Indeed, with Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6 altogether so similar to its predecessor, and Google having only just elevated its conventional folding phone prospects, it's clear that Huawei's research and development could teach the other big dogs a new trick or two in making the best Android phones of the future.

The phone is a piece of engineering marvel: when unfolded, the device measures only 3.6mm thick, making it the new thinnest portable computing device in the world. This slimness is needed, because when completely folded up, it is essentially three stacked layers, which then does increase thickness to 12.8mm.

Huawei has launched the first tri-fold phone in China with an immersive, tablet-like 10.2-inch experience when fully unfolded. The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design features a textured leather back panel with a circular,