Huawei
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design
was
launched
by
the
company
in
September
as
the
world’s
first
mass-market
triple
foldable
smartphone,
although
it
is
only
available
in
China
(as
of
now).
It
comes
with
three
screens
that
can
be
folded
in
a
Z-style
manner.
However,
a
recent
durability
test
of
the
smartphone
carried
out
by
a
popular
YouTuber
suggests
that
the
displays
might
be
more
susceptible
to
scratching
compared
to
standard
smartphones,
or
even
regular
foldable
models.
Huawei
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design
Durability
Test
Before
delving
into
the
durability
test
of
Huawei’s
triple
foldable
smartphone,
YouTuber
Zack
Nelson,
popularly
known
by
his
alias
JerryRigEverything,
carried
its
unboxing.
Being
one
of
the
most
expensive
production
smartphones
globally
at
a
starting
price
of
CNY
19,999
(roughly
Rs.
2,36,700),
the
Huawei
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design
comes
with
a
lot
of
goodies
including
a
carbon
fibre
case,
a
66W
power
adapter
with
two
USB
Type-C
cables,
an
88W-rated
car
charger,
and
a
pair
of
Huawei
FreeBuds
5.
In
terms
of
durability,
the
Huawei
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design
appears
to
start
showing
scratches
at
level
two
on
the
Mohs
hardness
scale
and
has
deeper
grooves
at
level
3
with
a
razor
blade.
While
this
is
bound
to
happen
due
to
the
laminated
structure
of
the
foldable
soft-plastic
screen,
the
test
also
revealed
it
was
highly
prone
to
being
easily
scratched
by
even
fingernails.
The
scratches
caused
by
the
fingernails
appear
more
prominently
once
the
screen
is
turned
off.
While
the
scratches
caused
by
the
razor
blade
aren’t
any
different
from
the
durability
of
other
foldable
smartphones,
such
as
the
Samsung
Galaxy
Z
Fold
6,
which
got
scratches
at
similar
levels,
the
scratches
caused
by
the
fingernails
on
the
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design
appear
more
prominently
once
the
screen
is
turned
off.
Being
a
tri-fold
smartphone,
the
hinge
mechanism
is
said
to
be
another
weak
point
of
the
Mate
XT
Ultimate
Design.
While
folding
the
screens
in
the
wrong
way
brings
up
a
warning,
the
smartphone
was
bent
by
the
YouTuber
without
too
much
effort,
suggesting
that
owning
such
an
eloquent
device
might
require
extra
care.
Meanwhile,
one
of
the
folded
edges
of
the
screen
is
always
exposed
to
the
elements
when
fully
folded.