Huawei Takes on Apple With Trifold

Take that, Tim Cook! Chinese phone giant Huawei, a big Apple rival in China, tried to upstage the introduction of the iPhone 16 on Monday by unveiling a new foldable phone on Tuesday. This isn’t just any foldable—no, the Mate XT unfolds into three parts, compared to those low-ambition two-part designs from Samsung, Motorola and others. 

Apple, of course, is still selling only its traditional one-piece wonders, although we reported in July that a foldable iPhone is in the works and could be released by 2026. Not that Cook and company should fret too much about the appeal of the Mate XT. Huawei’s new phone costs a whopping $2,800, which has to rank it among the most expensive smartphones out there. (To be fair, luxury rivals like the Vertu foldable phone are even pricier.)