Huawei Mate XT Screen Replacement Will Cost You Half the Phone's Price

Huawei has announced the costly replacement parts for its Mate XT Ultimate Design, the revolutionary trifold phone. Priced at $2,809 initially, fixing its intricate triple-screen folding OLED panel can cost you about $1,123 if you agree to recycle the damaged screen. If not, the price leaps to $1,376. Interestingly, a refurbished screen replacement could reduce the expenditure to approximately $983, emphasizing the pricy nature of maintaining this cutting-edge device. This is prepared by SSP.

Replacement costs for other parts of the Mate XT Ultimate vary, with the battery priced at around $70 and the cameras ranging from $38 to $107. However, users might grimace at a $1,278 bill for a new motherboard. Protective plans are available, the cheapest being $492 for one year of single screen replacement.

In comparison, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 offers more affordable repair terms, charging a mere $200 for the first OLED, bezel, and battery replacement, and $549 for subsequent needs. Google’s approach is steeper, with the initial Pixel Fold screen repair kit priced at nearly $910 via iFixit.

Here is a detailed price breakdown of Mate XT Ultimate repair costs:

- Screen Replacement (with recycling benefits): $1,123

- Screen Replacement (without recycling): $1,376

- Refurbished Screen: approximately $983

- Battery: $70

- Motherboard: $1,280

- Front & Rear Camera Components: from $38 to $107

- Other Parts such as adapter, speaker, fingerprint component, etc.: various costs

Given these high repair prices, does the innovation Huawei brings with its trifold phone justify the potential costs for maintenance?