.Huawei is planning to launch a three-fold smartphone on Sept. 10, just hours after Apple's planned brand-new iPhone launch.Cfoto|Future Posting|Getty ImagesBEIJING u00e2 $" Huawei has obtained much more than 2.7 thousand pre-orders for its tri-fold smartphone, its own web site showed on Monday.The Chinese provider began pre-orders for its own Friend XT midday on Sunday. That was more than 2 times before Apple's intended iPhone 16 launch first blush Tuesday Beijing time.Huawei had recently declared it would introduce a new product at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The company possesses yet to share a price for the Buddy XT. The tool is readied to officially being actually sales on Sept. 20. Apple befalled of the checklist of top 5 cell phone suppliers in China in the 2nd fourth, depending on to Canalys. It was actually the first time that residential players supported all five places, the agency said.Huawei rated fourth by market show to 10.6 million smartphones shipped, according to Canalys.The company simply shared cargos for the leading 5 merchants. Apple shipped 10 million phones in the 1st quarter.Huawei currently sells folding and also flip phones, as do its Chinese rivals. Apple has yet to broaden in to those types.