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Within hours of the eagerly awaited iPhone 16 debut, Huawei Technologies in China introduced the Mate XT, a revolutionary tri-foldable phone.
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Huawei’s latest device aims to solidify its lead over Apple in the world’s largest smartphone market, where foldable designs are becoming increasingly popular.
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Huawei claims that this device has already garnered over 4 million reservations within just three days.
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The latest launch, which follows a series of successful smartphone debuts since last year, underscores Huawei's ability to navigate US sanctions and solidifies its position against Apple in China.
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Huawei already has two-way foldable phones in its lineup and their strong sales in China helped it overtake Samsung Electronics this year as the biggest vendor of such phones globally.
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High prices of such models remain another barrier. While the new model's price tag is unknown, last year's Mate X5 still retails for over $1400 in China.
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The foldable smartphone market grew 57% year-on-year in the second quarter with 3.9 million units shipped, largely as Chinese smartphone makers pushed into overseas markets, according to consultancy IDC.
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