Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold Is Official, The Company's First Foldable Phone

Xiaomi has only announced its very offset foldable smartphone, the Mi MIX Fold. As its name suggests, this smartphone is a role of the company'due south Mi MIX lineup. We haven't seen a MI MIX phone in a while, so this is dainty to meet.

Do annotation that this phone has been announced in China, though, it was not a part of the company's official launch event yesterday. At that place is a take a chance it may arrive to global markets, though, a good chance, as Xiaomi also shared some info via its global social media handles.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold opens upwards like a book, similar to the Galaxy Z Fold 2

Having said that, let's take a look at the device, shall we. This smartphone is inspired by the Galaxy Z Fold 2. It opens upwardly like a book, just like the Milky way Z Fold 2. Many people would agree that is the best way to do a foldable device these days.

The bezels around its main display are non thick at all, but the ones surrounding its secondary brandish are noticeably thicker than on the Galaxy Z Fold ii. They're non obnoxiously thick, though, and many would say this is nifty at all considering we're looking at a beginning-gen foldable here.

Information technology has 2 displays, both of which are quite big

Xiaomi did share some spec info, but not all of it. The phone is fabricated out of metal and glass, and it has two displays. Its master brandish is the foldable one, and information technology's an 8.01-inch QHD+ panel. Its secondary display measures 6.52 inches, and it's a fullHD+ (2520 x 840) panel. The main display offers a 60Hz refresh rate and a max of 600 nits of brightness, while the secondary i comes with a 90Hz refresh charge per unit and a max of 900 nits of brightness.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold is fueled by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, the best Qualcomm has to offering at the moment. It includes 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB/512GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage (not-expandable).

It supports 67W fast wired charging

A v,020mAh battery is included within the Mi MIX Fold, while the phone supports 67W fast wired charging. Wireless charging doesn't seem to exist supported.

In regards to the cameras, at that place are 3 of them on the back, which serve as main cameras. The principal display doesn't take a display camera hole in it, simply the secondary one does. That hole is placed in the top-right corner of that panel.

It has three camera sensors, but 4 photographic camera functions

A 108-megapixel main photographic camera (Samsung ISOCELL HM2 sensor, 7P lens, 9-in-i pixel binning, 2.1um pixel size) sits on the back of the phone. The ultra-wide thirteen-megapixel camera (1.12um pixel size, f/2.4 aperture lens, 123-caste FoV) is also included.

The phone's viii-megapixel telephoto camera is especially interesting. Xiaomi decided to use a liquid lens on this camera. That is the start liquid lens in a smartphone, ever. This lens tin can change shape, and it allows that telephoto camera optical magnification from 3x to 30x (80mm equivalent focal lenght). Information technology has a minimum focus distance of 3cm, which basically makes information technology a macro camera as well. Xiaomi also included its cocky-developed Surge C1 ISP for photography.

You lot'll find four Harman Kardon speakers on the phone

The device includes iv Harman Kardon speakers, by the mode. The phone, while extended, measures 173.27 x 133.38 ten 7.62mm. When folded, it measures 173.27 ten 69.8 x 17.22mm. The Blackness variant of the telephone weighs 317 grams, while the Special Edition ceramic model weighs 332 grams.

The pricing starts at $1,520, in China

The Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage costs CNY9,999 ($1,520). The model with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is priced at CNY10,999 ($1,670) in Cathay.