The Time Magazine recently published a blog revealing the top and some of the best inventions of 2024. Among various products, the Huawei Mate XT is shelved in the Consumer Electronics category and won the Best Inventions of 2024 award.

It further wrote a small blog on the world’s first tri-fold handset. The blog describes the key specs, a few major configurations, and the trendy look of the device.

“In September, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei one-upped its global competitors, becoming the first company to bring a triple-screen foldable phone to market. The Mate XT Ultimate Design… boasts an eye-popping 10.2-inch display when fully unfolded into a tablet-like landscape configuration.”

Mate XT falls in the top 3 “most innovative consumer electronic products of 2024”. It has a dual-hinge technology, Z form factor, and interesting features that ultimately raised the pre-order units by 6 million.

Apart from Huawei Mate XT, the Magic V3 also received the 2024 Best Inventions award for being the slimmest foldable. You can check other products HERE.

The Best Inventions of 2024 list by Time Magazine (Image Credits: TIME)

Specifications

Huawei Mate XT features a 10.2-inch huge OLED screen with a 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, a touch sampling rate of 240Hz, 1.07 billion colors, and a P3 wide color gamut. It comes with HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box.

The tri-fold has 16GB RAM paired with three storage options: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. It has a triple-camera setup with a 50MP primary lens, a 12MP ultra-wide shooter, and a 12MP periscope lens. The front side holds an 8MP selfie lens.

Other parameters include a 5600mAh battery, 66W superfast charging, 50W wireless charging, satellite SMS and calling features, AI photo-editing tools, and more.

Huawei Mate XT tri-fold won the Best Inventions of 2024 award (Image Credits: TIME Magazine)

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Zhao Ming – the CEO of Honor attended an exclusive interview after the Magic 7 series launch event. During the interrogation, a reporter asked if the company sees any biggest competitor in the fierce flagship smartphone competition. “Is it Mate 70?”

Ming replied that Huawei Mate 70 feels like the strongest rival at present. The executive said he doesn’t doubt the respective phone’s potential to rule the market.

He added that Honor is still growing and it wouldn’t be right to talk about rivals this early. The company only aims to develop better devices and the rest of the decision is in consumers’ hands.

“Huawei Mate 70 is the strongest competitor of all brands, there is no doubt about that. …we’re still growing and it is too early to talk about competitors. We must do our best and let consumers recognize our products.” – Zhao Ming.

The Honor CEO implied that the Huawei Mate 70 could be the toughest competitor in the market. The flagship series will enter the real world by next month.

Huawei Mate 70 is the strongest competitor of all brands: Honor CEO (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

Zhao mentioned that Honor has been working hard for the past few years to prove itself. Yet, it still sees certain doubts on R&D capabilities and the ability to innovate. The question “Can we develop better after being separated from Huawei” persists.

The CEO meant that Honor had to take major steps and implement new changes in terms of innovation. The company has introduced many useful solutions for its devices. For instance, the Qinghai Lake battery, Eagle Eye camera, and more.

“We relied on products and hard work. In this process, I think it is more important for Honor to be the best version of itself.” – said Zhao Ming.

Mate 70 Series

Huawei will launch four models with the Mate 70 series: Standard, Pro, Pro+, and RS Ultimate Design. The lineup will bring major upgrades and could be the first to equip a new Kirin 5nm chip as well as HarmonyOS NEXT software system.

Other changes will be visible as enhanced photography experience, faster touch responses, improved video recording, as well as an upgraded fingerprint unlock solution.

Huawei Mate 70 might feature a side ultrasonic fingerprint scanner

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Huawei Nova 13 series brings a total of 18 wallpapers. These walls arrive with a collection of simple aesthetic backgrounds, cute emojis, and some funky posters.

The first eight wallpapers show a ‘bubble overlapping’ pattern in both light and dark shades. The next three reflect emojis in an irregular arrangement with a funny view.

