HUAWEI just announced the MateBook Fold ULTIMATE DESIGN, the company’s first HarmonyOS 5-powered laptop with a foldable OLED screen in China, as it had promised.

This is also the world’s largest commercial foldable screen PC, with a dual-layer OLED flexible display that unfolds to 18-inches and when folded there is a 13-inch screen. The thinnest part is just 7.3 mm, and it weighs only 1.16 kg.

In terms of screen, the MateBook Fold uses the world’s largest double-layer OLED display, the first commercial LTPO technology in a laptop, and improves comprehensive energy consumption by 30%. It has a high resolution of 3.3K, a peak brightness of HDR of 1600 nits, a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1, supports adaptive refresh rate, and has a screen-to-body ratio of 92%.

The MateBook Fold adopts the world’s largest basalt water drop hinge; three-stage shaft with mortise and tenon structure, stable and durable; ultra-high precision integrated load-bearing main shaft, ultra-high density zirconium-based liquid metal; water drop shape, closed and seamless; multi-link drive, precise linkage.

It has built-in ultra-thin diamond aluminum dual fans, with 28W performance release and 3.5mm fan thickness. Adopts antigravity VC technology to innovate gravity pump: through innovative technology, ensure that the computer can maintain consistent performance in different forms.

It runs HarmonyOS 5, which connects multiple devices such as mobile phones, tablets, computers, watches, large screens, and headphones, and has accelerated adaptation of 150+ exclusive PC ecosystem applications, 1000+ integrated ecosystem applications have been adapted, and 2000+ integrated ecosystem applications have been accelerated.

HUAWEI MateBook Fold ULTIMATE DESIGN specifications

•  13 inches (2472 × 1648 pixels) 3:2 (folded) / 18 inches (3296 × 2472 pixels) 4:3 (unfolded) Double-layer LTPO OLED (flexible display), up to 700 nits typical brightness, up to 1600 nits Peak brightness, 1440 Hz High frequency PWM dimming
• 32GB RAM, 1 TB / 2TB NVMe PCIe SSD
• HarmonyOS 5
• 8MP front camera
• Fingerprint Power Button
• Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz, Bluetooth 5.2, 2 x USB-C
• 6 Speakers, Quad Microphones
• Dimensions: 382.5 x 288.5 x 7.6 mm (left) / 7.3 mm (right) (Unfolded) / 288.5 x 193.7 x 14.9mm (Closed) ; Weight: 1.16 kg
• 74.69Wh battery, 140W USB-C fast charging
• An 18-inch display in the body of a 13” laptop – Huawei is bringing its foldable tech to the laptop form factor with the MateBook Fold Ultimate. It runs HarmonyOS PC and can adapt to several different modes of operation.

  The device can be opened 90° and show a virtual keyboard, something like a traditional laptop. It can be opened fully too, giving you an 18” vertical or horizontal display to work with (there’s a built-in kickstand).

     
  Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate

  The Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate is thin and lightweight. It tips the scales at 1.16kg (2.56lbs) and measures 14.9mm when closed. When opened, it’s only 7.3mm thick – Huawei used an ultra-thin PCB and a three-layer aluminum structure to fit everything and make sure it’s rigid.

  A vapor chamber leads to two super-slim fans to cool the chipset. Which chipset is that? That’s to be determined. All we know is that there is 32GB of RAM and 1TB/2TB SSD.

  The display is quite impressive – it has 4:3 aspect ratio when opened (3,296 x 2,472px) and 3:2 when in laptop form (2,472 x 1,648px resolution of the “display”). It’s a dual-layer OLED LTPO panel that pumps out a powerful 1,600 nits and has 1,440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The dual-layer structure reduces power usage by 30% while tripling the expected life of the panel. It is protected by a non-Newtonian fluid and a carbon fiber support layer.

      
  HarmonyOS PC adapts to different screen modes

  You don’t have to use the virtual keyboard, by the way, Huawei has built an ultra-thin 5mm wireless keyboard with 1.5mm keyboard travel. It is made of an aluminum alloy and weighs 290g (0.64lbs), bringing the total to 1.45kg (3.19lbs). Not bad for an 18” display, huh?

   
  Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate with the wireless keyboard

  The Fold Ultimate is available in three colors with different textures on the outside, the wireless keyboard has matching options:

    
  Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate colorways

    
  The wireless keyboard in matching colors

  The laptop has a 74.69Wh battery inside and two USB–C ports (one on top and one on the right side). It also has six speakers and four microphones on board, so it’s ready to work in any orientation. Connectivity includes dual-band Wi-Fi 6 (ax) and Bluetooth 5.2.

  The laptop comes bundled with the keyboard and carrying cases for both, plus a 140W USB-C charger and cable.

  The Huawei MateBook Fold Ultimate is on pre-order on