--- title: "Apple's potential entry into the foldable phone market" description: "Most outlets focused on Apple's anticipated entry into the foldable phone market and the reactions from its competitors. Aaj News led with a historical overview of foldable phones and Apple's potential role in popularizing the format, while The News International highlighted the moves by Chinese rivals like Huawei and Xiaomi, noting their recent announcements of new foldable devices." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7502-apple-s-rivals-make-their-move-as-foldable-iphone site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Apple's potential entry into the foldable phone market technology · updated 9 Sep 2026, 8:46 PM PKT · 9 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets focused on Apple's anticipated entry into the foldable phone market and the reactions from its competitors. Aaj News led with a historical overview of foldable phones and Apple's potential role in popularizing the format, while The News International highlighted the moves by Chinese rivals like Huawei and Xiaomi, noting their recent announcements of new foldable devices. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The News International** — [Apple's rivals make their move as foldable iPhone anticipation grows](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1415554-apples-rivals-make-their-move-as-foldable-iphone-anticipation-grows) · 9 Sep 2026, 8:46 PM PKT > Apple’s biggest smartphone rivals in China are unveiling new foldable devices as the industry prepares for the company’s potential entry into the market.Huawei and Xiaomi both announced new foldable smartphones Tuesday, CNBC reported.Xiaomi introduced the 18 Fold, described as a... - **Aaj News (English)** — [As Apple prepares to make a splash, a brief history of foldable phones](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330471598/as-apple-prepares-to-make-a-splash-a-brief-history-of-foldable-phones) · 9 Sep 2026, 7:25 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > The first iPhone in 2007 mainstreamed touch-screen technology, years after it was developed. Now Apple is betting its maiden foldable phone can do the same for a format stuck in a niche despite years of efforts from Samsung and Chinese rivals like Huawei. The foldable iPhone, expected to be unveiled ​at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters later on Wednesday, marks one of the biggest changes to the f... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Apple unveils first foldable iPhone Duo alongside new iPhone 18 Pro](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7532-apple-debuts-passport-shaped-foldable-phone-called-duo) · 10 Sep 2026 · 14 outlets · 2 developments · 84% related - [Apple to unveil new devices including foldable iPhone at Cupertino event](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7463-apple-expected-to-unveil-first-folding-phone-with-new-ceo) · 9 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 81% related - [Xiaomi 18 Fold Launches Two Days Before Apple's Foldable Phone](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6097-xiaomi-18-fold-arrives-just-two-days-before-apple-unveils) · 2 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 81% related - [Huawei launches new foldable smartphone amid competition from Xiaomi and Apple](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6975-huawei-launches-new-foldable-smartphone-as-competition) · 7 Sep 2026 · 6 outlets · 80% related - [Apple launches first foldable iPhone Duo with new design and high price](https://harzaviya.com/stories/15686-apple-will-have-limited-iphone-duo-units-available-in-stores) · 24 Oct 2026 · 12 outlets · 3 developments · 78% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 9 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.