Article 6WPTH Just look at Huawei’s trifold phone

Just look at Huawei’s trifold phone

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Dominic Preston
from The Verge on (#6WPTH)
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After 24 hours with Huaweias Mate XT a a.k.a. the worldas first trifold smartphone aAI have this to say for it: the novelty hasnat worn off.

Iave tried the Mate XT twice before, first shortly after it launched last September, and then again in February after it was released outside of China. But now Huawei is ready to actually let me review its one-of-a-kind hardware, which at todayas exchange rates would set you back just under $4,000.

Iall be spending the next week with my SIM card in the Mate XT, as I get used to life with triple the usual space and none of the usual Google Mobile Services support, but one day in, I figured Iad share my first a or is it third? a impressions and a bunch of pictures.

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There are really three ways to use the XT: as a regular-ish phone with a 6.4-inch display, in a square shape that resembles other foldables and measures 7.9 inches, or fully opened into whatas essentially a 10.2-inch tablet.

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It feels a little unnatural to open at first. Since each segment folds in a different direction, it took me a few hours to get used to where I push and where I pull, and I spent most of that adjustment period worrying I w …

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