In the unboxing video, I said that this Mix Filp made a very good first impression on me, with its strong 8 Gen3, nice appearance, and a very good feel in the hand, as well as the lovely outside screen. So, in this video, we will take a close look at Xiaomi’s first filp phone.
Unboxing
Okay, so this phone still comes in the original black package, with the Leica brand prominently displayed. The package includes the phone, a standard 67W charger, and an A to C cable. Finally, a hard plastic white casing; do you think it looks good?
Desgin
First and foremost, the whole vibe of this Mix Filp is exceptional. We just examined the foldables from Motorola and Honor, and the Mix Filp is without a doubt the finest in terms of overall feel. If you look closely, you will see that the Mix Filp’s outer screen glass and back cover have tiny curves, giving it an extremely smooth and comfortable feel.
This outside screen measures 4.01 inches, making it the largest on the market and 0.01 inches larger than Honor and Moto. Of course, in practice, no one will notice the difference.
The idea for employing this outer screen is considerably closer to Honor’s; it can currently run over 200 apps. And, while I received the Chinese version, many major global apps have been optimized; when I use these apps, I can simply access all of their functionalities. It is more than just downsizing the screen; when I flip it, I can use a full-size keyboard and have the same typing experience as on the big screen, which is fantastic.
Have you noticed that when used vertically, there are a number of cards here that can display a music player, step counter, clock, and so on. When the screen is horizontally oriented, the calendar becomes fully dimmed.
For me, the music player is the most useful one, but not so much for other cards. I hope xiaomi can optimize it in future updates.
One thing to note is that there is a speaker on the outside screen’s side, which, when combined with an additional microphone at the pivot location, may be the only Filp phone capable of taking phone calls like this.
Coming back to the big screen, this is a 6.86-inch OLED screen with the same 1.5k level of resolution as the outer screen. The screen also has a 21.4:9 ratio, which makes it look slimmer. Ladies might like this design.
The crease that you are most concerned about is less obvious and does not differ significantly from the Honor and Moto. The one criticism I have about the device’s appearance is that it is the thickest among its competitors, both unfolded and folded.
Performance
The 8 Gen3 is without a doubt the most powerful chip filp phone can get, and in benchmarks it’s a big step up from the previous filp phones we’ve tested, so you don’t have to worry about its performance in everyday use.
I was more curious to see how it would perform in games, in the Genshin Impact test, it performed within my expectations. The poor cooling performance of the filp phone obviously doesn’t allow the 8Gen3 to run at high loads for long periods of time, and the game drops to 30fps after about 13 minutes.
In terms of temperature control and power consumption, the Mix Filp with 8Gen3 has some advantages, but the gaming experience is not much different from other filp phones, they are all very conservative. For light gaming these phones are more than capable.
Screen
The screen is the highlight of this phone, while other filp phones generally use a 1080p screen, the Mix Filp uses a 1.5k screen from TCL, which is nice and bright, with good dimming strategy, So I’m giving both screens a high score.
Camera
The Mix Filp uses a combination of a 23mm main camera plus a 47mm telephoto camera, and there is Leica support.
I took some sample shots, you can take a closer look here. After viewing these photos on my computer, I feel like it has a strong Leica style, somewhat close to the xiaomi 13 ultra and 14 ultra . Even after removing the watermark, I can tell that these photos were taken by a Xiaomi phone.
Battery&changring
The Mix Filp has a 4780mAh battery, which is definitely a big battery for a filp phone, and it’s not bad in real life use.
With 67W fast charging, it takes about 53 minutes to fully charge the battery, which unfortunately is much slower than a regular Xiaomi phone that also uses 67W fast charging.
Conclusion
Okay, Xiaomi has included some classic Xiaomi features in this Mix Filp – powerful hardware. If you want to buy the most powerful filp phone with the least amount of flaws, the Mix Filp is a fantastic option.
So, this concludes my quick review of Mix Filp, I hope you enjoyed it.
