If regular foldable phones are starting to look a little commonplace for your liking, then you need to check out the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, which claims to be "the world's first commercial triple foldable phone." And it's a phone I just got to try out for myself.

If you are in China and hoping to get the impressive Huawei Mate XT tri-fold smartphone at its retail price, you may be disappointed as prices have almost tripled — no thanks to scalpers. Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that ahead of its official release tomorrow,

The world's first tri-fold smartphone, the Huawei Mate XT, is reaching unreal prices over at some online marketplaces.

Along with the innovative tri-fold design, the price is another big thing that'll catch your attention. The base model with 256GB of storage is 19,999 yuan, about $2,800. To put that into perspective, the marvelous Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 starts at around $2,000. If you decide to jump to the 1TB version, you must spend 23,999 yuan, around $3,370.

Huawei is preparing to release its new ‘trifold’ smartphone on Friday — the same day as Apple’s (AAPL) latest iPhone comes out — but it’s already being listed in China for up to three times its price.

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Scalpers at electronics marketplace Huaqiangbei aim to resell the Mate XT's base model for up to US$9,866, above Huawei's US$2,800 price tag Strong demand for Huawei Technologies' attention-grabbing Mate XT tri-fold smartphone,