Overview

• Huawei confirmed a September 4 launch for the Mate XTs at 2:30 p.m. local time, with preorders live in China.
• The Mate XTs succeeds the Mate XT as a tri-fold device, and Huawei remains the only company to have shipped a three-panel foldable.
• A video posted by Richard Yu on Weibo shows the phone being used with what appears to be an M-Pencil stylus.
• Teasers highlight an outward-folding design with "Ultimate Design" branding, while reports differ on whether the hinge is S-style or Z-style.
• Reporting points to a China-first release, with leaks of four colors plus 16GB RAM and up to 1TB storage still unconfirmed, as are expectations of HarmonyOS 5.1 and in-house SMIC-based silicon.