Check out our Huawei Mate XT Ultimate camera samples (now with low-light too)

2025-02-19

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate was announced for the global markets today at an event in Malaysia. The world"s first bi-folding phone comes with an eye-watering price tag and you can read all the details here.

We had a rare opportunity to take the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate for a spin in Kuala Lumpur"s streets, and the first camera samples are in.

Check out our Huawei Mate XT Ultimate camera samples (now with low-light too)

The Huawei Mate XT Ultimate comes with a triple camera setup. The main cam we"ve seen before - it"s a 24mm 50 MP camera with a variable aperture (f/1.4-f/4.0), which has been available on a number of Huawei phones so far.

Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 160, 1/3115s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 50, 1/534s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 200, 1/972s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 64, 1/100s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 160, 1/10000s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 50, 1/1585s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Main camera samples (24mm) - f/2.0, ISO 50, 1/187s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 50, 1/299s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 50, 1/162s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Main camera samples (24mm)

Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 320, 1/50s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 800, 1/25s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 640, 1/40s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 500, 1/40s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Main camera samples (24mm) - f/1.4, ISO 250, 1/33s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Main camera samples (24mm)

The 12MP ultrawide seems a bit dumbed down compared to the 40MP ultrawide used in the Huawei Mate X6. Still, at first glance, the photo quality looks good.

Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 50, 1/257s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 125, 1/200s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 50, 1/1821s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 50, 1/723s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 50, 1/117s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Ultrawide camera samples (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 125, 1/100s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Ultrawide camera samples (13mm)

Ultrawide camera sample (13mm) - f/2.2, ISO 640, 1/33s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Ultrawide camera sample (13mm)

And finally, the 12 MP periscope telephoto with 5.5x optical zoom is a camera we haven"t seen on other recent Huawei phones as they usually go for 3.5x or 4x zoom cameras. This camera has an f/3.4 aperture, which is par for the course.

Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 50, 1/643s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 50, 1/254s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 50, 1/552s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 50, 1/118s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 160, 1/50s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 100, 1/100s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Telephoto camera samples (132mm)

Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 200, 1/50s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 400, 1/40s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Telephoto camera samples (132mm) - f/3.4, ISO 640, 1/10s - Huawei Mate XT Ultimate
Telephoto camera samples (132mm)

The camera hardware has probably not been the focus when developing the unique bi-fold. Still, Huawei phones rarely disappoint with image quality.