--- title: What Xiaomi and Huawei Offer to Compete with Apple's... description: Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled new foldable phones, the Mate XT2 and 18 Fold, just before Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo. The Mate XT2 is a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/what-xiaomi-and-huawei-offer-to-compete-with-apple-s-foldable-phone-hh8i8hl2l twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: What Xiaomi and Huawei Offer to Compete with Apple's Foldable Phone | daily.dev og:description: Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled new foldable phones, the Mate XT2 and 18 Fold, just before Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo. The Mate XT2 is a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-xiaomi-and-huawei-offer-to-compete-with-apple-s-foldable-phone-hh8i8hl2l og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Hh8I8HL2l.png og:image:alt: What Xiaomi and Huawei Offer to Compete with Apple's Foldable Phone og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What Xiaomi and Huawei Offer to Compete with Apple's Foldable Phone **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled new foldable phones, the Mate XT2 and 18 Fold, just before Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo. The Mate XT2 is a tri-fold tablet-sized device with a Kirin 9050 Pro chip starting at CNY 19,999 ($2,980). The 18 Fold is a book-style fold weighing 219 grams with an XRING O3 chip, priced from CNY 10,999 ($1,638). The iPhone Duo has a 7.6-inch display, Touch ID, and starts at $1,999. Huawei holds about 68% of China's foldable market share; the Chinese phones will launch only in China initially, while the iPhone Duo will be available globally. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much does the Huawei Mate XT2 cost compared to the iPhone Duo? The Huawei Mate XT2 starts at CNY 19,999 (about $2,980), with a top-end version at CNY 29,999 (about $3,725), making it pricier than Apple's iPhone Duo, which starts at $1,999. The Mate XT2 folds twice into a tablet-sized screen and uses a Kirin 9050 Pro chip, while the iPhone Duo uses a book-style fold with a 7.6-inch display. _Comparing foldable phone prices and specs gets easier with tech coverage curated on daily.dev._ ### What chip does the Xiaomi 18 Fold use and how much does it weigh? The Xiaomi 18 Fold uses an XRING O3 chip and weighs 219 grams, which Xiaomi's CEO noted is lighter than Apple's iPhone Pro Max. It has a book-style fold, stays passport-sized when closed, supports three apps side by side when open, and is priced from CNY 10,999 ($1,638) to CNY 15,999 ($2,383). _Developers tracking mobile hardware trends can follow phone announcements like this on daily.dev._ ### Where will the Huawei Mate XT2 and Xiaomi 18 Fold be available at launch? Both the Huawei Mate XT2 and Xiaomi 18 Fold will launch only in China initially, with neither company confirming international availability. This contrasts with Apple's iPhone Duo, which will be available globally alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Huawei currently holds roughly 68% of China's foldable phone shipments. _Stay on top of global product rollouts like this foldable phone race on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Huawei launches Mate XT 2 tri-fold two days before Apple’s foldable iPhone](https://daily.dev/posts/huawei-launches-mate-xt-2-tri-fold-two-days-before-apple-s-foldable-iphone-hhryrwe7s) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#huawei](https://daily.dev/tags/huawei) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-xiaomi-and-huawei-offer-to-compete-with-apple-s-foldable-phone-hh8i8hl2l) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"What Xiaomi and Huawei Offer to Compete with Apple's Foldable Phone","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-xiaomi-and-huawei-offer-to-compete-with-apple-s-foldable-phone-hh8i8hl2l","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/what-xiaomi-and-huawei-offer-to-compete-with-apple-s-foldable-phone-hh8i8hl2l"},"datePublished":"2026-09-10T22:43:45.538Z","dateModified":"2026-09-10T22:44:07.057Z","description":"Huawei and Xiaomi unveiled new foldable phones, the Mate XT2 and 18 Fold, just before Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo. 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