There are many wild idea gadgets on present at MWC 2025, however none shocked me fairly as a lot as Tecno’s Phantom Final 2 tri-fold telephone. Not as a result of it’s a dual-hinged foldable (I simply spent every week with the Huawei Mate XT Final, in spite of everything – look out for my full evaluate quickly) however due to its dimensions.
Similar to Huawei’s newest, the telephone has a single giant format display and it folds in a Z-shape to rapidly remodel from a spacious pill to a pocketable smartphone. The Mate XT is already the thinnest foldable I’ve ever used when unfolded, and I wasn’t certain it was potential to go any slimmer, however right here we’re.
Luke Baker
The Tecno Phantom Final 2 measures simply 11mm when folded down, whereas the Mate XT is 12.8mm. It’s even slimmer than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, which solely has a single hinge and a measly 7.6-inch show.
It’s value noting that the Tecno tri-fold has a barely smaller show than the Huawei, coming in at 10-inches slightly than 10.2-inches. But it surely’s a really spectacular feat, and in both case, it’s unbelievable that you may match that in your pocket.
The most important distinction, although, is that the Tecno gadget is just an idea, whereas the Huawei tri-fold might be bought all over the world. It stays to be seen if the Phantom Final 2 will get a correct launch, but when it does, I’ll guess it’s so much cheaper than Huawei’s providing. Tecno is thought for its aggressive pricing, and I doubt it will have an excessive amount of bother undercutting Huawei’s €3499 MSRP.
Luke Baker
Sadly, the opposite huge difficulty with the Mate XT stays unsolved. This telephone makes use of a really comparable design, which leaves the delicate folding show uncovered always. So, when you’re clumsy in any respect, this gained’t be the telephone for you.
Slimness was a little bit of a theme for Tecno at MWC 2025. The model additionally showcased its Spark Slim idea gadget, a standard bar-style smartphone that’s solely 5.75mm thick. Regardless of that, the telephone packs a large 5200 mAh battery and a flashy illuminated digicam module.
In the event you hate bulging pockets, Tecno could possibly be a model to observe for sooner or later. Sadly, it’s nonetheless a uncommon one in Europe, however the firm has been making strides in Africa and Southeast Asia. If it retains making attention-grabbing telephones like this, I wouldn’t be shocked if it grew to become much more in style.