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 convey comparable gadgets to the market. A current report additionally make clear an upcoming Xiaomi tri-fold smartphone, and now, we lastly have extra particulars about this gadget. Surprisingly, there’s additionally details about one other tri-fold smartphone from Xiaomi which is alleged to launch at a later date. But the arrival of the second gadget 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, based on the publication. The renders which had been leaked earlier belong to the primary gadget, which is tagged as ‘zhuque’ (a high-ranking deity in Chinese mythology).
The report additionally states that the primary mannequin, recognized as ‘2503FVPB1C’, will see a launch in March 2025. While the tri-fold design particulars about this gadget had been beforehand revealed, the publication says that it’s going to even be Xiaomi’s first button-less gadget.
Xiaomi beforehand launched the Mi Mix Alpha, an idea telephone by Xiaomi with a “wraparound” show. It had one button on the prime, whereas different controls had been laid out on the perimeters of its show. It was supposed 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 telephone at present 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 gadget can be solely for the Chinese market. The supply additionally provides that the 2026 tri-fold mannequin can be powered by the successor to the rumoured Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset that’s anticipated to be unveiled in late 2025.
Another element rising from this leak is that Xiaomi will launch the 2026 tri-fold (although each appear to be beneath growth) relying on the success of the primary mannequin. This implies that 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 at present can also be mentioned to be a China-only mannequin. A earlier report by XiaomiTime states that the ‘zhuque’ other than its button-less design will even have satellite tv for pc communication and an under-display (invisible) selfie digicam, leading to an all-screen design with no seen digicam.