The rest of the wall posters display goofy characters, animated animals, as well as abstract designs. All these wallpapers have a resolution of 1281 x 2776 pixels. You can check the preview images below and download these walls from the link.

• Huawei Nova 13 Series Wallpapers: LINK

After downloading the wallpapers, you can open the downloads folder of your device and select the poster you want on your phone’s home or lock screen.

Download Huawei Nova 13 series wallpapers (Image Credits: YTech)

Specifications

Huawei Nova 13 series brings a 6.7-inch OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, an FHD+ resolution, a 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. It pre-installs HarmonyOS 4.2 and has a bunch of AI features.

The device sports 12GB RAM and three storage variants: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Standard Nova 13 has a dual-cam setup with 50MP + 8MP lenses and a 60MP selfie snapper.

Whereas, the Pro variant supports a three-lens arrangement with 50MP + 3x telephoto portrait anti-shake camera + 8MP ultra-wide shooter. The front face has a 60MP + 5x zoom close-up portrait. The Pro variant also has multi-focal lengths capability.

Both devices are suspected to use Kirin 8000 chipset. They pack a 5000mAh battery with 100W superfast charging. The Pro variant also supports the two-way satellite SMS feature with an image-sending facility.

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The company has kicked off the first sale of the Nova 13 series (Standard and Pro models). Alongside purchasing the device, you can check the spare parts price.

Huawei Nova 13 Series spare parts and repair price:

Standard Nova 13

Nova 13 screen replacement price is 899 yuan. If users choose to replace the original parts and recycle them for free, it could cost 699 yuan. The cell exchange will require 159 yuan. Although the motherboard repair cost varies as per storage options:

• 12GB + 256GB: 1459 yuan
• 12GB + 512GB: 1699 yuan

Speaking of the camera, the rear main shooter repair is priced at 389 yuan whereas, the ultrawide angle lens will cost 139 yuan. The front-facing lens replace-and-repairment is charged for 139 yuan.

If you want to repair the adapter or data cable, it will cost 239 yuan and 59 yuan respectively. Other components like battery cover, outer lens, and other details are:

• Card holder: 6 yuan
• Speaker: 106 yuan
• Charging port: 120 yuan
• Camera lens: 115 yuan
• Receiver: 85 yuan
• Battery cover: 249 yuan
• Fingerprint component: 90 yuan

Huawei Nova 13 spare parts and repair price (Image Credits: Huawei)

Nova 13 Pro

The Pro handset’s screen repair rates begin at 1399 yuan but you can pick the discount option available at 999 yuan. Under this offer, the company will replace the original parts and recycle them for free.

The battery and back case replacement charge 159 yuan and 299 yuan respectively. For the motherboard, you can check the versions below:

• 12GB + 256GB: 1699 yuan
• 12GB + 512GB: 1999 yuan
• 12GB + 1TB: 2399 yuan

Nova 13 Pro has three lenses. The main camera replacement demands 539 yuan, the ultrawide angle is 139 yuan, and the telephoto shooter costs 259 yuan.

Users can replace the front-facing camera for 329 yuan. The charge for replacing and getting a new power adapter is 239 yuan whereas, its data cable costs 59 yuan. Price details for the cardholder, speaker, and fingerprint sensor are given below:

• Card holder: 7 yuan
• Speaker: 112 yuan
• Charging port: 114 yuan
• Camera lens: 127 yuan
• Receiver: 88 yuan
• Fingerprint sensor: 90 yuan

Note that the service fee for repairs without disassembling the device is 50 yuan and 80-100 yuan for simple disassembling.

Huawei Nova 13 Pro spare parts and repair price details are out (Image Credits: Huawei)

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Unlike previous-gen models, the Huawei Nova 13 lineup has two variants: standard and Pro. The company could launch an Ultra version in the time ahead.

Coming back, Huawei has opened the VMall gates for the Nova 13 series today for the official first sale. Both devices come in four bashing colors: Loden Green, Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black. They have three storage options.

