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.

SHENZHEN -- Chinese technology giant Huawei on Tuesday launched an industry-first tri-fold smartphone in South China's Shenzhen, with a number of technological breakthroughs such as a dual-hinge system and screen-bending features.

The rollable smartphone is expected to feature a 12.4-inch screen and an under-display camera that conceals the front camera for selfies and video calls

On the same day Apple launched the iPhone 16 series, Huawei unveiled its highly anticipated triple-fold smartphone Mate XT. The industry's first mass-produced triple-fold device, it starts at 19,999 RMB ($2,

With business slumping, Apple has been under pressure to show what it will offer buyers to jumpstart a new wave of iPhone sales. On Monday, the technology giant revealed its hand – the iPhone 16 which has a camera button on the outside of the handset.

Samsung, and every other phone maker, has a lot of devices in the research and development phase. And now a Samsung rollable phone could be on its way out of that phase and coming to market. The Korean company seems to have moved on from the tri-fold idea — Huawei beat Samsung to the punch with its Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design — and shifted focus to a rollable one instead.