The three-mode design (phone, foldout, 10.2-inch tablet) is versatile and well executed. — The Verge, Android Central, Trusted Reviews
The phone is thin for a tri-fold when folded or open, and the large unfolded screen is a clear strength. — The Verge, Trusted Reviews
The price is very high, which limits the phone to a niche audience. — The Verge, Android Central
The phone lacks Google apps and Play Store support, and it has no IP water or dust rating. — The Verge, Trusted Reviews
Where they disagree
Android Central praises the cameras as beating rival foldables and close to the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, while The Verge calls them decent and Trusted Reviews calls them good. — Android Central, The Verge, Trusted Reviews
The Verge raises durability concerns from the extra hinge and exposed screen edge, while Trusted Reviews notes the exposed screen needs a case and the stiff magnets make opening harder. — The Verge, Trusted Reviews
Bottom line: Suits buyers who want a novel phone, foldout and tablet in one device and can accept a very high price. Trade-offs are no Google apps, no water or dust rating, 4G only, and durability doubts about the folding design.
Summarised with AI from the 3 reviews below — each one is linked in full.
Huawei's tri-folding Mate XT has outstanding cameras that beat rival foldables and rival the Xiaomi 15 Ultra, plus great battery life, though it is very expensive.
Cameras beat other foldables, including the Find N5
Camera quality close to Xiaomi 15 Ultra in many scenes
Good portrait shots and low-light performance
Great battery life for its size
Versatile: slab, foldout, and 10.2-inch tablet modes
Very expensive, by a significant margin
Chipset not on par with top Qualcomm offerings
Xiaomi 15 Ultra still has better overall photo quality
A novel tri-fold phone that works as a phone, a book-style foldable and a tablet, impressively thin when folded, though lacking water resistance and Google apps.
Large 10.2-inch screen when fully unfolded
Remarkably slim when open for a tri-fold
Versatile three modes: phone, dual-screen, tablet
Good triple rear camera with variable aperture
Fast 66W wired and 50W wireless charging
No IP rating for water or dust resistance
No Google Play; runs HarmonyOS 4.2
Stiff magnets make opening more effortful than expected
Exposed flexible screen section needs a case protection
Software does little new to exploit the large screen
Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.
