Huawei’s Second Trifold Adds Stylus Support And Purple Pleather

Huawei has announced nan Mate XTs, its second-generation trifold phone, which is disposable to bid now successful China. It’s only a insignificant upgrade connected nan first edition, but comes pinch caller colors, stylus support, and a somewhat little value tag.

The biggest summation is nan expertise to usage a stylus connected nan folding screen, though different nan 10.2-inch show — which folds down to 7.9-inch and 6.4-inch options — is overmuch nan aforesaid arsenic before. Other upgrades see a Kirin 9020 chipset, an improved 40-megapixel ultrawide camera, and caller colors: returning reddish and achromatic models are now accompanied by achromatic and purple versions, each bedecked successful imitation leather.

The Mate XTs starts astatine 17,999 Chinese yuan (about $2,520). That astir apt doesn’t sound for illustration overmuch of a bargain, but it is cheaper than nan 19,999 yuan ($2,800) Mate XT, which costs €3,499 (about $4,070) erstwhile it yet launched extracurricular China. When I reviewed nan Mate XT I recovered myself amazingly sold connected it, though nan value is still an evident sticking point.

Huawei’s 2nd trifold arrives earlier immoderate different shaper has released a first, though Samsung’s is expected to get soon. Alongside nan XTs, Huawei announced nan MatePad Mini tablet, Freebuds 7i earbuds, and a MateTV range.