very light and with a very hidden fold

After years of being on the market with generation after generation of improved devices, the world of foldable smartphones is at its best. With technology that is far more advanced than the first devices, Xiaomi has just demonstrated its capabilities. new catalog consisting of MIX Fold 4 and MIX FlipThe latter will soon arrive in Spain.

At EL ESPAÑOL – Omicrono we travelled to Beijing, China to attend the launch of this pair of smartphones and took the opportunity to test them first-hand. Two devices that should be compared to heavyweights their most direct competitors, and to achieve this they must live up to all expectations at both the level Hardware like software.

On this occasion, Xiaomi wanted to take up new category with MIX Flip. This is the first of its kind to come out of the company’s ranks, and it follows the shell format that works so well for the rest of the company.

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The second controversial one is the fourth generation of the MIX Fold saga. This type of smartphone The type of book is major change in internal architecture for Xiaomi, which was the first to use carbon to make the device lighter and stronger.

The unveiling comes at a pivotal time for the industry following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 just over a week ago, with a full commitment to AI features and is considered one of Xiaomi’s rivals. On the other hand, almost simultaneously with this, Honor introduced the Magic Vs3, the circulation of which is currently limited to China.

Xiaomi MIX Flip

The company has waited for the release of its first foldable phone toss up until existing technologies allow it combine all the qualities of a high-quality phone in this special form. Aspects such as battery life or the more than obvious folding are almost a step towards the first launches— the screen throws some shoppers back when they encounter the folding screen.

With all these factors in the equation, Xiaomi has been working on finding a solution in recent years and has thus been able to create a corresponding clamshell terminal. It is also about lightweight device for its size and the type that weighs 192 grams on the scale. In fact, it is not the lightest on the market – the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 weighs 187 grams.— but given the larger external screen and higher capacity battery, this seems like more than good information for Xiaomi.

Xiaomi has managed to develop a smart hinge that is smaller and has fewer moving parts, which allows the screen to be folded smaller and more concealed. Depending on the position and depending on the incidence of light in other similar devices, the wave can be seen right along the bending axis. In this The visual effect of MIX Flip has been significantly reduced. – although it doesn’t disappear completely – and the strange feeling present in some of its competitors right in this area has also been significantly weakened.

Another fundamental point is the external screen. The first versions of the program toss up — from any of the brands that make them — were too simple, even black and white. Functionality was as basic as knowing who was calling or texting, viewing a small portion of notifications, or controlling music playback. Nothing in common with today’s big screens like the one Xiaomi has.; which provide excellent interoperability with full-fledged and advanced applications; the same ones that were used during deployment.

Xiaomi MIX Flip Phone It has a 4-inch external screen. and thanks to the HyperOS operating system, it can run almost any 3.5-inch application. The resolution of this panel is 1.5K and reaches 3000 nits of maximum peak brightness with a refresh rate of 120 Hz.

The internal screen grows to 6.86 inches And inside is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor along with a 4,780 mAh battery with 67W fast charging. The photography part consists of two main cameras located next to the outer screen, and both have a resolution of 50 megapixels. One of them serves as the main lens, while the other focuses on the telephoto lens.

Xiaomi MIX Flip will become The brand’s first rollout will arrive in Spainas they confirmed, opening the door to this category, which until now remained in China.

Xiaomi MIX Foldable 4

MIX Fold 4 opts for a continuous design over its predecessor in this type of folding book. The aesthetic changes are minor, and the only thing that attracts the most attention at first glance is the integration of a slightly different camera module, with a slight curvature at its bottom and openings for the largest lenses.

This is about smartphone large in size and not as heavy as it might seem. In fact, Xiaomi managed to lose weight on the phone from 255 to 226 grams — The Galaxy Fold 6 weighs 239 grams — while the thickness when unfolded has been reduced to 4.9 millimeters from 5.6 millimeters in the previous model.

One of the keys to this new model is Xiaomi’s advances in miniaturization and size reduction of all components that make up the device. Given all of the above, The company has included an additional 226 mAh capacity in the battery compared to last year’s version. and reaches 5100mAh with 67W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.

However, this process of reduction It also took away 0.05 inches of the internal screen.now measures 7.98 inches diagonally, compared to 8.03 inches on the MIX Fold 3. Not a significant loss considering the overall dimensions. smartphonewhich may seem large for less trained hands, but it manages to adapt perfectly given the lightness, which is very close to the 219 grams of the Xiaomi 14 Ultra.

Xiaomi managed to create a device in which the fold becomes less and less noticeable where the screen folds. Compared to previous devices, the new hinge makes the visual step almost imperceptible. without sacrificing durability. According to the manufacturer itself, the MIX Fold 4 has been tested for durability of more than 500,000 rounds of opening and closing without any damage.

Like its predecessor, the MIX Fold 4 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Processor. This is the last model available in the lineup, and it has become the one that all high-end devices will choose in 2024.

The photo department consists of 5 cameras on board the ship. smartphone. 4 main ones are located in the rear module and they consist of one with 50 megapixels for the main one, another with 50 megapixels for telephoto and macro, 12 megapixels for wide-angle and the last one, focused on ultra-telephoto with 5x zoom, including periscope. The internal camera completes the arsenal Selfie and video calls.

He Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 will not be sold in Europeat least for now. This was reported by the company, which prefers to bet on the shell format for the Old Continent, including Spain.