Your curiosity about Huawei’s new triple foldable is about to be satisfied – first look and some specs are right here

• 16 GB + 256 GB
• 16 GB + 512 GB
• 16 GB + 1 TB

That’s the same as last year. Meanwhile, the new Mate XTs is rumored to cost less than what the original did. Yep, the first Mate XT launched at a jaw-dropping $3,500. A recent report now points to a price of 15,000 yuan (around $2,100) for the Mate XTs, which is a huge drop. That makes it far more competitive with today’s foldables. For comparison, Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 starts at $2,000 for its base model.

Of course, the big question is: what did Huawei cut back on to slash the price so dramatically? Right now, nothing obvious stands out from the listing. There could be some compromises hidden in the hardware or camera system, but we will have to wait until the September 4 launch to know for sure.

Meanwhile, Samsung isn’t just preparing its more affordable Galaxy S phone and the new tablets for launch – it is also working on its very first triple foldable phone. The long-rumored Galaxy Z TriFold is reportedly on track for a launch later this year, possibly in October. If that timing holds up, we could finally get the first real-world showdown between tri-folding phones.