With the launch of Huawei’s first tri-fold smartphone (the Mate XT Ultimate Design underway, it is apparent that we might begin listening to about its competitor’s plans to carry comparable gadgets to the market. A recent 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 alleged to launch at a later date. However the arrival of the second machine may 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 cellphone.
Xiaomi will launch two tri-fold smartphones, with the second mannequin anticipated to reach in 2026, in line with the publication. The renders which have 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 have been beforehand revealed, the publication says that it’s going to even be Xiaomi’s first button-less machine.
Xiaomi beforehand launched the Mi Mix Alpha, a concept phone by Xiaomi with a “wraparound” show. It had one button on the high, whereas different controls have been laid out on the perimeters of its show. It was meant to hit manufacturing in restricted items however Xiaomi appears to have cancelled plans citing manufacturing complications.
As for the second tri-fold smartphone, it’s anticipated to be introduced in 2026. This cellphone 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 shall be solely for the Chinese language market. The supply additionally provides that the 2026 tri-fold mannequin shall be powered by the successor to the rumoured Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 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 below growth) relying on the success of the primary mannequin. Which means that if the reception to the button-less tri-fold is not nice, the 2026 mannequin could by no means see the sunshine of day.
The ‘zhuque’ mannequin presently can also be stated to be a China-only mannequin. A earlier report by XiaomiTime states that the ‘zhuque’ aside from its button-less design will 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.
