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Xiaomi patents its own foldable take on the HUAWEI Mate XS
August 04, 2025
TheHUAWEI Mate XSis one of the most high-profile foldables on the market, and it looks like Xiaomi is taking a page out of its rival’s playbook by working on its own foldable phone that could be quite similar in design.
LetsGoDigitalrecently discovered that Xiaomi filed a patent on July 23, 2025 for its own foldable phone.
Xiaomi foldable
The patent shows a device that unfolds from the left. This will turn into a square tablet-like device. It is quite the departure from thedouble-fold prototype Xiaomi first showed off in 2019. It’s far more similar to the design of other phones like the HUAWEI Mate XS, and less out there.
We can also see a thicker portion on one of the device’s edges, which is also similar to the HUAWEI Mate XS. This portion of the phone features the proposed device’s four cameras, a flash, and an additional button. There’s also a USB-C port, which is to be expected from a modern smartphone.
As is always the case with patents, we can’t say for sure whether this device will ever see the light of day. However, seeing as themarket does seem comfortable with foldable phonesand the relatively high prices that come with them, it would make sense for Xiaomi to try to get into that space.
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