Mi Mix Fold has been launched as Xiaomi’s first foldable phone. This new phone will compete with the already existing phones like Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei Mate X2 in the market.
Mi Mix Fold has been launched as Xiaomi’s first foldable phone. This new phone will compete with the already existing phones like Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei Mate X2 in the market. The new smartphone is part of the Mi Mix series, which has brought concept devices such as the Mi MIX and Mi Mix Alpha. However, unlike the concept devices through which companies demonstrate their innovative capabilities, the Mi Mix fold is designed to be a commercial device that will be available for purchase with its folding design. Mi Mix Fold Phone is the first phone of Xiaomi, which features Surge C1 image signal processor (ISP) and Liquid Lens technology.
Mi Mix Fold price, availability details
The base 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage variant of Mi Mix Fold is priced at CNY 9,999 (about Rs. 1,12,100). Apart from this, the phone’s 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage variant is priced at CNY 10,999 (about Rs 1,23,300) and the top-of-the-line 16 GB RAM + 512 GB storage variant is priced at CNY 12,999 (about Rs 1,45,700). is. Mi Mix Fold will be available for smartphone purchase from April 16, which is currently limited to China. However, the pre-booking process for Mi Mix Fold with Mi Mix Fold Ceramic Special Edition has started from March 30.
No information has been announced about the global availability of Mi Mix Folder at this time.
Mi Mix Fold specifications
In January 2019, Xiaomi President Xiaomi confirmed that the company is working on a “double folding smartphone”. The company then introduced a prototype of the Mi Mix fold phone.
Xiaomi has used the U Shape hinge for Mi Mix Fold phones, so that the phone can fold inward, just like Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Huawei Mate X2. This phone has an 8.01-inch WQHD + flexible OLED display with 900 nits maximum brightness and 4: 3 aspect ratio. On the cover side of the phone, a 6.5-inch AMOLED display is present with 840×2,520 pixel resolution, 27: 9 aspect ratios and 700 nits maximum brightness. The inside screen of the Mi Mix Folder has a 60 Hz refresh rate, while the outside screen has a 90 Hz refresh rate.
Flexible display of Mi Mix Folder has Dolby Vision and HDR10 + support. It has a DCI-P3 color gamut and a 4,300,000: 1 color contrast ratio. The external display also has HDR10 + display support and is capable of doubling the resolution of 1440p photos and videos.
Apart from this, the phone is equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, with 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512 GB UFS 3.1 storage. This smartphone has a butterfly-type cooling system, which includes VC liquid cooling, thermal gel and multilayer graphite sheets and other heat dispensing methods.
The Mi Mix Fold comes with the Surge C1 ISP, which has been claimed to have been in the works for the past several years. The company has a proprietary processor, which offers high performance without having to consume too much source. It has been said that it offers improved 3A algorithm and low-light focus capability, which brings more accurate autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance compared to competitors. Xiaomi claims that during the research and development stage of the Surge C1 chip, CNY 140 million (about Rs 157 crore) has been spent.
In addition to the Surge C1, the Mi Mix Folder features liquid lens technology, which uses the principle of the human eye bionic.
The Mi Mix Folder has a triple rear camera setup, with a 108-megapixel primary Samsung HM2 sensor, an 8-megapixel secondary sensor with liquid lens technology, and a 13-megapixel sensor with f / 2.4 ultra-wide-angle lens. For selfie and video calling, you will get a 20 megapixel camera.
Xiaomi has given dual-cell 5,020mAh battery in this phone, with 67 watt fast charging support. This phone becomes full charged in 37 minutes. Quad speakers are provided in the Mi Mix fold.
Mi Mix fold phone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, which has ceramic texture on the back panel. Mi Mix Fold Ceramic Special Edition also has hardware like standard edition. However, this phone has a black ceramic frame with black ceramic back and volume buttons.
Talking about the software, the Mi Mix fold phone works on Android 10 based MIUI 12. The phone also has a side mounted fingerprint sensor. Connectivity includes 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth and USB Type-C port.
The dimension of Mi Mix Fold is 173.27×133.38×7.62mm without folding and 173.27×69.8×17.2mm with fold. The Standard Me Mix Fold weighs 317 grams, while the Special Edition weighs 332 grams.
