Huawei Mate XT is a blow to Apple: It folds into three parts, 3.5 million people have already ordered it

On the day before Apple’s presentation of the new iPhone 16 in China, Huawei announced the Mate XT phone that folds into three parts, and in the same day they immediately recorded more than three million orders for their innovative phone, reports Reuters. They just officially announced the phone, and today people who pre-ordered the phone will receive details about the sale.

This move by Huawei is an additional sign that they skillfully manage to navigate through the American sanctions on the Chinese market and further strengthen their position.

Namely, Huawei is the leader in the field of flip phones in China and holds a 42 percent share, according to IDC data.

In August, Huawei also announced the results for the first six months of this year, according to which they achieved a growth of 34.3 percent compared to last year.

They also dominate among wearable devices

IDC’s report shows that Huawei also dominates among wearable devices, and in the first six months, it achieved an increase in wearable device shipments of 55.1 percent compared to last year.

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As for the phone, it will cost around $2,800 (20,000 yuan) for the basic version, up to $3,370, and at the presentation they said they had 3.5 million orders. Sales start on September 20.

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When unfolded, the screen has a diagonal of 10.2 inches, and the thickness of each side is 3.6 mm. The resolution of the internal screen, when fully unfolded, is 2232×3184 pixels.

The resolution of the external screen of 6.4 inches is 2232 x 1008 pixels. These are OLED panels with 120 Hz refresh rate. The phone runs Kirin 9 & ipset, has 16 GB of RAM and from 256 GB to 1 TB of memory.

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The battery capacity is 5600 mAh, and it supports 66W charging and 50W wireless charging.

The front camera takes photos of 8 megapixels, and on the back there are three cameras, 50 (f/1.4) megapixels and two 12 megapixels. The weight is 298 grams.