Xiaomi is an earthquake when it comes to launches. Just yesterday, the Chinese company held a presentation to show the four new members of the Mi 11 family and the new Mi Band 6. But that’s not all, since in order not to exhaust Mi Fans and the press to exhaustion, the company decided celebrate a second event set for today, where another highlight has been unveiled: the Mi Mix Fold, Xiaomi’s first folding mobile, which is now official.
We have to go back to 2019 to remember Xiaomi’s first flirtations with folding technology. After Samsung and Huawei launched their first bets in this regard, Xiaomi soon showed the world that they were also working on a similar device. But we have had to wait until well into 2021 for Xiaomi to show the world its first folding mobile, presented as the Mi Mix Fold.
Mi Mix Fold features
Folding mobiles have yet to be put into the hands of the general public. That goes through a significant reduction in the final price. That Xiaomi enters this battle will be beneficial for that to happen and the folding ones begin to fall in price little by little. The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold is a high-end terminal, which offers as much power as the Mi 11, due to the integration of the powerful Snapdragon 888, the most powerful Android processor of the moment.
When unfolded, the Mix Fold has a flexible 8.1-inch AMOLED panel with 2K resolution (2480 x 1860) that also supports Dolby Vision, thus enhancing color in videos and games. The panel drags the frames very much, with a great ratio between body and screen of 75% and in a 20: 9 format and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. To enhance the experience, Xiaomi has integrated for the first time, four speakers compatible with the technology Harman Kardon.
The company has detailed that the system makes it possible to convert the interface into a desktop interface, to be able to operate in an environment close to a laptop or desktop PC. You can also split the screen to interact in two different applications or pass content from one to the other. In addition, Xiaomi has highlighted that this type of screen is ideal in the work environment to consult documents, which may be too small on the mobile.
When closing the screen, we will have a 6.52-inch screen, narrower than a mobile, which facilitates the grip with one hand. The Mi Mix FOLD will be sold in a standard edition and a special ceramic edition. The standard version uses the 5th generation Gorilla Glass 5 back cover with ceramic texture. The ceramic edition features a gold center frame and volume buttons, as well as a black ceramic back with special laser engraving.
The folding mechanism of each and every #MiMIXFOLD has been tested over 1 million times, giving you peace of mind whenever you use it. #XiaomiMegaLaunch pic.twitter.com/42I5qLcXHN
– Xiaomi (@Xiaomi) March 30, 2021
Xiaomi uses a sturdy hinge, with bending tests of up to 200,000 times. It also features a non-magnetic, high-strength steel blade. This should avoid the damage that has always been feared in terms of stamina. The Mi Mix Fold has a 5,020 mAh battery, which has been an engineering challenge . It supports 67W fast charging. As we say, inside it integrates the powerful Snapdragon 888, along with an air cooling system. The terminal can arrive with 12 GB of RAM and 256 or 512 GB of storage, although it also has a special edition with 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.
New Xiaomi technologies
As for its cameras, it offers a 108 megapixel main sensor, a 13 megapixel wide angle , an 8 megapixel telephoto lens and an 8 megapixel tele-macro sensor. The great novelty has been to present the liquid lens system. It resembles the human eye system, to be able to adjust the focal length precisely. In this way, Xiaomi has shown examples of very close shots of great quality. In addition, Xiaomi has unveiled the new C1 chip, which has its own algorithm for autofocus and exposure performance.
Pricing and release date
The Mi Mix Fold will go on sale in China on April 16 in China, although the pre-sale starts today. The prices of the Mi Mix Fold announced by Xiaomi are the following:
- Mi Mix Fold of 12 GB + 256 GB : 9,999 yuan (about 1,300 euros)
- My Mix Fold 12GB + 512GB: 10,099 yuan (about 1430 euros)
- Mi Mix Fold 16GB + 512GB: 12,999 yuan (about 1,685 euros)