Phone Arena

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design is a bold, visionary product, quite possibly paving the way for the future of smartphones. As the first tri-fold phone, it is far from perfect, but it gives us a glimpse of the extraordinary possibilities for multitasking, media consumption, and productivity on the phones of the future. In a market where customers have long been complaining of phones that don’t improve much from year to year, the Mate XT is exactly the type of radical innovation we want to see more of. It’s bold, it’s beautiful, it’s aggressive. Frankly, for all its politically-inflicted shortcomings, the Huawei Mate XT is a technological meisterwerk.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/18/2025
Rating: Total score: 70% performance: 59% display: 100% mobility: 74% workmanship: 100%
Source: MrMobile

Before folding phones, I was … content. I was, to quote Macbeth, “whole as the marble.” And then a couple ambitious companies proved it was possible to fit more into your pocket – and after that, well, each time I was forced back onto a regular phone, I felt “cabin’d, cribbed, confined.” So I dove with both feet into this new frontier – and for a few years I stabilized, grateful for the new normal. And then, this fall, one of the same companies that first made phones flexible decided to give us even more.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/22/2024
Source: JerryRigEverything

The Triple Folding Smartphone From Huawei is here to be tested. Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/jerryrig. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Folding smartphones and their soft flexible screens have been around for about 5 years now. Samsung has a few folding phones, Google has their Pixel fold. And now Huawei has the worlds first triple fold smartphone that is about the same size as an iPad.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/26/2024
Source: Marques Brownlee

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/21/2024
Source: TechTablets

Huawei Mate XT questions answered, after my time with this tri-fold on I followed up on some common questions, Battery, global availability, price and can you get one, hinge feel and durability of the one-screen design, plus the future of tri-folds.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/21/2024
Source: TechTablets

Huawei Mate XT hands-on & First Impressions. World's first tri-fold foldable. The future of foldable is here and I'm all for it! Not only is it the first double fold phone it packs flagship cameras into it and a 5600mAh battery plus 66W charging. Would you get a tri-fold?
Hands-On, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2024
Source: Phone Arena

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design is a bold, visionary product, paving the way for the future of smartphones. As the first tri-fold device, it brings new possibilities for multitasking, media consumption, and productivity. My honest take is that its exorbitant price right now shouldn’t bother us. Personally, I’m thinking less about this product in particular, and more about the tri-fold phones that are going to come in the future, further perfecting this form-factor and making it more accessible. Make no mistake, though, the Mate XT product itself is eXTremely impressive. This isn’t just a phone – it’s a bold statement about the future of mobile devices. While foldables have been around for a few years now, the Mate XT demonstrates that something even bigger, better and more innovative is right around the corner. I can’t wait.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/20/2024
Source: Trusted Reviews

The world’s first tri-fold device doesn’t disappoint, with impressively slim hardware and a big 10.2-inch screen, but it has hurdles to overcome, not least availability and pricing.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/20/2024
Source: Expert Reviews

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Edition is big, gold and a rather miraculous achievement. The big shame is that with such an exotic and exciting piece of hardware, it doesn’t have the Google Play Store or Google’s core apps installed out of the box, and that means it can be a faff to get the software you want installed. It’s also ludicrously expensive. But does that matter? Do those facts make this phone any less of a marvel? In my humble opinion, not really.The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is, quite simply, the most ambitious piece of smartphone design I’ve come across in my long years as a technology journalist. It may not be practical but it is a wonder of engineering and product design. Admire it simply for that.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/20/2024
Source: OI Spice Tech News

Huawei has managed to design an incredible foldable phone that will surely leave many users stunned when they look at the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate smartphone. Its large display is impressive, and the mechanism that unfolds the phone is mesmerizing. In terms of design and display, this is the best foldable phone out there and it has no competition worthy of a challenge. You will have a blast of time using this phone no matter which screen you choose. The camera performance is also exceptional and can even beat the likes of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 in many scenarios. The same goes for the battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/16/2024
Source: Tech Spurt

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design is a dual-hinge 'tri-fold' (not really) smartphone that just launched in China, boasting some solid camera tech and specs. No sign of a global release for the Huawei Mate XT just yet, but is this really the Ultimate foldable phone of 2024? Let's have a squint! And yes, this is the last TSW from the OG Tech Spurt Towers. After 213 episodes shot in my living room and garage, I'm moving to a slightly bigger place with an actual spare room! And proper heating! Let us know what you reckon of the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design below and we'll smash through those thoughts in the next episode. Which MAY be next week, if the Internet is sorted and I actually have the camera unpacked. As well as the Huawei Mate XT, we take a super quick look at the iPhone 16 shenanigans, and delve deep into the comments bag from last episode. It's so much fun, my pants literally just catapulted across the room.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/13/2024
Source: ben's gadget reviews

