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 - more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max - was not available for walk-in customers.

Huawei's new trifold smartphone, the Mate XT, is set to hit stores on Friday. Online scalpers are already looking to make a quick buck on it.

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.

Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company’s much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.

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 - more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max - was not available for walk-in customers.

Another eager consumer surnamed Guo said he took a day off from his job in manufacturing to queue from Thursday night

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Scalpers at electronics marketplace Huaqiangbei aim to resell the Mate XT's base model for up to US$9,866, above Huawei's US$2,800 price tag Strong demand for Huawei Technologies' attention-grabbing Mate XT tri-fold smartphone,