2023 saw the debut of the new Xiaomi foldable (MIX Fold 3), but in addition to the Fold generation, a device should also arrive in a new format for the Chinese brand. The rumors around the first clamshell folding book are intensifying and in this in-depth analysis we take stock of the situation on technical specifications, price and release of Xiaomi MIX Flip!
Last update – September 5th
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Xiaomi MIX Flip: everything we know so far about the first clamshell folding
Design and display
Motorola did it for the first time in 2019 with the "remaster" of the RAZR line, followed later by Samsung with the Z Flip series, from Huawei P50 pocket e OPPO Find N2 Flip (and these are just a few examples). Xiaomi has already ventured into the world of leaflets with the first MIX Fold and a second generation even more powerful. 2023 could be the right year to take it one step further, with a folding shell.
As for the name, initially Xiaomi MIX Flip it was just a hypothesis (which follows in the footsteps of its cousin MIX Fold); However a recent certification may have “confirmed” this trade name. But how will the first flip phone from Lei Jun's house be made? For the moment we still don't have official images and we have to settle for sketches and patents. Taking from one of these, here is the company's first approach.
However, things would change along the way: a new image - based on rumors from the production chain - show a more "modern" flip phone and in line with current trends. The screen back becomes wider and there is a triple main camera.
Moving on to the internal display, we should have an AMOLED panel with design punch hole to hold the selfie camera. According to a leak, a diagonal is expected from 6,81 "Full HD + with refresh rate up to 120 Hz. The fingerprint reader would be positioned to the side.
Specifications
There are currently various uncertainties about the technical specifications of Xiaomi MIX Flip. There have been rumors of the presence of the for some time Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 4 nm Qualcomm SoC with ARMv9 octa-core CPU up to 3 GHz and Adreno 730 GPU. However, it cannot be excluded that the clamshell folding may have its lo Snapdragon 8 Gen3, the future Qualcomm flagship solution.
The memory cuts would include 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256 GB of non-expandable UFS 3.1 / 4.0 storage. Moving on to the battery, this would be a 3.800 mAh, with fast charge support a 67.
For the photographic sector it speaks of the presence of a main sensor from 50 MP and a Ultra-wide da 13 MP; it is not clear whether or not we will have a third sensor but the rumors speak of a telephoto lens with zoom 3X. For the selfie camera - positioned in the punch hole - however, there would be a sensor from 20 MP.
Xiaomi MIX Flip - Price and release
The presentation date of the Xiaomi MIX Flip clamshell folding has not yet been revealed, indeed everything is silent on the part of the Chinese house. Despite this, a well-known insider spoke about the launch of the Xiaomi 14 series together with a brand new device, never seen before. It could just be the flip phone, presumably arriving at December 2023 (or to January 2024, if it will be postponed to next year).
As far as possible price, at the moment there are no precise details: however according to various insiders it will be a figure of around 5.000 CNY, or about 636 € at the current exchange rate. In addition to the release date, there are also no details regarding the marketing outside China: MIX Fold 3 will not arrive in the Global version, therefore it is not certain that the future MIX Flip will also debut in our latitudes.
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