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design is a tri-fold phone with a 10.2-inch screen that folds at two points.
Hands-On, online available, Short, Date: 09/13/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: WinFuture

Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/27/2024
Source: Computerbase

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/23/2024
Source: Xataka

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/24/2025
Rating: Total score: 79% performance: 80% display: 88% mobility: 85% workmanship: 88%
Source: Journal du Geek

Positive: Impressive design; light weight; modern design.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/27/2024
Source: Techno Senior

Positive: Impressive design; excellent OLED display; powerful hardware; high performance; excellent cameras; decent battery life; quick charging. Negative: Expensive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/01/2024
Source: Android.com.pl

Positive: Impressive design; great display; high performance; good mobility. Negative: Very expensive; average battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/09/2024
Source: GSM Online PL

Positive: Slim size; light weight; impressive design; nice performance. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/21/2024
Source: Ferra.ru

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/09/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Mega Obzor

Positive: Impressive design; solid workmanship; great hinge; bright and beautiful display; nice cameras; decent battery life. Negative: Relatively heavy; mediocre speakers; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/18/2025
Source: Zoom

Positive: Impressive design; very beautiful display; waterproof IP68/IP69; large battery capacity; quick 80W charging. Negative: Average gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/21/2025
Source: 3DNews.ru

Positive: Impressive design; solid workmanship; beautiful display; nice cameras; stereo speakers; decent autonomy; quick charging. Negative: Lack of Google Mobile Services (GMS); old processor; unsupported waterproof; expensive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/11/2025
Source: 3DNews.ru

Positive: Impressive design; solid workmanship; nice display; powerful hardware; high performance; great cameras; large battery capacity; quick 66W charging. Negative: Relatively heavy and bulky; no headphone jack; unsupported waterproof; expensive.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/12/2024
Source: Hi-Tech Mail

Positive: Impressive design; solid workmanship. Negative: Average hardware; missing Google services; high price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/12/2024
Source: DGL.ru

Positive: Impressive design; solid workmanship; decent performance. Negative: High price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/21/2024
Source: MobilArena HU

Positive: Impressive design; powerful hardware; high performance; excellent cameras; long battery life; quick charging; rich set of packages. Negative: Relatively heavy; high price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/10/2024
Source: Nghenhin Vietnam

Positive: Impressive design; excellent cameras; big screen; quick and wireless charging. Negative: Heavy and bulky; average performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2024
Source: Nghenhin Vietnam

Positive: Impressive design; great OLED display; slim size; light weight; nice main camera; large battery capacity. Negative: Poor selfie camera.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/12/2024
Source: Jagat Review

Positive: Impressive design; excellent display; great cameras; high performance; long battery life; solid workmanship. Negative: Missing Google services; high price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/15/2025
Source: Mobile-com JP

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/28/2024
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 100%
Source: Zyagasan

Positive: Impressive design; big screen; beautiful display; smart M-Pen 2s. Negative: Average gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/21/2025
Source: Gadget leaker 64

Positive: Impressive design; metal case; leather cover; big screen; great display; rich set of packages. Negative: Expensive.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/02/2024
Comment
Huawei: Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd. is a Chinese telecommunications company and hardware manufacturer founded in 1987 and headquartered in Shenzhen. Huawei is a global leader in information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei provides end-to-end solutions for telecommunications networks, devices, and smartphones, as well as storage, servers, networking, and cloud computing enterprise solutions and products.
In 2014, Huawei established the Honor subsidiary brand under which certain smartphone lines are sold. The Huawei name is usually not listed for these products.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Qualcomm Maleoon 910: Graphics chip for smartphones and tablets, integrated in the HiSilicon Kirin 9000W. Unfortunately, Huawei has not provided any detailed information. What is certain is that it does not support hardware-based ray tracing and only the older Vulkan 1.0 standard.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
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Kirin 9010: ARM-based SoC with 12 cores (2x HiSilicon Main-II up to 2.30 GHz, 6x HiSilicon Mid up to 2.18 GHz, 4x Cortex A510 up to 1.55 GHz).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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81%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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