Huawei’s new tri-foldable phone, the Mate XT Ultimate, was among the latest tech innovations at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Andreas Zimmer, the Head of Product at Huawei, said this is the first commercially available tri-fold smartphone.

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There are plenty of wild concept devices on show at MWC 2025, but none surprised me quite as much as Tecno’s Phantom Ultimate 2 tri-fold phone. Not because it’s a dual-hinged foldable (I just spent a week with the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate,

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 commenced on March 3 in Barcelona, drawing significant attention with Huawei emerging as the most prominent exhibitor at the event. The tech giant occupied half of the available exhibition space and made headlines by unveiling the world's first commercial triple-fold smartphone.

There was a lot of talk about tariffs at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona but hi-tech gadgetry was still at the forefront of attendees’ minds. The Huawei Mate XT, the world’s first tri-folding phone,