Huawei and Apple's latest smartphones went on sale in China on Friday, with many fans of the Chinese company disappointed that its much-anticipated $2,800 phone was not available for walk-in customers.

Rumors say the size of the display, when fully unfolded, will be 10 inches diagonally, which is comparable to the 8.3-inch iPad mini (though inevitably with a very different aspect ratio, as the Huawei certainly won't be 5.3 inches tall like the iPad mini).

The Huawei phone, the Mate 60 Pro, was heralded in China as the triumph of a national champion over American constraints. It sold out within minutes on Chinese e-commerce platforms. Many shoppers chose to pair their purchase with a phone case emblazoned with a photo of Ms. Raimondo’s face.

Huawei is fueling international speculation by hinting at a global release of its Mate XT tri-foldable phone. New promotional images and a video on the companys global channels suggest that the worlds first

Most of the phones with foldable displays that have shipped so far are designed to fold in half like a book. But the the new Huawei Mate XT is the first commercially available phone with a tri-fold display.

Huawei is preparing to release its new ‘trifold’ smartphone on Friday — the same day as Apple’s (AAPL) latest iPhone comes out — but it’s already being listed in China for up to three times its price.

However, analysts warn that supply chain constraints could leave many buyers of Huawei Technologies' Mate XT empty-handed. The launch of the Mate XT, which analysts say has a locally-made chipset, underscores Huawei's ability to navigate U.

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