Huawei on Tuesday held a global launch for the industry’s first tri-foldable phone, which analysts said marked a symbolic victory for the Chinese tech giant amid U.S. technology curbs. But challenges over pricing, longevity, supply and app constraints may limit its success.
Huawei said at a launch event in Kuala Lumpur that the Huawei Mate XT, first unveiled in China five months ago, will be priced at 3,499 euros ($3,662). Although dubbed a trifold, the phone has three mini-panels and folds only twice. The company says it’s the thinnest foldable phone at 3.6 millimeters (0.14 inches), with a 10.2-inch screen similar to an Apple iPad.
It’s three elements that can fold together.
It’s probably called tri- because it rolls better on the tongue than dual or double fold.
But goddam €3.499m,- is a steep price, especially considering there were initial reports of quite serious problems with it.
Bi-fold would work… But tri means 3 and 3 is a bigger number than 2 sooooo that’s what the marketing is going with
except bifold and trifold are established terms for wallets, brochures, etc.
I think it makes more sense like this, anyway, especially considering that those words don’t really refer to the folds themselves. (trifold can just mean triple)
I was going to say the same thing a bifold wallet is two panels and one for, trifold is the panels and two folds
Yes of course, bi-fold rolls equally well. 👍
Trifold wallets fold twice, which also doesn’t make sense, but it’s probably where they got the name.