You can check the pricing details below:

Nova 13

• Huawei Nova 13 (256GB) – 2699 yuan
• Huawei Nova 13 (512GB) – 2999 yuan
• Huawei Nova 13 (1TB) – 3499 yuan

Nova 13 Pro

• Huawei Nova 13 Pro (256GB) – 3699 yuan
• Huawei Nova 13 Pro (512GB) – 3999 yuan
• Huawei Nova 13 Pro (1TB) – 4499 yuan

The newly launched smartphones are available at Huawei Mall and JD sites. Interested customers can visit the respective platforms to purchase the device.

Huawei Nova 13 series smartphones hit first sale (Image Credits: Huawei)

Specifications

Huawei Nova 13 series featuring a Kirin 8000 chipset brings a 6.7-inch OLED panel. The display supports a 120Hz refresh rate, 1.07 billion colors, a 300Hz touch sampling rate, and a brand-new lithium silicon aluminum deep double-strength screen.

• Nova 13: 2412 x 1084 pixels resolution, 1440Hz PWM dimming
• Nova 13 Pro: 2776 x 1224 pixels resolution, 2160Hz PWM dimming

The standard Nova 13 has a dual-cam setup whereas, the Pro variant sports a triple lens system. This system contains a 50MP main shooter, a 3x portrait telephoto camera, and a 2cm macro ultra-wide-angle snapper. The front part has a 60MP portrait tracking lens and a 5x zoom portrait camera.

Huawei Nova 13 series AI Features (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

Both models equip a 5000mAh battery with 100W superfast charging and run on HarmonyOS 4.2. Speaking of the AI features, the series brings new AI image editing tools like the best expressions, improved signal with a “weak signal enhancement mode”, and smarter capabilities for office tasks.

In terms of connectivity, the devices support 2.4GHz and 5GHz WLAN, Bluetooth 5.2, USB Type-C, and USB 2.0, NFC support, Satellite SMS (two-way), and one-way image-sending feature. You can check more details about the devices below.

• Huawei Nova 13: Specifications, Features, and Price
• Huawei Nova 13 Pro: Specifications, Features, and Price

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A few weeks back Huawei added four models to the OpenHarmony 5.0 list. These were Mate 60, Mate 60 Pro, Mate X5, and MatePad Pro 13.2. Now the tech giant has added 8 more Huawei devices to the OpenHarmony 5.0 compatibility section.

Pura 70 series, Pocket 2, and more models have passed the OpenHarmony 5.0 compatibility test. This qualification implies that these models will run effectively with HarmonyOS NEXT without resulting in performance or stability issues.

You can check the complete device list below.

• Pura 70
• Pura 70 Satellite SMS Edition
• Pura 70 Pro
• Pura 70 Ultra
• Pocket 2
• MatePad Pro 11 2024
• Nova 12 Ultra
• Nova 12 Ultra Star Edition

OpenHarmony 5.0 compatible Huawei devices (Image Credits: ITHome)

The 5.0 is the latest release version of the OpenHarmony operating system. It contains new features for ArkUI, useful changes for file management, app framework, graphics, images, and Windows. It also accompanies some fixes for the Web module.

OpenHarmony is the foundation for native apps in HarmonyOS NEXT. The company’s self-developed OS uses a custom unified system built on OpenHarmony.

Hence, it is important to check if a Huawei smartphone or tablet is compatible with OpenHarmony to run smoothly on the HarmonyOS NEXT stable versions.

Such compatibility tests also verify if a device can remain stable and work efficiently with multiple app interfaces, heavy tasks, and other complex scenarios.

OpenHarmony compatibility points out that the device is a perfect product for HarmonyOS. The company currently has 12 OpenHarmony-supported models. It may soon add more devices to the list as the HarmonyOS NEXT beta program proceeds.

