On day Two of Xiaomi‘s Mega Launch event, the Chinese Smartphone markers unveiled their first foldable smartphone, Mi Mix Fold, marking its entry into a segment dominated by Samsung. The device is packed with so many innovative features. So much so that the folding display may not even be the most interesting component on the phone.
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Like the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Mi Mix Fold also has a screen that unfolds from the inside. Xiaomi claims its U-shaped hinge ensures a 27 percent lowering of weight compared to other foldable. As for durability, Xiaomi says it can withstand 200,000 bends.
Mi Mix Fold Specs
The Mi Mix Fold comes with a 6.52-inch AMOLED panel with 840 x 2,520 px resolution on the outside. The larger internal screen is an 8.01-inch OLED display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and 1440p resolution. The company claims that it is the largest display on a foldable smartphone. It’s large enough that Xiaomi has provided a desktop mode in the phone which lets you work with multiple resizable windows.
The OLED panel inside supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision and offers 600 to 900 nits of peak brightness.The external 6.5-inch display comes with a 27:9 aspect ratio and has a higher refresh rate than the outer display at 90Hz and a 180Hz sampling rate. Also, it is slightly brighter at 650 nits.
The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage and 5020mAh battery and 67W turbocharging support. The company says it can charge from 0-100 in 37 minutes.The base configuration is 12/256 GB, then there’s a 12/512 GB option and the top-spec’ed model with 16/512 GB memory.
The device boasts even more firsts, debuting Xiaomi’s own Surge C1 Image Signal Processor optimised for professional photography, and sporting the first Liquid Lens seen in a smartphone. It is made out of a flexible film filled with transparent liquid. It can change its shape, just like the lens in the human eye, thanks to a precision motor. And don’t worry about the liquid apparently, it can function in extreme temperatures ranging from -40ºC to 60ºC (-40ºF to 140ºF).
The lens offers 3x optical magnification (80 mm equivalent focal length) and has an 8 MP sensor siting behind it, but there’s no word on optical stabilization. The advantage of the liquid lens over traditional designs is the ability to focus at just 3 cm for macro shots as well as focus at distant objects for zoom shots.
The main camera has a 108MP sensor, 1/1.52″ ISOCELL HM2 ,which sits behind a 7P lens. The sensor supports 9-in-1 binning for 2.1 µm pixels, but this cam lacks OIS. The ultrawide-angle camera has a 123º field of view and a 13MP sensor with 1.12 µm pixels (f/2.4 lens).
The Mi Mix Fold also comes with support for Harmon Kardon audio, there is also a dedicated cooling system that expels heat coming from the 5G antennas.
The standard version of the phone has a Gorilla Glass back with a ceramic texture. There is also a Ceramic Special Edition, which has a black ceramic back (with laser engraving), plus gold mid-frame and volume buttons.
Mi Mix Fold Pricing
The Mi Mix Fold has been priced starting at CNY10,000 (Rs 1,11,801 approx) for the 12GB/256GB variant while the 12GB/512GB variant comes in at CNY11,000 (Rs 1,23,000 approx). The top-end 16GB/512GB model has been priced at CNY13,000 (Rs 1,45,392 approx). The first units of the phone will be made available on 16 April in China.
No word so far about it’s availability for global markets.
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