{
  "id": 6134198,
  "title": "HUAWEI’s answer to the iPhone Ultra? A slimmer tri-fold with a privacy screen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/huaweis-answer-to-the-iphone-ultra-a-slimmer-tri-fold-with-a-privacy",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:38:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-mate-xt-2-tri-folding-phone-3708262/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "HUAWEI has introduced a new tri-fold smartphone, dubbed the Mate XT2, boasting a slimmer design and an array of fresh colors. The device is equipped with a massive 10.2-inch screen and is set to launch with a special edition featuring a privacy screen. The tri-fold phone is powered by HUAWEI's own Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, which delivers a 40% boost in CPU performance.\n\nWhile Apple is set to enter the foldable phone market with its highly anticipated first-ever folding iPhone later this week, Chinese phone manufacturers are already making waves with their impressive foldable devices. Xiaomi, for instance, is prepping the launch of the Xiaomi 18 Fold, a device whose design bears a striking resemblance to its competitors. However, HUAWEI has been a step ahead in the foldable phone game, with the recent unveiling of the second generation of its tri-fold phones.\n\nAt a recent launch event in China, HUAWEI revealed the much-anticipated Mate XT 2 tri-fold phone. Similar to the previous XT series phones from HUAWEI, the Mate XT2 unfolds fully to reveal a 10.2-inch inner screen with a roughly 3.2K resolution.",
  "summary": "The Mate XT2 also gets a new telephoto camera and runs HUAWEI's latest HarmonyOS 7.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf Times Business",
        "title": "Huawei launches new foldable smartphone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/huawei-launches-new-foldable-smartphone",
        "published": "2026-09-06T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Huawei launches new foldable smartphone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/huawei-launches-new-foldable-smartphone",
        "published": "2026-09-07T12:33:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "New Huawei device is China’s answer to foldable iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/new-huawei-device-is-chinas-answer-to-foldable-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:18:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "China’s Xiaomi unveils folding phone with home-grown chip as it takes on Apple, Huawei",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/chinas-xiaomi-unveils-folding-phone-with-home-grown-chip-as-it-takes",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:39:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi intensify foldable smartphone battle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/huawei-apple-xiaomi-intensify-foldable-smartphone-battle",
        "published": "2026-09-07T19:16:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}