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According to the details, Huawei Nova 12 Ultra and Star Edition handsets are eligible for the HarmonyOS NEXT closed beta program. The corresponding device owners need to sign up for this program to explore new features ahead of the stable release.

If you have the Huawei Nova 12 Ultra of its Star Edition then ensure the baseline version 4.2.0.162. Users can take the help of the My Huawei app to register for the beta activity. Open the app > Me > Upgrade and Try > follow the on-screen steps.

Apply and wait for the “review successful” notification. If your registration status shows “Passed”, you will receive the new beta version within 3-5 days. If failed, users need to wait for the upcoming update rollouts or beta programs.

HarmonyOS NEXT closed beta update will be an early testing version. We suggest taking a backup of your device beforehand to avoid data deletion. Also, keep 10GB of free storage space in your device to install the update without any interruption.

Also, the new software system could be incompatible with certain apps due to which, you may encounter abnormal functioning, freezing, lagging, and other issues. Hence, proceed with the beta update at your own risk.

Huawei Nova 12 Ultra joins HarmonyOS NEXT closed beta program (Image Credits: Huawei)

Other HarmonyOS NEXT Beta Programs:

The company opened the second round of HarmonyOS NEXT public beta activity on October 22. Pura 70 series, Pocket 2, and MatePad Pro 11 joined the program.

Apart from these handsets, Huawei has also added the Watch Ultimate and Ultimate Design wearables in the public beta listing. In the coming weeks, these smartwatches will also fetch the newest software upgrades and some amazing features.

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Huawei Nova 13 Pro: Top Features, Specifications, and Price

• Plaid pattern design
• New camera module
• Turbo Charging
• Image-Sending feature
• AI photo editing tools
• Front and rear multi-focal length

Specifications

Design: Unlike the standard variant, Nova 13 Pro comes with a unique and elongated camera bump. It shows four lens openings arranged squarely. There are two LED Flash sensors on the module for clear lighting.

Nova 12 Pro comes in four color options: Loden Green (the main color), Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black.

Display and Dimensions

The Pro variant in the Nova 13 smartphone lineup sports a dimension of 163.4 x 74.9 x 7.82mm. It weighs around 209 grams. The device has a 6.76-inch OLED with a resolution of 2776 x 1224 pixels and a 120Hz refresh rate.

It supports 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, a 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1.07 billion colors, and a P3 wide color gamut.

Other Parameters

Huawei Nova 13 Pro runs on HarmonyOS 4.2 and brings three storage variants: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. As per the Geekbench listing, the device has 12GB RAM and is equipped with the Kirin 8000 5G chipset.

Talking about the battery, the device has a 5000mAh battery with a rated capacity of 4900mAh. It supports 100W superfast charging.

Camera

Huawei Nova 12 Pro brings a triple camera setup including a 50MP RYYB super sensitive color filter array and OIS main lens, a 3x telephoto portrait anti-shake sensor (RYYB + OIS), and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle macro shooter.

Also, the front face has a pill-shaped cutout which houses a 60MP ultra-wide-angle portrait tracking camera and a 5x optical zoom portrait close-up lens.

The company has imposed a new rear multi-focal length portrait lens that enables users to freely change the focal length from a wide angle to a close-up. One can adjust the framing and compositions as per their preference.

AI Capabilities

Here is the list of AI features and capabilities that the Huawei Nova 13 Pro brings to the table:

• AI Best Expression: smartly detects and improves expressions based on other pictures
• AI removal, AI smart cutout, AI image expansion
• AI Copywriting: Celia can help you copy and write daily recordings or share your favorite moments.
• AI Document Assistant: Share documents, translate the content, extract key points from big articles, and generate mind maps with a new assistant.
• AI Skin Care Advisor: Just send skin product pictures to Celia and learn about your skin as well as ask relevant questions.
• AI Trip Planning: Share your travel destination and duration with Celia to generate a detailed guide about check-ins, food, transportation, and more.
• Weak signal enhancement mode: To resolve poor network issues instantly
• Floor-level device search and smart cloud acceleration for better signals at blind spots.
• Harassment blocking on calls, pure mode, security, and privacy center.

