Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design is official with a Kirin 9050 Pro SoC, 5,600mAh battery
Huawei has officially launched the Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design, a tri-folding smartphone featuring a new Kirin 9050 Pro chipset and a 5,600mAh battery. The device introduces significant hardware upgrades, including a G-shaped hinge, improved camera sensors, and a privacy-focused display.
Why it matters
This release highlights Huawei's continued innovation in foldable form factors and its ability to develop high-performance proprietary silicon despite international trade restrictions.
The Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design has been unveiled in China with a redesign and an inward-folding hinge design. It also features a privacy display, an all new Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, and runs HarmonyOS 7.
Huawei’s latest tri-folding smartphone sports a 6.5-inch OLED LTPO cover display with a Full-HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and a 6,500 nits peak brightness.
On the inside, it gets a 10.2-inch OLED 90Hz LTPO panel that has a 3K resolution and a 12.8:9 aspect ratio. The inner panel also features a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra -like hardware privacy-screen.
The Mate XT 2 Ultimate Design is powered by a new Kirin 9050 Pro chipset that is claimed to be over 42% faster than the SoC on the Mate XTs. It also features an improved NPU and GPU.
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