- HUAWEI launched the Mate XT internationally today at an event in Malaysia.
- Mate XT sales will expand from China to Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
- HUAWEI has yet to confirm specific plans for European sales, but has shared a price: €3499.
The most desirable smartphone is always the model you can’t actually get, right? Whether we’re talking about next year’s phone, or one that only exists on the far side of the planet, not being able to get our hand on a phone just immediately makes us want it all the more. Last year, there was probably no handset that had more people frustrated about their access to it than HAUWEI’s triple-screen, dual-folding Mate XT, thanks to its astronomical price tag and severely limited retail presence. Earlier this month HUAWEI finally teased a Mate XT expansion, with plans to share news of its international spread this week. Today we finally start learning those details on how the next wave of Mate XT users will get access.
At HUAWEI’s event earlier today in Kuala Lumpur, the company outlined its plans to extend Mate XT sales from China to Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. That’s a bit more limited a list than we’re sure many of you were hoping to see, but Huawei is leaving the door open for further sales in markets beyond just those.