Repair costs for the triple-screen foldable are so high, you can buy another foldable instead
Certain components for the HUAWEI Mate XT can cost as high as $1,500 to replace!
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- The HUAWEI Mate XT is the world’s first triple-screen foldable. It costs over $2,800 to buy in China.
- The device’s repair costs are equally high, with a screen replacement costing over $1,125 and a motherboard replacement costing over $1,500.
- In contrast, the latest Galaxy Z Flip 6 costs $1,120 in China.
The HUAWEI Mate XT is the world’s first dual-folding, triple-screen foldable phone, and it’s absolutely impressive. The combination of one inward folding hinge and one outward folding hinge gives us a phone that can be an ordinary smartphone when folded, a large-screen foldable when half unfolded, and a full-blown tablet when completely unfolded. That’s three different form factors in one convenient device in your pocket. But that convenience comes at a cost, and as expensive as the Mate XT is, its repairs are equally eye-watering.
The HUAWEI Mate XT is currently available in China for 19,999 Chinese yuan (~$2,810) for the 16GB/256GB variant, 21,999 Chinese yuan (~$3,090) for the 16GB/512GB variant, and 23,999 Chinese yuan (~$3,370) for the 16GB/1TB variant. This is the bleeding edge of smartphone technology, so the prices are naturally high.
