With the launch of Huawei’s first tri-fold smartphone (the Mate XT Final Design underway, it is apparent that we might begin listening to about its competitor’s plans to convey related units to the market. A latest report additionally make clear an upcoming Xiaomi tri-fold smartphone, and now, we lastly have extra particulars about this machine. Surprisingly, there’s additionally details about one other tri-fold smartphone from Xiaomi which is claimed to launch at a later date. However the arrival of the second machine would possibly hinge on the success of the primary tri-fold mannequin.
The renders of the tri-fold smartphone from Xiaomi have been leaked by SmartPrix. This time round we even have the schematics that led to the sooner design reveal of Xiaomi’s purported triple folding telephone.
Xiaomi will launch two tri-fold smartphones, with the second mannequin anticipated to reach in 2026, in response to the publication. The renders which had been leaked earlier belong to the primary machine, which is tagged as ‘zhuque’ (a high-ranking deity in Chinese language mythology).
The report additionally states that the primary mannequin, recognized as ‘2503FVPB1C’, will see a launch in March 2025. Whereas the tri-fold design particulars about this machine had been beforehand revealed, the publication says that it’ll even be Xiaomi’s first button-less machine.
Xiaomi beforehand launched the Mi Combine Alpha, a idea telephone by Xiaomi with a “wraparound” show. It had one button on the prime, whereas different controls had been laid out on the edges of its show. It was supposed to hit manufacturing in restricted models however Xiaomi appears to have cancelled plans citing manufacturing problems.
As for the second tri-fold smartphone, it’s anticipated to be introduced in 2026. This telephone presently has the mannequin quantity ‘26013VP46C’. The mannequin quantity reportedly signifies that it will likely be introduced in January 2026, or someday within the first quarter of 2026.
The ‘C’ within the mannequin quantity additionally signifies that the machine will likely be solely for the Chinese language market. The supply additionally provides that the 2026 tri-fold mannequin will likely be powered by the successor to the rumoured Qualcomm Snapdragon eight Gen four chipset that’s anticipated to be unveiled in late 2025.
One other element rising from this leak is that Xiaomi will launch the 2026 tri-fold (despite the fact that each appear to be underneath improvement) relying on the success of the primary mannequin. Because of this if the reception to the button-less tri-fold is not nice, the 2026 mannequin might by no means see the sunshine of day.
The ‘zhuque’ mannequin presently can be mentioned to be a China-only mannequin. A earlier report by XiaomiTime states that the ‘zhuque’ other than its button-less design may even have satellite tv for pc communication and an under-display (invisible) selfie digital camera, leading to an all-screen design with no seen digital camera.
