Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones ahead of Apple event


Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones ahead of Apple event <br> Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, &zwnj;stepping up competition in China&#39;s premium handset market ahead of Apple&#39;s product launch later this week. Huawei&#39;s new Mate XT2 series, which fold out twice into a tablet-sized screen, features its Kirin 9050 Pro chip, a redesigned hinge, improved water resistance and a privacy screen that prevents nearby people from ​viewing the display. The devices are priced from 19,999 yuan ($2,980), with the top-end version costing 24,999 yuan ($3,725). Sales begin ​on September 12. &quot;Pricing right now is a real challenge, because memory costs have risen sharply. We ⁠adopted a lot of new technology, and the cost pressure has been enormous,&quot; Huawei Executive Director Richard Yu told a press ​conference. Huawei said the new chip design delivers greater computing power while using less electricity. The architecture, called LogicFolding, is part of ​the &quot;Tau Scaling Law&quot; principle unveiled in May as Huawei seeks to overcome US restrictions on access to advanced technology. Xiaomi takes aim at Apple At a separate launch event, Xiaomi unveiled its most premium phone to date, the Xiaomi 18 Fold. The device uses what Xiaomi calls a &quot;medium-fold solution&quot;, remaining ​passport-sized when closed while supporting three apps side by side when opened. The HarmonyOS operating system running on a Huawei Mate XT2 foldable smartphone displayed at a Huawei store in Beijing, China September 7, 2026. REUTERS Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said the device had several advantages ​over Apple products. Weighing 219 grams and measuring 5.02 mm thick when unfolded, the phone is lighter than Apple&#39;s iPhone Pro Max, he &zwnj;said. The handset ⁠runs Xiaomi&#39;s in-house XRing O3 AI processor, which Lei said outperforms Apple&#39;s A19 Pro in responsiveness. It also uses DRAM memory chips supplied by Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT . The Xiaomi 18 Fold is priced from 10,999 yuan ($1,540) to 14,999 yuan ($2,100). Read More: Musk pushes regulatory limits with Tesla&#39;s Cybercab robotaxi service &quot;Nowadays, memory is very, very expensive. We don&#39;t say it is cheap, but it is value for money,&quot; Lei said. Samsung remains top foldable vendor The launches come ​ahead of Apple&#39;s unveiling of its ​latest iPhone series on Wednesday, ⁠with expectations high that it could also introduce a foldable phone. Huawei is currently the only major brand selling a so-called tri-fold phone. The Chinese tech giant is barred from selling products in ​the US, where Washington has deemed it a national security risk. South Korea&#39;s Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), opens new tab, the ​world&#39;s biggest foldable ⁠smartphone vendor, launched a tri-fold device in December but reportedly discontinued sales after three months. In July, it expanded its foldable lineup to include a passport-sized foldable phone. Huawei led China&#39;s smartphone market with a 22.6% share in the second quarter, ahead of Apple&#39;s 18.1%, according ⁠to consultancy ​IDC. Xiaomi held a 12.4% share. Huawei was even more dominant in folding ​phones, accounting for 68% of shipments in China in the second quarter, according to US-based research company Smart Analytics Global. <br> <img src="https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627973/huawei-xiaomi-launch-new-foldable-smartphones-ahead-of-apple-event" alt=" Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones ahead of Apple event" width="100%">

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