Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled its new Mate XT 2 tri-fold smartphone at a launch event in south China's Guangzhou on Monday, debuting the new Kirin 9050 Pro chip, the first high-performance processor to use logic folding technology.
The brand new chip arranges logic circuits in two vertical layers inside a single package, shortening signal transmission paths, reducing latency and delivering a 42-percent overall performance boost, according to developers.
This marks the first time Huawei has introduced a new Kirin chip at a flagship launch since the global release of the Mate 40 smartphone six years ago.
The company has continued to innovate and break new ground in recent years into technology-intensive fields, including artificial intelligence, chips, operating systems and smart vehicles, with its sustained research and development investment underpinning its long-term technological capabilities.
Huawei's research and development spending surged to a record 121.38 billion yuan (around 18 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2026, accounting for more than a quarter of its overall revenue.
Huawei's smartphone shipments grew 19.4 percent year on year in the second quarter of this year, lifting its market share to 22.6 percent and the top position in China, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Analysts say that at a time when the broader industry is under pressure, Huawei stands out as one of the few major vendors posting significant growth, evidence that its long-term bet on in-house technology is starting to pay off.
Huawei launches latest tri-fold smartphone with powerful new Kirin chip
Iranian officials have strongly condemned a deadly U.S. airstrike that hit a wedding ceremony in the southern province of Hormozgan last week, which comes after numerous strikes on civilian targets which have occurred in recent months.
Iranian media reported that the U.S. strike night hit a wedding party in Sirik County of Hormozgan on Sept 1, killing at least four people and injuring 68 others. Reports said that dozens of people had gathered for the wedding of a fisherman's daughter.
Following the incident, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the attack as "a desperate U.S. attempt to hide its defeat", while U.S. Vice President JD Vance later said the United States is "investigating" the strike.
The attack has been met with widespread anger across Iran, turning what should have been a joyous occasion into one of tragedy and grief.
Jodari, a local official in Kuhestak where the attack happened, described what unfolded. He said U.S. forces first hit a signal tower in the area, before two missiles struck the wedding venue.
"Two missiles hit here. One struck the roof directly. The other came in from the edge of the roof of the building opposite and hit the upper part of the structure. Such acts should be condemned. Any attack on civilians anywhere in the world must be condemned," said Jodari as he spoke from the scene of the attack.
Iranian officials say the latest attack is the latest in a series of questionable humanitarian violations committed by the United States in its war against Iran.
"On the very first day of the war, they struck a school in Minab, and the school is nearby here. They also hit a gymnasium in Lamerd. So far, more than 30 gymnasiums and several hospitals across Iran have been attacked. Many civilian facilities, including bridges, pharmaceutical factories, and other infrastructure, have also been targeted," said Morteza Karamoozian, head of Iran's Media Basij Organization.
One of the most controversial incidents occurred on the opening day of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on Feb 28, when a strike hit a girls' elementary school in Minab in the south of the country, killing 168 people, most of them children, according to Iranian authorities. Evidence from subsequent investigations has pointed to a U.S. Tomahawk missile as the weapon used in the strike.
Iranian officials strongly condemn deadly US airstrike on wedding ceremony
