China’s foldable smartphone market heats up with Samsung-ByteDance AI pact, Xiaomi launch

China’s foldable smartphone market heats up with Samsung-ByteDance AI pact, Xiaomi launch

Beijing-based Xiaomi – the world’s third-largest smartphone vendor in the June quarter, according to research firm IDC – is expected to unveil the Mix Flip, its first-ever clamshell-type model, and the Mix Fold 4, with a slim booklet design that opens horizontally into tablet form, according to teasers released by the company. These initiatives reflect … Read more

China’s Honor sees slim, AI-powered foldable smartphones driving premium market push

China’s Honor sees slim, AI-powered foldable smartphones driving premium market push

Honor chief executive George Zhao Ming said at a media briefing on Friday after the company’s latest product launch in Shenzhen that thinness is an advantage for the company in the growing global market for foldable smartphones – including clamshell-type handsets that flip open vertically and those designed like a booklet that expands horizontally into … Read more