Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design Could be Easily Susceptible to Scratches, Durability Test Suggests

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design shows scratches at level two on Mohs hardness scale.

Written by Shaurya Tomer, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 28 October 2024 10:02 IST

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design Could be Easily Susceptible to Scratches, Durability Test Suggests

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Huawei Mate XT sports a two-fold design and is available in Dark Black, Rui Red colourways

Highlights

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design durability test is carried out
The handset sports a triple-foldable 10.2-inch inner display
YouTuber claims it might be prone to fingernail scratches

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.

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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.

Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 6.40-inch

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 16GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5600mAh

OS HarmonyOS 4.2

Resolution 1008x2232 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Overall refinements
Offers a bunch of useful AI features
Excellent displays (main and cover)
IP48 protection
7 years of Android software updates

Bad
Very expensive
Cameras could have been better
Still stuck at 25W charging

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Display (Primary) 7.60-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 10-megapixel + 4-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 10-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Battery Capacity 4400mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1856x2160 pixels

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Shaurya Tomer is a Sub Editor at Gadgets 360 with 2 years of experience across a diverse spectrum of topics. With a particular focus on smartphones, gadgets and the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), he often likes to explore the industry's intricacies and innovations – whether dissecting the latest smartphone release or exploring the ethical implications of AI advancements. In his free time, he often embarks on impromptu road trips to unwind, recharge, and ...More