#Foldable Smartphone

Honor is preparing to unveil a new wide foldable smartphone in January 2027, boasting a 7,000+ mAh battery and a 200 MP camera.

Apple has revealed details about the foldable iPhone Duo: the wearable screen protective layer can be replaced for $20 via AppleCare+, and body thickness ranges from 5.2 to 11.3 mm.

Apple plans to sell about 6 million foldable iPhone Duos by the end of 2026, but manufacturing defects at Foxconn threaten to cause severe market shortages.

Apple unveiled the foldable iPhone Duo with unusual wide-format proportions based on the A-series paper formats. The designers explained the choice of form factor, the titanium frame, and the adaptive hinge.

Preorders for the foldable iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro have launched in China. On the JD.com platform alone, the number of orders exceeded 1.54 million, and the starting price of the foldable model reached 16,000 yuan.

Xiaomi has unveiled the 18 Fold folding smartphone on its in-house 3-nanometer Xring O3 chip with LPDDR6 support, A4-proportion displays and a 200 MP Leica camera. Launch in China starts at 10,999 yuan.

On September 9, Apple will hold a presentation led by new CEO John Ternus: the announcement of the first foldable iPhone Ultra, the iPhone 18 Pro, and AirPods with built-in cameras for AI is expected.

On September 7, Xiaomi will unveil the foldable 18 Fold with its first in-house 3-nanometer Xring O3 chip and the Pad 9 Pro Max tablet, emphasizing independence from Qualcomm and MediaTek.

According to Mark Gurman's report for Bloomberg, Apple is preparing a foldable iPhone Ultra with 5.5-inch and 7.8-inch displays, a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip, and a price starting at $2,000. To achieve a thin body, the company dropped Face ID in favor of Touch ID.