Xiaomi’s First Foldable Clamshell Leaks, Rivals Have Reason to Worry

Xiaomi Mix Flip reminds us of many of Motorola’s new products. And that’s good news

Two days. On the 19th, Xiaomi will unveil two of its new foldable phones in China, and one of them will be the talk of the town. For years, Xiaomi has been pitching the Mix Fold as an alternative to rivals like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6. However, these folds usually come with a starting price that serves as a major barrier to entry when betting on them.

This is something that doesn’t usually happen with flip phones, which are priced similarly or lower than traditional high-end flip phones. Xiaomi is finally betting on this concept, and the Xiaomi Mix Flip will be the first to do so.

The design of the Xiaomi Mix Flip is no longer a secret. This phone will follow the visual pattern we’ve seen from competitors like Motorola: the outer screen will cover the entire surface via two punch-holes in the rear cameras. It’s an impressive move that we first saw from Motorola and that, for some reason, Samsung has been reluctant to make so far.

The phone will be manufactured by Leica, so the photography section is expected to be one of its priorities. Since the Flip type usually does not shine in the camera due to size limitations, this is good news.

On the specs front, we’re expecting a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, a 4,780mAh battery (much larger than its competitors), a vapor chamber, and 12GB and 16GB of RAM.

This rumored phone is expected to eventually arrive in Spain. Despite this, for now we only know that it will be presented in China on July 19, along with the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4, Xiaomi Redmi K70 Ultra and some wearables.

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