Price:

• Huawei Nova 13 – 256GB version priced at 3699 yuan (519 USD, 480 Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 512GB version priced at 3999 yuan (561 USD, 519 Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 1TB version priced at 4499 yuan (631 USD, 584 Euro)

Huawei Nova 13 Pro: Specifications, Features, and Price (Image Credits: Huawei)

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Let’s begin our exploration with the Huawei Nova 13 specifications and price details.

Nova 12: Top Features

• New check-pattern design
• Upgraded camera setup
• AI image editing features
• Satellite Image-Sending feature
• Turbo Charging

Specifications

Design: Standard Nova 13 has the same design as the Nova 12 in terms of camera module. But the change lies in the unique plaid pattern on the back cover. The light and dark lines intersecting each other give a classy look to the phone.

Nova 13 smartphone comes in four colors: Loden Green (star shade), Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black.

Display and Dimensions

Huawei Nova 13 measures 161.4 x 75.3 x 6.98mm and weighs 195 grams. It features a 6.7-inch OLED screen with FHD+ resolution (2412 x 1084 pixels), a 120Hz refresh rate, 1.07 billion colors, a P3 wide color gamut, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and 300Hz touch sampling rate.

Some important capabilities of the screen are AI pixel-level display adjustment, low blue light bionic adjustment, and 360° brightness adjustment.

Camera

Huawei Nova 13 has a dual rear camera setup with a 50MP super-sensitive shooter (F1.9 aperture, RYYB color filter array) and an 8MP ultrawide angle macro lens (F2.2 aperture) with 10x digital zoom. The front side has a 60MP camera.

Internal Parameters

The device comes with HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box. It has three storage variants: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. However, the RAM and chipset information is currently missing from the official website.

HarmonyOS 4.2 brings a new text theme with full of funny characters and emojis support. One can customize the home screen with surprising elements.

Speaking of the cell, it has a 5000mAh battery which supports a 100W SuperFast charger. It can charge the device up to 50% in 10 minutes.

Huawei also brought new changes to the battery segment with the Nova 13. It can identify high-speed scenarios like railway stations. airports, and more and smartly enables the Turbo mode for a quick recharge.

AI charging with precise temperature control and battery safety management are some other useful additions to the newly launched smartphone.

AI Features

Huawei has introduced some amazing AI tools with the Nova 13 series. Starting with the image editing features, the company brings a new “AI Best Expressions” tool. It detects your expressions in multiple pictures and lets you change the bad expression with a good one accordingly.

Other photo editing AI functions in the Nova 13 are AI Image Expansion, AI removal, as well as the AI cutout tool.

Apart from picture editing, the device also has office-based AI tools. These are:

• AI Copywriting: Celia can help you copy and write daily recordings or share your favorite moments.
• AI Document Assistant: Share documents, translate the content, extract key points from big articles, and generate mind maps with a new assistant.
• AI Skin Care Advisor: Just send skin product pictures to Celia and learn about your skin as well as ask relevant questions.
• AI Trip Planning: Share your travel destination and duration with Celia to generate a detailed guide about check-ins, food, transportation, and more.

Huawei has resolved the weak signal problems with the Nova 13 series. The device now has a new “weak signal enhancement mode” that supports an innovative antenna solution. It optimizes the network effectively and reduces latency.

Floor-level device search and smart cloud acceleration further ensure better signals all the time even at signal blind spots. Other features include harassment blocking on calls, pure mode, security, and privacy center making the user experience much better.

Price:

• Huawei Nova 13 – 256GB version priced at 2699 yuan (378 USD, 350  Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 512GB version priced at 2999 yuan (421 USD, 389 Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 1TB version priced at 3499 yuan (491 USD, 454  Euro)

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So without any delays, let’s explore the key features and specs of the Huawei Nova 13 Series.

