Apple officially unveiled the first folding screen phone, the iPhone Duo, at the fall product launch conference. The product is uniformly designed to use eSIM only around the world. China Unicom said at the 2026 partner conference that domestic eSIM phones sold 1 million units in the first half of 2026, and the eSIM mobile phone market is expected to grow 20 times in the second half of the year, surpassing 20 million units. Meanwhile, after issuing 300,000 eSIM exclusive rights in the first half of the year, China Unicom plans to launch 8 million shares in the second half of the year.

Apple officially unveiled the first folding screen phone, the iPhone Duo, at the fall product launch conference. The product is uniformly designed to use eSIM only around the world. China Unicom said at the 2026 partner conference that domestic eSIM phones sold 1 million units in the first half of 2026, and the eSIM mobile phone market is expected to grow 20 times in the second half of the year, surpassing 20 million units. Meanwhile, after issuing 300,000 eSIM exclusive rights in the first half of the year, China Unicom plans to launch 8 million shares in the second half of the year.