Huawei and Xiaomi unveil foldable phones ahead of Apple's expected debut
Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled their premium foldables—Mate XT 2 and 18 Fold—before Apple’s anticipated foldable iPhone, signaling intensified competition in the high-end segment. Both devices leverage domestically developed silicon and new logic-folding technologies to boost performance amid US restrictions, foreshadowing a tighter race as Apple enters a market already shaped by rivals.
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About Xiaomi
Xiaomi is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Beijing, China. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and electric vehicles. It is the third-largest smartphone seller in the world as of 2025, behind Apple and Samsung, most of which run on the Xiaomi HyperOS operating system. It has 754.1 million global monthly active users, as of December 2025. The company is ranked 232nd and is the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500. It has been called the "Apple of China".
Everything about Xiaomi →- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Headquarters
- Beijing, Beijing
- Inception
- April 6, 2010
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