Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company’s much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Huawei enthusiasts were left disappointed as the anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable Mate XT was unavailable for walk-in customers upon its launch in China. Supply chain issues restricted availability to pre-order holders only.

Huawei’s tri-fold smartphone is in high demand, it seems, as sales estimates have risen by 100%. This information comes from a well-known analyst,

It has a base price of about $2,800. Huawei unveiled the Mate XT Ultimate last week as the world's first tri-folding smartphone. It is

A leak of Xiaomi's patent for the design of a tri-fold smartphone has sparked speculation that Xiaomi intends to enter the triple-folding phone market, following the launch of the Huawei Mate XT.

China's Huawei Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a $2,800 tri-foldable phone as it seeks to extend its lead in the world's biggest smartphone market and steal the spotlight from Apple hours after it debuted a new iPhone.

Another smartphone OEM might join the tri-fold trend as a set of images was spotted in a Chinese database. The discovery made by 91Mobiles suggests that the Chinese OEM Xiaomi is

Both Xiaomi and Honor have previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset, according to public records.

Xiaomi on Wednesday promoted a new triple-fold smartphone patent, following Huawei’s launch of the Mate XT, the industry’s first triple-fold smartphone,