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title: "Huawei Launches $3,000 Mate XT 2 Trifold With World First LogicFolding Chip"
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summary: "The Kirin 9050 Pro processor delivers a 42% increase in overall performance, including a 52% jump in multi-core concurrent performance, inside the newly released Mate XT 2 trifold phone. The chipset utilizes LogicFolding architecture and features a 300 billion parameter NPU for on-device AI models, serving as the company's first high-performance chip produced entirely without U.S.-restricted tools or foundry support. Huawei released the handset in Guangzhou to maintain its lead in the Chinese premium handset market against Apple and Xiaomi. The trifold device, which costs 19,999 yuan for the 256GB model, features a 10.2 inch internal screen and a 6.5 inch external display with 6,500 nits peak brightness."
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# Huawei Launches $3,000 Mate XT 2 Trifold With World First LogicFolding Chip

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**Published:** 2026-09-07T18:42:02.000Z
**Category:** Chips
**Topics:** chips, hardware

## Summary

The Kirin 9050 Pro processor delivers a 42% increase in overall performance, including a 52% jump in multi\-core concurrent performance, inside the newly released Mate XT 2 trifold phone\. The chipset utilizes LogicFolding architecture and features a 300 billion parameter NPU for on\-device AI models, serving as the company's first high\-performance chip produced entirely without U\.S\.\-restricted tools or foundry support\. Huawei released the handset in Guangzhou to maintain its lead in the Chinese premium handset market against Apple and Xiaomi\. The trifold device, which costs 19,999 yuan for the 256GB model, features a 10\.2 inch internal screen and a 6\.5 inch external display with 6,500 nits peak brightness\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/tech/huawei-launches-3000-mate-xt-2-trifold-with-world-first-logicfolding-chi-ab09d80b>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2096980560283680955>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2096936545743769758>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/teortaxesTex/status/2096947417920745895>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/ReutersBiz/status/2096980560245866654>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2096873631053648383>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2096900215475404964>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2096824551711633519>)