{"id":10853,"date":"2025-05-23T22:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/huaweis-foldable-laptop-is-a-game-changer-and-we-tried-it-out-hands-on-at-beyond-expo-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T22:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:33:51","slug":"huaweis-foldable-laptop-is-a-game-changer-and-we-tried-it-out-hands-on-at-beyond-expo-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/huaweis-foldable-laptop-is-a-game-changer-and-we-tried-it-out-hands-on-at-beyond-expo-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Huawei\u2019s Foldable Laptop Is A Game-Changer And We Tried It Out: Hands-On at BEYOND Expo 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t expect to find the Huawei<\/a> MateBook Fold Ultimate Design foldable laptop on the floor at BEYOND Expo, and it wasn\u2019t officially displayed at Huawei\u2019s booth. But I did see a nervous intern walking around with a strange-looking laptop behind the scenes. I walked up to ask her if it was Huawei\u2019s new \u2018foldable laptop\u2019 and lo and behold, I got a hands-on experience of a device hardly anybody\u2019s seen before\u2026 and spoilers, it\u2019s gorgeous.<\/p>\n

The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design is the kind of stuff you expect from companies like Apple and Google, but it really does seem like Huawei\u2019s been pushing the envelope farther than any \u2018Western\u2019 brands. They mastered 5G before anyone, developed their own app ecosystem after being booted off Android, brought the Mate XT tri-fold<\/a> device to market long before Samsung, and now managed to design, launch, and even display a foldable laptop long before anyone else could even get their R&D together.<\/p>\n

Designer: Huawei<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The MateBook Fold Ultimate Design (let\u2019s just call it the MateBook Fold for short) is a bona fide luxury device. It costs a mind-bending $3,300 USD and is only available in China for now. That\u2019s because it\u2019s running Huawei\u2019s HarmonyOS, which works best within the mainland. However, physically, the laptop looks GORGEOUS. At 14.9mm, it\u2019s slightly thicker than the 128mm-thick tri-fold phone when shut (because it technically also has 3 panels), but open it up and you\u2019re either faced with a 13\u2033 laptop with a touchscreen keyboard, or an 18\u2033 touchscreen monitor when opened fully (thanks to a kickstand at the back).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The third panel? Well, that\u2019s just the MateBook Fold\u2019s snap-on keyboard, which works wirelessly with the device, allowing you to use it either independently or even placed on top of the MateBook, replacing the touchscreen keyboard with a tactile one. News flash, everything works absolutely seamlessly \u2013 you don\u2019t need to pair or unpair keyboards, the screen transitions like magic between multiple formats, and the device, even though it released just 3 days ago, doesn\u2019t have any rough edges that I can see. It\u2019s all polished to the point of being a product you could throw 3.3 grand at today itself.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s really what you get with the MateBook Fold. The three-part device (a two-part foldable and one snap-on keyboard) is as light as it gets \u2013 2.5 lb (1.16 kg) officially, which is still lighter than a 13\u2033 MacBook Pro. The keyboard sticks confidently via magnets, only snapping out when you remove it with intent. Even the hinge on the MateBook Fold \u2013 reliable, without a doubt. I needed two hands to pry the thing open, and once you disengage the device, the hinge loosens so that the lid lifts up comfortably.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The MateBook Fold\u2019s design enables hybrid-laptop-style usage, but with a key difference being the foldable display itsel. You can use it in the following formats \u2013 open it up and type on the lower touchscreen like a regular laptop (you can change the keyboard design, layout, color, it\u2019s wild). My favorite part is the fact that when you activate the on-screen keyboard, the Huawei branding actually shows up near the hinge, displaying the company logo where you\u2019d expect it to be on most traditional laptops. You might think of it as an easter egg, but I see it more as incredible attention to detail.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The other way to type is to simply snap out the actual physical keyboard and use it to type (either on top of the laptop or kept on the side). However, if that 13\u2033 screen isn\u2019t enough for you, the MateBook Fold opens up to become a flat 18\u2033 3.3K display with a more tablet-ish 4:3 resolution. Hold and use the device like you would an 18\u2033 tablet, place it flat on a tabletop, or prop it upwards, thanks to the built-in kickstand that otherwise sits flush against the back. There\u2019s not a single bump anywhere on the device \u2013 the absence of a primary camera rids the MateBook Fold of its camera bump, so you\u2019re left with a device that\u2019s as gorgeously sleek as a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The OS, for now, is Huawei\u2019s HarmonyOS, running a tablet-PC hybrid layout. You have apps on the desktop, like TikTok, Xiaohongshu (or Red Note), WPS Office, among other local apps. Huawei\u2019s even built a Copilot clone that runs on the device thanks to a dedicated AI key. The company\u2019s worked with Deepseek AI to integrate its chatbot into the MateBook Fold, giving you what I can only describe as an experience that\u2019s absolutely tailormade to and with China-based innovation. For a company scorned by the US and several other countries, this is nothing short of remarkable. I don\u2019t say it to artificially glorify the company or the circumstances it finds itself in, but hey, it\u2019s been half a year since the tri-fold and not one company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The rest of the info on the MateBook Fold Ultimate Design can obviously be found in any press release. The device packs 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage \u2013 overkill by tablet or laptop standards. A fingerprint reader comes built into the power button, and yes, even though there isn\u2019t a primary camera, the bezel hides a webcam that can be used the way you would on a laptop.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to really say who this foldable laptop is for. It oozes so much style that I find myself only being able to recommend it to people who like flexing expensive gear, like a Rolex or a Lamborghini. At $3,300 USD, it\u2019s definitely in that territory. For people who splurged on the tri-fold Mate XT, this might just be the best laptop to complement it. After all, integration should be absolutely seamless, given that they both run the same OS too.<\/p>\n

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