From the tri-foldable Mate XT to the flippable hybrid Pura X, it seems like HUAWEI is unstoppable in giving us another breed of foldable in their lineup this 2025.

Meet the HUAWEI MateBook Fold. The company’s first take on a laptop and tablet foldable in one.

Foldable Hybrid

At first glance, the HUAWEI MateBook Fold seems like a regular laptop. However, you’ll see its back design that mimics a book (or large notebook).

For its intended use, the MateBook Fold is opened sideways — like any other usual foldable.

By then, you will greeted by its humongous 18-inch Dual-layer LTPO OLED 3.3K display with a 4:3 aspect ratio.

Notice too how it has slimmer screen bezels all around. Impressively, it delivers a 92% StB (Screen-to-Body) ratio.

But it doesn’t stop there. Fold it in half, it transforms into a 13-inch 3:2 laptop with a virtual keyboard. Albeit, stylus support was never mentioned.

If you’re curious about its display technicalities, well it’s barely mediocre.

You get up to 700 and 1600 nits of maximum brightness (typical and peak HDR), 2,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio in HDR mode, 1440Hz PWM Dimming, and support for DCI-P3 wide color gamut.

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The foldable mechanism is possible thanks to the Xuanwu Water Drop Hinge — that’s also found in the most recent Pura X.

To be precise, its made with high-temperature vacuum die-cast zirconium-based liquid metal for utmost precision and overall smoother operability.

Cutting-Edge Innovation

The HUAWEI MateBook Fold is just one among the very few foldable laptops being offered for consumer consumption.

But, unlike foldable laptops from other brands such as ASUS’ Zenbook 17 Fold OLED and Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold of the yesteryears, HUAWEI has managed to make the MateBook Fold as thin as 7.3mm when unfolded (14.9mm when closed).

For reference, that’s pretty close to the side dimensions of modern-day flips and folds.

If you’re worried about cooling, the MateBook Fold boasts an ultra-thin PCB and three-layer diamond aluminum structure. It’s said to be as light as a butterfly wing when opened and closed.

Combine that with dual thin aluminum fans and a copper-steel composite 3D VC (Vapor-Cooling) chamber, it gives powerful performance with better heat dissipation despite having an ultra-thin body.

The larger form factor also helps spread heat in larger areas as opposed to smaller foldables and flips.

Endurance talk, it has a 74.69 Wh Li-Po battery inside.

The chipset used was not mentioned in their website. Although some have pointed out that it runs on HUAWEI’s in-house Kirin X90 chipset.

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And by that, it also runs along the company’s proprietary HarmonyOS 5 — NOT Microsoft’s Windows or Google’s Android.

That means it has the company’s SoC efficiency as well as better native AI support. Don’t forget all the usual multitasking capabilities already introduced in the previous versions of the OS.

If you are into the HUAWEI Ecosystem, the inclusion of HarmonyOS should not be an issue.

Other notable specs include two USB-C ports (upper and right side), a six-speaker system, quad microphones, fingerprint scanner for biometrics, and an 8MP front camera.

There are also Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 support.

Pricing and Availability

The HUAWEI MateBook Fold is being sold in China in these two configurations:

• 32 + 1TB = CNY 23,999 (US$ 3340 / EUR 2940 / GBP 2465 / SG$ 4295 / PhP 185,240 / INR 284,840)
• 32 + 2TB = CNY 26,999 (US$ 3760 / EUR 3300 / GBP 2770 / SG$ 4840 / PhP 208,400 / INR 320,450)

Also, the base model comes in either Cloud Blue or Sky White options. Meanwhile, the larger storage version only comes in the Forged Shadow Black colorway.

Two accessories are also in tow.

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There’s the HUAWEI Xingyue Portable Keyboard with an ultra-thin 5mm aluminum alloy body, wrapped in textured leather, and weighs only 290 grams. The keys have a 1.5mm high-key travel with a pressure-sensitive touchpad. It can also last up to 24 days in a single charge. 

Moreover, it can be magnetically attached to the back of the foldable, making it compact and portable.

There’s also an Exclusive Storage Bag that’s made with plain leather and is cut and shaped in one piece. The large and small double bag combo can store the unit and accessory separately.

Pre-orders in China are available until June 5, 2025 / Thursday. In-store purchase and availability is open the next day (June 6, 2025 / Friday) at 10:08AM.

Currently, there’s NO word regarding global availability.