Folding smartphones are the smartphones of the future, or at least, the gimmick of 2021. The whole idea is have a phone and tablet at the same time, while showing off a little. While closed the phone would resemble a regular smartphone but it would open up to provide a bigger screen and more space to work with.
The Mi Mix Fold is Xiaomi’s attempt at making a foldable phone similar to the Galaxy Z Fold and the Huawei Mate X2. It won’t be long will we see other phone manufacturers do the same. We might see a OnePlus foldable phone or maybe one from Google this year as well.
The inner screen of the Mi Mix Fold is an 8.01 inch 4:3 OLED panel with 2480 x 1860 resolution, support for Dolby Vision HDR, and a display brightness of 600 nits and 900 nits at its peak. Xiaomi says that the display is able to be folded 200,000 times. I have never quite figured out how they estimate these numbers.
The outer screen is 6.52 inches with a 90Hz refresh rate. The company says the phone is capable of 3D panoramic sound, equipped with four Harman Kardon-tuned speakers. The processor is as you can imagine from a flagship. A Snapdragon 888 paired with 12GB or 16GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of storage. The battery has a capacity of 5020mAh.
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The Mix Fold is also the first phone to use the new liquid lens technology in its camera. The company says it allows their telephoto lens to have a focusing distance of just 3cm and an optical zoom of 3x or 30x with hybrid zoom. The cameras are a Samsung HMX 108-megapixel main sensor and a 13-megapixel ultrawide.
The Mi Mix Fold is available for pre-order and will start shipping in China on April 16th. Prices start at around $1,521 or 9,999 Yuan up to $1,978 or 12,999 Yuan. No news about an international release. Still, that won’t stop enthusiasts from getting their hands on it.