What They Say
GSMArena posted some ‘spy shots’ of a foldable smartphone from Xiaomi. The shots make the fold area look very visible.
What We Think
I have generally been very impressed with Xiaomi products and have been aware of the firm for some years as I had a friend in Asia that suggested I keep an eye on them a long time ago. However, the fold looks very visible and I don’t think I would be tempted by this one.
Separately, the Trump administration put XIaomi onto the blacklist that Huawei is already on, claiming that the firm has links with the Chinese military. Xiaomi has refuted this. At the moment, US companies are not banned from dealing with the firm, but investors will have to divest any holdings before the end of 2021.
Huawei, which has been blocked from using Google software, including Android, and is developing the HarmonyOS which the firm said could be used by others blocked by US actions. (BR)
