Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16 • Hacker News Board

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by bArray » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 9:32 AM UTC

> Riding a yearlong high after the debut of a breakthrough, made-in-China mobile processor last August, Huawei returns with a first-of-its-kind innovation.

Has anyone been able to find what CPU this is using? There was a theory that the 'breakthrough' was smuggled chips pre/during sanctions. There was some rumour that they only had limited numbers and that it restricted sales of their flagship phone [1]. It would be quite interesting to see what they are running.

[1] https://www.ifixit.com/News/95646/huaweis-kirin-9010-is-a-re...

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by maxglute » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 11:07 AM UTC

Seems like the endgame form factor for phone and tablet combo. Personally waiting for rollable phone like LG TVs... feels like missed meme opportunity not for some PRC manufacture to make literal scroll for the lulz, bonus if one side is eink. I would like to unfurl a phone someday.

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by dogma1138 » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 11:27 AM UTC

maxglute wrote: post #12

Seems like the endgame form factor for phone and tablet combo. Personally waiting for rollable phone like LG TVs... feels like missed meme opportunity not for some PRC manufacture to make literal scroll for the lulz, bonus if one side is eink. I would like to unfurl a phone someday.

The material science and micro fabrication that’s needed for it to become reality is still decades away. The mechanisms are too flimsy still.

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by unraveller » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 12:17 PM UTC

here is actual video of a hands-on unboxing

https://youtu.be/K95X37h44zw?t=37

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by unraveller » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 12:26 PM UTC

maxglute wrote: post #12

Seems like the endgame form factor for phone and tablet combo. Personally waiting for rollable phone like LG TVs... feels like missed meme opportunity not for some PRC manufacture to make literal scroll for the lulz, bonus if one side is eink. I would like to unfurl a phone someday.

A trve roman doomscroll device

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by out_of_protocol » Tue, Sep 10, 2024, 5:35 PM UTC

torginus wrote: post #4

Sounds like a really neat idea. Most clamshell foldables have a third screen, that's used when the device is closed, but faces backwards when open. This design makes use of that. However I feel, just like with an iPad, 10 inches is too much to hold in one hand comfortably.

You can use it in 1/3 (regular phone), 2/3 and 3/3 (ipad size) sizes

Re: Huawei Unveils $2,800 Trifold Mate XT Just Hours After Apple Launches iPhone 16

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Post by synicalx » Wed, Sep 11, 2024, 12:35 AM UTC

Having one of the "creases" be exposed while the phone is "closed" makes me nervous. Traditionally folding screens have been exceptionally fragile especially in comparison to regular phone screens, having the most fragile part of one permanently exposed to the world doesn't seem like a wise move to me. Hopefully they have some new kind of panel that's tough enough to handle it.