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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91Mobiles reported that a new Huawei patent has been published on the CNIPA database. The prints highlight a new design for a triple foldable smartphone.

However, the design and mechanism is quite different from the champion Mate XT. The patent implies that Huawei plans to make a new foldable with a rotating mechanism. It shows a rotating panel on both ends for unfolding the device.

The interesting part of this patent is that it (say the third panel) seemingly has a protective case. When folded completely, the device seems like a tri-fold handset.

Although the third side looks like a protective case for one of the screens. In terms of form factor, the device seems to bear a rectangular shape in an unfolded state.

Huawei patent shows a rotating foldable design with an in-built case (Image Credits: 91Mobiles)

Meanwhile, some other pictures show it in a classic book-type foldable design. It is unclear if Huawei will bring such a folding format into the real world. However, the overall twists and turns of this distinct “rotating foldable” look quite amazing.

Note that patent refers to what inventions a company is planning for its consumers. Although it doesn’t confirm the existence of such products officially.

Huawei launched the world’s first triple-foldable Mate XT last month. The company has initiated a new folding phone line and could add more models to it in the future. Perhaps, we may find this new rotating-style device in the time ahead.

Huawei foldable patent (Image Credits: 91Mobiles)

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The Chinese smartphone market report by Canalys shows that Huawei has sold 10.8 million units in Q3 2024. It obtained the second spot with a 16% market share.

Last year (same period), the company shipped 8.7 million smartphone units, capturing 13% of the market share. This time, Huawei earned a hike of 2.1 million units.

These achievements ultimately raised the company’s annual growth rate by 24%. According to the report, Huawei’s overall progress has been driven mainly by an active channel strategy to support its newly launched flagship products.

Canalys further notes that the world’s first triple foldable – Mate XT has also contributed to the company’s smartphone sales revenue. The tri-fold resulted in huge excitement among consumers for the upcoming Mate 70 lineup.

One of the Canalys Research Analysts – Lucas Zhong says:

“Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate, released in September, sparked discussions about tri-fold, driving attention to its coming Mate series.”

Lucas adds that Huawei, Honor, and other Chinese tech makers have now entered the AI phase with smarter features. These additions aim to enhance user experiences.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market report (Image Credits: Canalys)

Apart from Huawei, vivo remains at the top with a shipment of 13 million units. Honor ranked third and sold 10.3 million phones but declined from the last year’s figure. Xiaomi is in fourth place and sold 10.2 million units, achieving a 15% market share.

Apple is standing in fifth position with 10 million unit shipments and has obtained 14% of the market share. But the annual progress dropped by 6%. Good news is iPhone 16 series is performing well in the Chinese market despite AI-less features.

The overall Chinese smartphone market in Q3 2024 has sold 69.1 million units, an increase of 4% YoY. The respective sector is in its most active period of the year and may show new increments in the next quarter of 2024.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market report (Image Credits: Canalys)

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Zach Nelson, the YouTuber performed durability test on the Huawei Mate XT. He started the clip by unboxing the tri-fold handset. The packaging was alluring as it comes with many benefits – FreeBuds 5, an 88W car charger, and a back cover.

After the unboxing, Zach began testing the triple foldable. He initially tried some scratches to check the resistance level as per the Mohs hardness scale.

Unfortunately, the device began showing scratches on level 2 while deeper lines on the third level. The YouTuber even tried fingernail scratches on the display and back panel. But Mate XT failed to resist these challenges and showed clear marks.

Even a knife handle created a spider web-like pattern on the phone’s screen, implying that lighters and razor blades could make the display panel worse.

Huawei Mate XT survives dirt torture test but suffers in display durability (Image Credits: JerryRigEverything/YouTube)

Apart from negative results, the test also showed good points. Huawei Mate XT easily resisted the dirt and grit torture test. Zach Nelson tried to force a pebble onto the screen but it continued to work perfectly without any problem.

While many foldable phones are currently facing dirt issues, the device has easily managed it. Although the overall test hints that Huawei Mate XT has a lot of room for improvement. The company may resolve these issues with the next-gen tri-fold.

Being the world’s first tri-fold phone, it was likely to come with certain drawbacks. However, Huawei may surely comes with a better solution for its upcoming foldable displays and their durability.

