Huawei unveils triple-folding smartphone (Mate XT’s sneak peek at AI features)

Huawei has unveiled the Mate XT, the world's first commercially available triple-folding smartphone. Here are the key details about this innovative device.

Design and Display

• Features a unique tri-fold design that unfolds from a 6.4-inch smartphone to a 10.2-inch tablet

• Three screen configurations:

  • Folded: 6.4-inch display (2232 x 1008 pixels)

  • Dual-screen: 7.9-inch display (2232 x 2048 pixels)

  • Fully unfolded: 10.2-inch display (2232 x 3184 pixels)

• Uses a 120Hz LTPO OLED panel with 1.07 billion colours

• Measures 3.6mm thick when unfolded and 12.8mm when folded

Specifications

• Powered by Huawei's Kirin 9010 chipset

• 16GB RAM with storage options of 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB

• 5600mAh battery with 66W wired charging and 50W wireless charging

• Runs on HarmonyOS 4.2

Camera

• Triple rear camera setup:

• 50MP main camera with variable f/1.4-f/4.0 aperture and OIS

• 12MP ultra-wide angle camera

• 12MP periscope telephoto camera with 5.5x optical zoom

• 8MP front-facing camera

AI features

• AI Senior Editor: This is a voice editing feature that uses natural language understanding and content creation capabilities. It allows users to write, polish, and translate text using voice commands.

• AI Info Consultant: This feature uses split-screen mode to answer questions and extract summaries from long articles.

• AI Translation Expert: Users can send documents to Celia (Huawei's AI assistant) for full text translation. It also displays the original text alongside for accuracy.

• AI Photo Editor: This includes several AI-powered image editing tools:

  • AI Image Expansion: Automatically enlarges images.

  • AI Object Removal: Removes unwanted objects from photos within 10 seconds.

  • AI Cloud Enhancement: Improves group photos using cloud-based AI algorithms.

• Celia AI Assistant: The Mate XT uses an upgraded version of Huawei's Celia assistant, which runs on the Pangu Large AI model. It's deeply integrated with HarmonyOS to provide a more interactive virtual assistant experience.

• AI-powered text summary, translation, and editing functions.

Availability

• Available in Red and Black colour options

• Set to go on sale on September 20, 2024

The AI features are supported by Huawei's in-house Kylin chips. The integration of these AI capabilities aims to enhance user experience in content creation, photo editing, and daily smartphone use.