Xiaomi held an event in China where it unveiled two flagship smartphones with flexible displays to the general public. We are talking about the Mix Fold 4 flip smartphone and the company’s first clamshell smartphone, the Mix Flip. Both new products will compete with foldable devices from other manufacturers, such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold6 and Flip6.
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The developers equipped the Mix Flip with a main 6.86-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1.5K and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The panel has a pixel density of 460 PPI and a peak brightness of 3000 cd/m². One of the features of the new product is the presence of a massive 4.01-inch external display. It supports a resolution of 1.5K, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and a peak brightness of 3000 cd/m². The external screen is protected from mechanical damage by Dragon Crystal Glass.
On the back of the top cover there is an additional speaker and microphone, thanks to which you can make calls without opening the smartphone. The device body is made of metal and is protected from moisture and dust according to the IPX8 standard. The fingerprint scanner is integrated into the power button, which is located on the side surface of the case.
The dual main camera is located in the area of the additional screen and is equipped with Leica Summilux optics. The main 50-megapixel sensor (f / 1.7) with optical stabilization support is complemented by a 50 MP telephoto lens (f / 2.0) with a two-fold optical zoom. An LED flash is provided for creating high-quality photos in low light conditions. 4K video shooting at up to 60 frames per second is supported. Despite the fact that Xiaomi used fairly large sensors, there is a lot of space on the additional screen, it can be used to display a clock, emoji, display a full-size keyboard, etc. The selfie camera is located in the hole at the top of the main screen, it is based on a 32-megapixel sensor.
The hardware basis of the Mix Flip is the powerful eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, manufactured using a 4 nm process technology. An Adreno 750 accelerator is provided for graphics processing. The configuration is complemented by 12 or 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a UFS 4.0 storage device with a capacity of 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB. Autonomous operation is provided by a 4780 mAh battery with support for fast charging up to 67 W. A USB Type-C interface is provided for connecting a charger.
Wireless connectivity is provided by Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7 and Bluetooth 5.4 modules. When unfolded, the Mix Flip has dimensions of 167.5 × 74 × 7.6 mm, and when folded – 74 × 74 × 16 mm. The weight of the device is 190 g. The smartphone runs Android 14 with the proprietary HyperOS interface and will be available in black, white and purple color options. As for the cost of the Mix Flip, its retail price starts at $ 820 for the version with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of ROM.
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