Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Review

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Smartphone Review: The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate was announced in September 2024 and will go on sale later that month. This is the world’s first phone with a triple-folding display and challenges the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 for the crown of the best foldable smartphone. At the time of writing, this phone is only available in China, but it could be launched in Europe and other regions. However, Huawei has not made an official statement on the matter.

In terms of design, the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate looks similar to the Honor phones, but it’s even more premium. It has all the latest hardware you can imagine, including 5G connectivity, but that’s not the most important part. The main attraction of this phone is its triple foldable display, which is sure to appeal to modern users. Let’s start with a detailed review of the new Huawei Mate XT Ultimate and see if this smartphone is worth buying.

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Review

Highlights

1. The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate features a 10.2-inch tri-fold foldable LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. At the same time, the two cover displays have 6.4-inch and 7.9-inch LTPO OLED panels with the same 120Hz refresh rate.
2. It is equipped with Huawei’s top-of-the-line Kirin 9010 5G processor, which can reach clock speeds of up to 1×2.3GHz.
3. The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate runs on HarmonyOS 4.2.
4. The phone has a 50MP triple camera system with an 8MP selfie camera.
5. The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate has a 5600mAh battery with 66W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging support.

Design and exhibition

The design of the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is similar to that of Honor’s foldable phones, even down to the camera module. However, the phone is much more premium to the touch due to the use of metal side frames and eco-leather back panels. The phone is extremely thin and lightweight, minimizing wrist fatigue. In fact, the phone is just 3.6mm thick when fully unfolded.

Even when folded, it has a maximum thickness of just 12.8mm, a level similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, although it is a triple-folding phone. This shows how impressive this foldable phone is and how good it feels in the hand. The phone should have some sort of water and dust resistance, but the company has not provided an official IP rating or mentioned anything about it. This foldable phone will be available in black and red colors.

Let’s talk about the displays. The star of the show is the 10.2-inch foldable LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate. Basically, when you unfold the phone, the three display planes realign and become a single screen with a massive 10.2-inch size. This provides a phenomenal viewing experience, which is further enhanced by higher brightness levels and support for up to a billion colors.

When the phone is folded, the other two displays act as cover displays. They measure 6.4-inch and 7.9-inch LTPO OLED panels with the same 120Hz refresh rate. All three display panels feature the same technologies and have similar brightness levels. So you’ll be having a great time no matter which screen you’re looking at.

Memory and internal

The new Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is powered by Huawei’s Kirin 9010 5G processor, which can reach clock speeds of up to 1×2.3GHz. This is the company’s latest and greatest processor to date. While it’s more than powerful enough to run anything you throw at it, it’s considerably slower than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset found in other flagship phones.

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate has the Maleoon 910 GPU, which can run CODm, PUBG, and graphically demanding games like Genshin Impact and Black Desert Mobile decently. It can also run and more without any issues. The phone comes with HarmonyOS 4.2, which is tailor-made for a fantastic foldable experience for Chinese users. If launched globally, it will have Android 14.

The phone also supports 5G connectivity for gigabit download speeds and lower latency in multiplayer gaming. The new foldable phone also comes with 16GB of RAM and up to 256GB/512GB/1TB of internal storage.

Camera

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate features a new 50MP triple rear camera system. The main camera consists of a 50MP sensor, which can take fantastic photos with levels of detail that exceed our expectations. It’s a truly impressive camera that can compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 or even match it in certain scenes. Images also have accurate color tone and a high dynamic range.

The 12MP ultra-wide camera is also just as capable, capturing images with a 120° field of view. These images also have high levels of detail, but there can be a slight shift in colours compared to the main camera in some situations. There is also a 12MP telephoto camera that can capture images with 5.5x optical zoom, and the images look simply fantastic.

The smartphone also features a night mode that allows the camera to capture more light than usual, allowing for bright and noise-free images. For selfies, it features an 8MP selfie camera, which takes some decent photos, but nothing to write home about. As far as video recording is concerned, both the rear camera and the selfie camera are capable of recording 4K videos. The main rear cameras also have OIS and gyro-EIS for achieving stable video footage.

Battery and others

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is equipped with a 5600mAh Si/C battery, which can last for 2-3 days with lighter usage. This is made possible by the use of a large-capacity battery and a new silicon-carbon chemistry. Even with medium to heavy usage, the new phone can deliver a full day’s battery life and then some, proving how robust this battery is.

However, if you play a lot, the battery will drain faster and may not last a full day. As for charging, the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate supports 66W wired fast charging, which can fully charge the phone in just 1 hour and 30 minutes. There is also 50W wireless fast charging, which is certainly quite fast.

Apart from that, the phone has support for dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, NFC, an IR port, stereo speakers, and a USB Type-C connector for charging. As for the price, the phone starts at $2,811 (Rs 2,35,990 in India) approximately.

Pros and cons of the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate

Detailed specifications of the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate

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Conclusion

Huawei has managed to design an amazing foldable phone that will surely leave many users stunned when they see 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 has no competition worthy of a challenge. You will have a lot of fun using this phone no matter which display you choose.

Camera performance is also exceptional and can even outperform phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 in many situations. The same goes for battery life. The main draw of this phone is its chipset, which isn’t as powerful as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, so its gaming capabilities are far less than those found on Samsung’s foldable phone.

Overall, it is a fantastic foldable smartphone, but the price is not justified. It is too high for the base model. It is significantly more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. The best alternative would be the Honor Magic V3, which fixes the chipset issues of this phone and also has a lower price tag. However, the final decision is up to you, so it is best to choose a smartphone based on your needs and requirements.