Xiaomi shipped a foldable phone that looks enough like an iPhone to make MKBHD title a video clarifying it is not one. That phone is the Xiaomi 18 Fold, sourced from China with help from dbrand, and the design similarity is apparently close enough to warrant an explanation before the review even begins.
The central question the video poses is not whether the phone is good, but how a product this derivative gets made and shipped at scale. That framing matters. It shifts the conversation from specs to industry dynamics, manufacturing culture, and what it means when a major OEM produces something that reads as a copy rather than a competitor.
If you want to understand how Chinese hardware moves faster than Western design norms can react, this video is the case study. The full watch is worth it for the sourcing context alone, not just the hardware breakdown.
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