GUANGZHOU/BEIJING--Huawei ⁠and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable ⁠smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition in China’s premium handset market ahead of Apple’s product launch later this week.

By David Kirton and Eduardo Baptista GUANGZHOU/BEIJING, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Huawei launched its new flagship foldable smartphone series on Monday as it seeks to defend its lead in the Chinese market ...

China’s premium-smartphone battle is becoming more ambitious, and more expensive. Huawei and Xiaomi Corporation (HKG:1810) have introduced new flagship foldable phones ahead of Apple Inc.’s ...

Lei Jun, founder and CEO of the Chinese tech company Xiaomi, unveils the new Xiaomi 18 Fold foldable smartphone at a launch event in Beijing, on September 7, 2026. Photo: VCG. Bot ...

Huawei has launched its latest tri-fold smartphone series in China as the technology giant looks to defend its lead in the premium handset market against Apple and Xiaomi, according to a Reuters ...

Huawei's been doing something that nobody else has really nailed yet, folding a phone not once, but twice. The Mate XT 2 builds on that tri-fold idea, unfolding into something closer to a small tablet ...

Huawei has unveiled the Mate XT 2, its third tri-folding phone, running a Kirin 9050 Pro on its own process. It goes on sale in China on 10 September, a day after Apple is expected to reveal its first ...

The Huawei Mate XT 2 refines the company's trifold smartphone and picks up some pointers from Samsung along the way. Reading time 2 minutes A few days before Apple is rumored to launch its first ...

China’s premium-smartphone battle is becoming more ambitious, and more expensive. Huawei and Xiaomi Corporation (HKG:1810) have introduced new flagship foldable phones ahead of Apple Inc.’s ...