It will cost you over $1,100 to replace the screen on Huawei’s trifold phone

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Huawei has revealed the cost of replacement parts for the world's first dual-hinged, triple-screen foldable phone, and it's yet another price shock. The Mate XT Ultimate Design starts at around $2,809, but if you damage the foldable screen enough to require repair, you may have to pay an additional 7,999 yuan, or about $1,123, for a replacement OLED panel.

This assumes that you agree to let Huawei recycle the damaged screen for free. Should you decline this offer, a new screen for the Mate XT will instead cost you 9,799 yuan, or over $1,376. Ouch.

More wrinkles mean more potential sources of error.
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Huawei offers a few ways to save money on screen repairs on its new tri-fold phone. A refurbished replacement screen is a bit cheaper at 6,999 yuan (about $983). The company also sells screen replacement insurance that starts at 3,499 yuan (about $492) for a single screen replacement within the first year of purchasing the Mate XT. That's certainly cheaper than paying full price for a repair, but still expensive for just one year of coverage.

Other replacement parts for the Mate XT Ultimate Design are a little cheaper, including a 499 yuan (about $70) battery and cameras that cost between 269 and 759 yuan (about $38 to $107). However, users should keep their fingers crossed that nothing happens to the Mate X's motherboard, as a replacement costs a whopping 9,099 yuan (about $1,278).

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