In the early part of this year, we had the opportunity to spend a short time with the Huawei Mate XT tri-folding smartphone.
Although we thoroughly enjoyed our experience with it, Huawei previously stated that it wasn’t available for purchase in Singapore at the time. Tragic.
Huawei Mate XT | Ultimate Design in Red
Photo: HWZ
It’s finally here, but…
In a surprise move, Huawei said it’s finally bringing the Huawei Mate XT | Ultimate Design to our sunny shores. Before you get too excited, we’d like to bring out some details to your attention.
Singapore is late to the party, as it only received the Mate XT eight months after our ASEAN counterparts (Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, etc.) and more than a year after its China debut.
Not helping this push is that Huawei already launched its second tri-fold phone for the China market, which meant that users and fans would likely be looking forward to a new tri-fold, and not its previous one.
The one silver lining is that the Mate XT’s official price for Singapore is significantly lower than its launch prices. Looking across the causeway, the Mate XT started at RM14,999 (~S$4,500), and our Mate XT is 22% less expensive at an official price of S$3,498.
