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Repair fees for Huawei's new Mate XT are so high that you can buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max

While the world is still in shock over , Huawei drops another shocker with the official repair price list for the Mate XT.  Based on the official price list, the most expensive component to repair for the Huawei Mate XT (1TB) is the motherboard which is priced at   The second most expensive component to repair is the screen, which can cost up to  if you do not want to recycle the old damaged screen. The screen repair fee drops to if you recycle the old screen. To put these repair fees into perspective, a motherboard replacement can buy you  or . The screen replacement fee (without recycling the old screen) costs as much as the S$1,749 Apple iPhone 16 Pro (256GB) or it can get you the $1,648 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 (12GB + 256GB) with some change. Fortunately, the repair fees for the other essential components remain more sensible. For example, a is , while a  for the rear wide-angle camera) to for the rear main camera. The Huawei Mate XT is currently . Anyone who plans to get this foldable phone had better take good care of it or risk enlarging that hole in their wallet. Source: via