Huawei’s second-generation trifold phone, the Mate XTs, is now available, just shy of a year after the company’s first trifold phone was released in September 2024.
The trifold phone isn’t much different from the Mate XT, but two big upgrades take the spotlight. The Mate XTs let you use a stylus on the phone’s folding screen and comes in purple, red, black or white. It runs on HarmonyOS 5.1, which Huawei calls a “PC-level” experience, and has a new M-Pen 3 stylus.
“In the free multiwindow mode, application windows can be stacked, resized and quickly switched, allowing PC-like efficiency at any time,” Huawei said in a press release about HarmonyOS 5.1.
The Huawei Mate XTs.
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The Mate XTs also reportedly has an upgraded chip, the Kirin 9020, and a 40MP camera.
The Mate XTs is now available for preorder in China and will launch on Sept. 12. Its starting price is 17,999 yuan (around $2,520), but it could cost more if you need more memory.
If you’re looking for a foldable phone, similar options should be on the horizon. Huawei’s announcement comes just weeks before Samsung is expected to launch its Galaxy Z TriFold on Sept. 29. There are also rumors that Apple could launch a foldable phone as a part of its iPhone 18 lineup in 2026.