Huawei’s second-generation trifold phone is here. The Mate XTs is now available, just shy of a year since Huawei’s first trifold phone was released in September 2024.
The trifold phone isn’t much different from the Mate XT, but there are two big upgrades that take the spotlight. The Mate XTs will let you use a stylus on the phone’s folding screen, and comes in purple, red, black and 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 multi-window 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.
The Mate XTs also reportedly has an upgraded chip, the Kirin 9020. There’s also reportedly 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 want more memory.
But there could be some similar options on the horizon if you’re looking for a foldable phone — 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.