Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-10/huawei-trifold-phone-versus-iphone-16-specs-price-release-date

by bx376 • 2 years ago

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_joel• 2 years ago

Paywalled and archive.is not coming up with the goods.

wslh• 2 years ago

It seems capturing it again worked: https://archive.is/6ADf2

Iulioh• 2 years ago

A 10 inch tablet....wow

Honestly i just hope that the 2800 price tag comes with a god tier warranty. (just remember, in America it would be something like 2200 because tax is included)

pavlov• 2 years ago

The VAT in China is 13%, I believe. So the price before tax is around $2,475.

torginus• 2 years ago

Sounds like a really neat idea. Most clamshell foldables have a third screen, that's used when the device is closed, but faces backwards when open. This design makes use of that.

However I feel, just like with an iPad, 10 inches is too much to hold in one hand comfortably.

Bluestein• 2 years ago

And, also: Is it just me or, with all these "foldables" and (resulting) screen form-factors ...

... are we not seeing as wide (and diverse) a variety of screen aspect rations as ever? (For good or bad).-

olalonde• 2 years ago

The video makes it look like it has a display when folded (1/3 of the unfolded display), so I assume unfolding is optional.

out_of_protocol• 2 years ago

You can use it in 1/3 (regular phone), 2/3 and 3/3 (ipad size) sizes

recursivedoubts• 2 years ago

non-paywalled article w/ some images:

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3277808/huawei-ma...

bArray2• 2 years ago

https://www.bloomberg.com./news/articles/2024-09-10/huawei-t...

bArray2• 2 years ago

Riding a yearlong high after the debut of a breakthrough, made-in-China mobile processor last August, Huawei returns with a first-of-its-kind innovation.

Has anyone been able to find what CPU this is using? There was a theory that the 'breakthrough' was smuggled chips pre/during sanctions. There was some rumour that they only had limited numbers and that it restricted sales of their flagship phone [1]. It would be quite interesting to see what they are running.

[1] https://www.ifixit.com/News/95646/huaweis-kirin-9010-is-a-re...

maxglute• 2 years ago

Seems like the endgame form factor for phone and tablet combo. Personally waiting for rollable phone like LG TVs... feels like missed meme opportunity not for some PRC manufacture to make literal scroll for the lulz, bonus if one side is eink. I would like to unfurl a phone someday.

dogma1138• 2 years ago

The material science and micro fabrication that’s needed for it to become reality is still decades away. The mechanisms are too flimsy still.

unraveller2• 2 years ago

A trve roman doomscroll device

unraveller2• 2 years ago

here is actual video of a hands-on unboxing

https://youtu.be/K95X37h44zw?t=37

synicalx• 2 years ago

Having one of the "creases" be exposed while the phone is "closed" makes me nervous. Traditionally folding screens have been exceptionally fragile especially in comparison to regular phone screens, having the most fragile part of one permanently exposed to the world doesn't seem like a wise move to me. Hopefully they have some new kind of panel that's tough enough to handle it.

Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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