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  "id": 6146441,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:39:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Business",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3366682/chinas-xiaomi-unveils-folding-phone-home-grown-chip-it-takes-apple-huawei"
  },
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  "account": "Xiaomi showcased a range of new products on Monday, including a flagship foldable phone and models of its premium Skynomad SUV, as the Chinese tech giant intensifies its efforts to compete against rivals like Apple and Huawei. The 18 Fold, a foldable phone with a 7.58-inch inner display and a proprietary Xring O3 system-on-chip, was unveiled by Xiaomi's founder and CEO Lei Jun during an event in Beijing. The Xring O3 chip, which boasts 24 billion transistors, offers a 60 per cent increase in CPU performance compared to its predecessor, while reducing power consumption by 25 per cent in certain tasks. The phone will retail for 10,999 yuan (US$1,639) upon launch on Thursday. Meanwhile, Xiaomi also unveiled models of the extended-range Skynomad SUV series, with prices starting at 209,900 yuan for the five-seat N70 Pro and 269,900 yuan for the seven-seat N90 Max.",
  "summary": "Xiaomi unveiled a series of new products on Monday – from a flagship foldable phone featuring proprietary chips to new models of its premium Skynomad SUV – underscoring the Chinese giant’s intensified push to compete against rivals including Tesla, Apple and Huawei Technologies. Beijing-based Xiaomi launched the 18 Fold, a foldable phone featuring a 7.58-inch inner display, a proprietary Xring O3…",
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        "published": "2026-09-06T21:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "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",
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        "title": "New Huawei device is China’s answer to foldable iPhone",
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        "published": "2026-09-07T14:18:47.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SCMP Tech",
        "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-6146542",
        "published": "2026-09-07T14:39:35.000Z"
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        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Huawei drives China’s push to make its own advanced chips",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/huawei-drives-chinas-push-to-make-its-own-advanced-chips",
        "published": "2026-09-08T02:57:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCentral",
        "title": "Huawei, Xiaomi crash Apple’s party with new foldable flagships",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/huawei-xiaomi-crash-apples-party-with-new-foldable-flagships",
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  "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."
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