SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate review: The world's first mass-produced tri-fold — 10.2" when fully open.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2024·CNY 19,999
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#187 of 248
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The world's first tri-fold phone.

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate is the first mass-produced tri-fold, opening to a 10.2" tablet. An engineering landmark — held back only by the missing Google services and a steep price.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Unfolded10.2″ OLED, 90 Hz (tri-fold)
Dual-fold7.9″
Single6.4″
Resolution3,184 × 2,232 px (full)

02Camera

80/100

80/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP variable f/1.4-4.0, OIS
Periscope12 MP, 5.5× optical
Ultrawide12 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2024 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetKirin 9010 (7 nm)
RAM16 GB
Storage256 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

80/100

80/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity5,600 mAh
Wired66 W
Wireless50 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2024 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • World-first mass tri-fold.
  • 10.2" tablet-size when open.
  • Variable-aperture 50 MP + 5.5× periscope.
  • 66 W + 50 W wireless.
What doesn't
  • No Google services.
  • Kirin 9010 trails Snapdragon.
  • Heavy 298 g.
  • Eye-watering price.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .