Huawei’s latest trifold phone the Mate XT Ultimate Design is stylish, it is futuristic and if you are lucky to own one then you might own one of the coolest gadgets.
The Label That’ll Make You Wince
First of all, it is necessary to focus on the technical characteristics of the phone. The Mate XT Ultimate Design is not your ordinary smartphone on the market today. Still, with a staggering $2,809 price tag. Now, let’s assume that you slipped it and it fell and the screen cracks. What will it cost you?
The new OLED replacement screen costs approximately 7,999 yuan or 1,123 US dollars. It costs this much to repair the screen. And that’s only if you let those Huawei people take back the old, damaged one and replace it for free. But if for some reason you still want to keep that cracked screen, then it will cost you as much as 9999 yuan or 1376 US dollars in total. That’s literally more than most people spend on their entire phone!
Can It Be Done for Less?
Fortunately, Huawei has some ways by which you can be saved from being emptied of your wallets entirely. They provide a remanufactured replacement screen for six thousand, nine hundred and ninety yuan or about nine hundred and eighty-three US dollars. Though it still is expensive, it is slightly cheaper as compared to having the entire fence replaced. However, to be quite honest, nobody wants to spend nearly a grand on a refurbished screen, especially when it’s something so essential and frequently used.
It also has a screen replacement insurance plan that costs as low as 3,499 yuan ($492) for one screen replacement throughout your ownership of your Mate XT.
How does it compare to other phones?
If you are interested to know how much it will cost to repair one of these folding phones, here is a breakdown of the Huawei repair prices relative to other folding phones in the market. For Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6, it will only cost $200 to crack the folding screen (which involves swapping the OLED screen, metal bezel, and battery for the first repair). Next, other repairs go up to $549.
With Google Pixel Fold, the search engine giant also jumped into the foldable race as well. Google partnered with iFixit for the replacement screen, and it costs $899. It can be bought individually for $99 or in a repair kit for $909.99. In relation to Huawei prices, these options are almost cheap.
What About Other Parts?
Of course, it is not only the screen that can break, and nowadays often does due to the increasingly reckless handling of such devices. At the present, if there is a need to get a new battery for the Mate XT, it will set you back 499 Yuan, which is approximately $70. The cameras are slightly more affordable, hovering between 269 to 759 yuan ($38 to $107) depending on which one needs replacing.
But wait till I tell you this next part. If the motherboard of your Mate XT dies then be prepared to spend a whopping 9,099 yuan ($1,278) for replacement. That just barely covers half the price of the screen! Therefore, one can only hope that, however much you apply, twist, tap, stroke or generally fiddle with the gadget, nothing bad befalls the internal parts of the phone.
Conclusion: Handle With Care!
In other words, if you are a proud owner of Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate Design then you should handle it with care, do not drop it, and perhaps you ought to try getting that insurance plan now. The costs of repair are no laughing matter, and while screen replacements alone cost more than 1,100 dollars, it’s no secret this trifold marvel is no mere phone, it is an investment
