It is going to price you over $1,100 to exchange the display on Huawei’s tri-fold telephone

Huawei has revealed the price of alternative components for the world’s first dual-hinged, triple-screen folding telephone, and it’s one other spherical of sticker shock. The Mate XT Final Design itself begins at round $2,809, however do you have to injury its folding display sufficient to want repairs, you’ll be doubtlessly paying an extra 7,999 yuan, or round $1,123, for a alternative OLED panel.

That’s assuming you comply with let Huawei recycle the broken display without spending a dime. Do you have to flip down that supply, a brand new display for the Mate XT will as an alternative price you 9,799 yuan, or over $1,376. Ouch.

Huawei does supply some methods to save cash on display repairs for its new tri-fold telephone. A refurbished alternative display is barely cheaper at 6,999 yuan (round $983). The corporate can be promoting display alternative insurance coverage that begin at 3,499 yuan (round $492) for a single display alternative inside the first yr after the Mate XT was bought. That’s actually cheaper than paying the complete value for a restore, however nonetheless costly for only a yr’s price of protection.

Different alternative components for the Mate XT Final Design are a bit cheaper, together with a 499 yuan (round $70) battery and cameras that vary in value from 269 to 759 yuan (round $38 to $107). Nonetheless, customers will wish to maintain their fingers crossed that nothing occurs to the Mate X’s motherboard. A alternative is a steep 9,099 yuan (round $1,278).