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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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Triple-proof refers to waterproof, dustproof, and shockproof. Huawei has made the new eKitStor Shield 200 series drives an excellent data storage product. It is a consumer-based product and aims to offer stable performance in all aspects.

Whether you are an employee or a student, you can use the new Huawei phone drive. It is a perfect product for daily office use, study, and even entertainment.

eKitStor Shield 200 drives come with an IP67 rating. The product carries effective dust and water-resistant properties. Another benefit of this drive is its durability. The device can easily withstand a 3-meter drop. You can also try crushing it with a 2-ton car but will fail. The results will ultimately surprise you.

Huawei has further used a USB-C 3.2 interface for the eKitStor Shield 200 series. This interface offers a 2000MB/s maximum speed and supports OS like HarmonyOS, Android, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows.

Speaking of the storage variants, the eKitStor Shield 200 series drives are available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB storage variants. It contains a 256-bit AES-XTS encryption component that helps in data backup to the cloud.

These components together ensure that Huawei hard drives can provide comprehensive storage support to data managers as well as regular customers.

Huawei launches triple-proof eKitStor Shield 200 phone drives (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

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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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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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The company is gearing up the latest software rollout for its global devices. After the P60 Pro and Mate X3 foldable, Huawei is bringing the October 2024 update to the Mate 50 Pro smartphone users.

According to the changelog, Mate 50 Pro users can fetch the new firmware with the EMUI version 14.2.0.152. Make sure to have enough storage space in your handset as the software weighs 379 MB. We also suggest using a stable Wi-Fi connection.

October 2024 update changelog doesn’t bring any major changes to the phone. Yet, it resolves the hidden bugs and issues of the device that might have been ruining the user experience. As a result, the phone holders get a bug-free experience.

The patch also strengthens the device’s potential to fight against harmful privacy exploits that could lead to data leaks and other problems. Hence, your confidential details remain secure in all aspects.

• Integrates security patches released in October 2024 for improved system security.

Huawei Mate 50 Pro starts getting October 2024 EMUI update (Image Credits: HuaweiBlog)

For starters, this update is rolling out in batches. It could take some time to cover all the device owners. Meanwhile, you can check for new versions in Settings > System & Updates > Software Updates and install the latest firmware manually.

Is Mate XT coming to global markets?

Yes, some internal sources suggested that Huawei could launch the Mate XT tri-fold on its global Mate shelves. That would be interesting news as the company skipped the launch of last year’s Mate smartphones for overseas customers.

The exact timing is unclear. Although the company may introduce the world’s first triple foldable in global markets by the first quarter of 2025. Read More

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The Nova 13 series has a trendy design. The standard model is similar to its predecessor. But the Pro version hypes an interweaving outlook at the back panel.

Looking into the pictures, Huawei has introduced two new color variants for the Nova 13 series: Green and Purple. It continued the classic black and white shade with a touch of fashion and minimalistic design. The company wrote in the description:

“Light and shadow, interweave, unconventional. #HUAWEInova13#Pro comes in Loden Green, Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black, which are particularly stylish. #nova13isparticularlystylish#.”

The standard model resembles the Nova 12 handsets with the same giant star ring camera module, housed in a pill frame. But the Pro variant shows a bigger and slimmer pill-shaped camera bump with lenses arranged squarely.

Huawei Nova 13 colors (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

Huawei has chosen the plaid design for its Nova models this time. Unlike the previous-gen devices, the new look is quite different and catchy to the eyes.

The interweaving design is visible in three shades: Green, Purple, as well as White. Meanwhile, the Black option exhibits a slight gradient look with a matte finish.

Huawei Nova 13 Pro Purple color (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

Huawei Nova 13 series will debut on the consumer platform within a few hours. The Pro handset uses the Kirin 8000 5G (as per the Geekbench listing) and the same chip is expected for the standard Nova 13 as well.

Another enhancement could be the camera section. The Nova 13 Pro may showcase a triple-camera arrangement on the rear side with an upgraded macro lens. Users may also find new AI features for photo editing and signal improvements.

The devices may also bring optimized satellite SMS features, probably with the “image-sending” capability. Other changes and significant parameters of the Nova 13 series will be known at the launch event. Stay tuned.

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