Design

Both models have an interwoven pattern on the back and come in four colors: Loden Green, Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black.

Loden Green is the main color of the Nova 13 series. Huawei has used a new spatial grid glass for the back panel, crafted with micro-nano-level 3D lithography tech and micro-crystal feather yarn technology. It also has skin-friendly, stain-resistant, and scratch-resistant properties.

Standard Nova 13: The device reminds us of the Nova 12 but in a more good-looking avatar. It has the same big star ring lens in a pill-shaped frame with two openings below. One of them is the macro sensor while the other one is a flash.

Front Part: Standard Nova 12 has a single punch-hole design on the face and the thinnest bezels. It has a flat display with equal depth capability.

Nova 12 Pro: This is where the new look lies! Huawei has adopted a new camera module which is slightly extra elongated than its predecessors. Simply put, the pill-shaped camera bump is thinner and longer than before. Also, the lens arrangement has changed significantly, showing three lenses.

Front part: Unlike the standard variant, the Nova 13 Pro uses has a pill cutout on the top with two holes. The phone has two front-facing cameras for impressive portraits in one go.

Display

The standard Nova 13 comes with a 6.7-inch OLED flat screen. It has a resolution of 2412 x 1084 pixels, a refresh rate of 120Hz, a 300Hz touch sampling rate, a 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 1.07 billion colors, and a brand-new lithium silicon aluminum deep double-strength display glass.

Nova 13 Pro, on the other hand, sports a 6.76-inch quad-curved micro OLED panel with a 2776 x 1224 pixels resolution and a 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The rest of the display properties are the same as the standard variant.

Camera

Huawei Nova 13 series launched with a combination of dual RYYB and dual OIS triple camera setup with multi-focal-length portrait capabilities. It has a 50MP primary shooter with ultra-optical zoom and anti-shake properties. The other two lenses are a 3x portrait telephoto lens and a 2cm macro ultra-wide-angle lens.

The front face holds a dual-camera system with a 60MP portrait tracking snapper and a 5x zoom portrait lens which has a 0.7-5x full-focus portrait functionality. It supports both front and rear multi-focus features.

Battery & Charging

Standard Nova 13 supports a 5000mAh cell whereas, the Pro model features a 4900mAh (rated) battery. Both models are capable of 100W fast charging and get power up by 50% within 9 minutes.

Huawei Nova 13 series AI Features (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

Features

Huawei Nova 13 series supports the Beidou satellite “image-sending” SMS feature. Users can send and receive picture messages in a low-network area or without a cellular signal.

AI is another interesting segment of this smartphone series. The device supports some new AI image editing features. These are:

• AI best expression: Smartly identifies incorrect expressions and converts them into picture-perfect looks.
• AI removal: Eliminates unwanted objects from the image.
• AI image expansion: Enlarges the image by recognizing the background.
• AI cutout: Enable users to cut out a particular object from the picture.

Other AI features are AI copywriting, AI document assistant, AI Skin Care Advisor, and AI Trip planning. Nova 13 series also ensures security at peak. With HarmonyOS 4.2 and features like Pure Mode, and harassment blocking, users can remain secure all the time with their smartphone.

Price & Availability

Huawei Nova 13 series is available for pre-orders already. Although the smartphone lineup will go on official sale on October 25 at 10:08 (Beijing Time). You can check the price details below.

Standard Nova 13

• Nova 13 (256GB) – 2699 yuan
• Nova 13 (512GB) – 2999 yuan
• Nova 13 (1TB) – 3499 yuan

Huawei Nova 13 Pro

• Nova 13 Pro (256GB) – 3699 yuan
• Nova 13 Pro (512GB) – 3999 yuan
• Nova 13 Pro (1TB) – 4499 yuan

Huawei Nova 13 series price (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

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