Tri-Foldable Phones: A Deep Dive into Huawei Mate XT, TCL, Tecno, and More!

[Music] all right let's talk about something super cool try foldable phones imagine having a phone that folds not once but twice giving you all sorts of screen versatility it's like something straight out of a sci-fi movie it all kicked off with TCL they were the first to show off a concept of a tri foldable phone way back in 2019 fast forward to 2024 and they've turned that concept into an even smaller concept from 10 in to 7.85 in when it's all unfolded and reduce the thickness as well that's pretty cool but let's be honest it's not blowing anyone's mind considering other foldables are already in that ball park but TCL isn't just about the fold they've packed in some neat features too they've introduced this thing called sensor underpanel Su design what's that well it means you can unlock your phone make payments or even do 3D facial recognition all with sensors hidden under the display and with a pixel density of 4 PPI across the whole screen everything looks sharp and seamless plus they've used ltpo technology which lets the screen's refresh rate jump between 1 and 120 HZ depending on what you're doing that's a fancy way of saying you get smoother visuals and better battery life but TCL isn't the only player in the game techno a brand you might know if you're from Africa or India is making some serious waves with their Phantom Ultimate 2 this one's a beast measuring just 11 7 mm thick when folded which is thinner than the Galaxy zold 6 and rest of the tri foldable phones that's impressive right they've even managed to keep the bulk down by using the industry's thinnest battery cover just 0.25 mm thick thanks to some super compressed tight and advanced fiber material that's nearly half the thickness of what's standard in the industry their Tri foldable phone opens up to a massive 10-in internal screen with a 6.48 in cover screen for good measure and get this they've integrated the display driver and touch sensor into a single chip so the screen is not only bigger but also more responsive and efficient Oppo is also jumping into the mix with their own trifold concept this one's all about Sleek design with a triple display setup and super thin bezels it's still early days so we don't have a ton of details but from what we've seen it's likely to have a screen that stretches over 10 in when fully extended plus it's running a modified version of color OS complete with big widgets and a taskar making it perfect for multitasking and then there's xaomi they're not one to miss out on the fun According to some leaks they're working on a tri foldable phone that could hit the market by 2025 while the details are scarce it's rumored to come with Hyper OS 2.0 a Leica engineered camera setup and a top tier Snapdragon chipset sounds like xiaomi is aiming to bring some serious Firepower to the foldable scene finally let's let's talk about Huawei word on the street is that they're planning to debut their new Tri foldable phone the mate XT in September over in China but as for when or if it'll be available elsewhere that's still up in the air huawei's got a big event lined up on September 10th at 2:30 p.m. it's where they're expected to officially show off the mate XT along with some other cool stuff there's already an image floating around of huawei's CEO you Richard holding what looks like the mate XT giving us a sneak peek at how it looks when folded despite being pretty complex in Design This phone is rumored to have great thickness control about 5 mm when unfolded and 15 mm when folded so it's going to be sleek and easy to handle the mate XT is also said to have a centrally placed hole punch camera on the far left of the internal screen and it'll be powered by huawei's own kierin chipset according to a tipster on webo this Tri foldable will use a china-made utg display which should add to its durability design-wise it sticks with that classic circular look that mate phones are known for the back even has a camera setup similar to the mate 50 with a decorative Rim around it so that's the scoop on huawei's upcoming Tri foldable it's clear these companies are making big strides in the foldable Market if you're into keeping up with the latest on this stay tuned catch you in the next one a [Music]