{"id":587958,"date":"2026-04-07T12:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587958\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:18:11","slug":"monkey-see-monkey-do-xiaomis-new-foldable-faces-delay-just-like-the-iphone-fold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/587958\/","title":{"rendered":"Monkey see, monkey do: Xiaomi’s new foldable faces delay, just like the iPhone Fold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple’s first foldable \u2013 the alleged iPhone Fold<\/a> (that’s an unofficial moniker) \u2013 will be late<\/a>, and so will another upcoming flagship foldable, the one made by Xiaomi.<\/p>\n

This is Xiaomi’s big return to the book-style foldable realm since it failed to release such a handset last year.<\/p>\n

Don’t expect it too soon<\/p>\n

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The upcoming phone will have to face plenty of rivals. | Image by Xiaomi<\/p>\n

While there was never really an official release date attached to this upcoming Xiaomi foldable, many believed the unveiling was supposed to take place in May.<\/p>\n

That’s when the world will probably witness the birth of the Xiaomi 17 Max<\/a> \u2013 a 6.9-inch giant that’s rumored to pack a large battery.<\/p>\n

The new Max (that’s not a Pro Max, but only “Max”, keep in mind) model was rumored to be accompanied by the unnamed Xiaomi 17<\/a> Fold (another unofficial moniker), but that’s now gone through the window.<\/p>\n

The new dates
Per the popular X tipster Kartikey Singh, Xiaomi’s new book-style foldable won’t be announced in May but at a point around “early July”.<\/p>\n

Xiaomi’s next generation Foldable Phone was expected to get announced alongside Xiaomi 17 Max next month, but it seems it might be pushed back with now the new date is tentatively around early July~<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kartikey Singh (@That_Kartikey) April 6, 2026<\/a>
Of course, nothing is denied or confirmed by Xiaomi right now. But I think this rumor might turn out to be true.
\nIt’s almost mid-April now and if Xiaomi was to drop this bad boy in May, we’d have to get more leaks by now.
Why July?
There isn’t any information on whether this (rumored) delay is because of technological hiccups. It could also be because the iPhone Fold was also pushed further away in time (it’s now expected in December, not in September).But I think that Xiaomi’s upcoming book-style foldable is deliberately getting delayed until July \u2013 and that’s early July, to be precise \u2013 because of Samsung.<\/p>\n

The upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a> (and the eventual Galaxy Z Fold Wide) will most likely materialize in late July. If Xiaomi’s bending phone comes on July 3, for example, that’ll give it plenty of time to try to convince potential buyers that it’s not worth it to wait for the Z Fold 8 a couple of weeks more.<\/p>\n

Anything else?
While the aforementioned tipster makes the unveiling date claim, there are no detailed specs that’ve leaked. The only thing that is shared has to do with the chipset on the upcoming Xiaomi foldable \u2013 it’ll probably be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.<\/p>\n

That’s only natural, since almost all Android flagships (and high-end book-style foldables are flagships indeed) crave this particular silicon.<\/p>\n

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