Apple, Huawei and Xiaomi Launch Foldable Phones Within Days of Each Other

The synchronized timing signals that foldables have moved from a niche experiment to a front-line competitive battleground, with Apple's entry validating a category its rivals spent years seeding. The pressure now falls on component and hinge suppliers, whose capacity and yields will determine whether any of these launches scale beyond showcase volumes. Whether the three-way clustering repeats in future cycles — or was a one-off collision of roadmaps — is the open question worth tracking.