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Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold is Receiving Android 12 Update Only Now

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 05:49:30 +0000

The Mi Mix Fold is Xiaomi’s first foldable smartphone. It was announced at the end of March 2021 and was made available for purchase in mid-April. Just like the current-gen Xiaomi Mix Fold 2, its predecessor is not sold outside mainland China.

The handset debuted with Android 11. Now, almost a year and a half after its release, the device is finally receiving the Android 12 update.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold

The latest software update for the Mi Mix Fold 2 arrives with build number V13.1.1.0.SJTCNXM. According to the official changelog, the update bumps up the Android version to 12 and the security patch level to August 2022.

The device is currently on MIUI 13, which is the latest version of Xiaomi’s Android skin at the moment. MIUI 13 was released for the phone in late April.

Since the beginning, the Mi Mix Fold has been receiving software updates slower than Xiaomi’s other handsets. But it did get an update in October with the longest changelog in MIUI history. This particular software update provided improvements and features based on the feedback from the actual users of the phone.

In December, a report suggested that the Mi Mix Fold might not receive new MIUI updates. Fortunately, that turned out to be false. However, it’s not known whether the smartphone will be upgraded to Android 13 or at least Android 12L in the future.

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MIUI 13 beta for the Mi Mix Fold released, brings several foldable features

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 31 May 2022 18:27:19 +0000

Xiaomi has released the MIUI 13 beta build which is based on Android 12. The new software release is for the Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, offering a number of foldable features to the flagship.

The MIUI already features several useful options for foldables including split-screen multitasking, the home screen dock, and floating apps. The new additions will further enhance the overall user experience using the Mi Mix Fold.

The MIUI 13 for the Mi Mix Fold features an improved desktop layout for the inner display. Xiaomi has also optimized the dual-screen desktop for seamless functionality. Users will enjoy the multitasking features which have been refreshed from the previous build. Users can also use a three-finger gesture to enter the split-screen mode and open apps. The Control Center is also revamped. Thus, switching between the Control Center and the notification center is just a swipe away.

A 9-key dual-column and a dual GV keyboard forms are improvements from the previous build. All system apps have also been updated and optimized in terms of their page structure and layout. Owners of the Mi Mix Fold could download the MIUI 13 beta build. This will also involve the flashing of the build to bypass the normal account whitelisting.

Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 foldable smartphone to reportedly launch in Q2 2022

Jeet — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:04:09 +0000

Last year, Xiaomi had launched the Mi MIX Fold as the brand’s first foldable smartphone and now the Chinese company is gearing up to launch its successor, which is likely to be dubbed MIX Fold 2.

Ahead of any such official confirmation from the company, there have been few reports in the past few months shedding light on some aspects of the upcoming foldable smartphone and now we have a possible timeline.

XIaomi Mi MIX Fold

A new report from Digital Chat Station reveals that the MIX Fold 2 foldable smartphone could get launched in the second quarter of this year (Q2 2022) which means that the device will launch before the end of June 2022.

If the previous reports are to be believed, then the upcoming second-generation MIX Fold smartphone will feature an 8.1-inch display with 2K resolution. It is also said that both the inner and the outer display panels on the device will have support for a high refresh rate.

It is also being claimed that this time, Xiaomi will be using new LTPO display panels on this flagship device, which means that there could be support for adaptive refresh rate as well, similar to what Samsung offers on its premium phones.

The device is most likely to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and is expected to have a higher capacity battery and support for fast charging as well as wireless charging.

Apart from the MIX Fold 2, Xiaomi could also launch another foldable smartphone named MIX Flip to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold might not get MIUI updates hereafter

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:09:40 +0000

Xiaomi launched the Mi MIX Fold earlier this year as its first-ever foldable smartphone. It is also the company’s most-expensive commercial smartphone to date. However, the device has only received a few software updates so far and it may get even worse.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold

According to findings by Xiaomiui, the Mi MIX Fold may not receive any MUI updates hereafter. The MIUI Feedback app says that the handset now lacks OTA update support.

There’s another possible explanation. Xiaomi might introduce a new branch of MIUI for foldables in the future, as it did for tablets in the form of MIUI for Pad. Hence, it is currently listed with no OTA support for standard MIUI builds.

That being said, Xiaomiui has a history of wrong predictions. Therefore, this could turn out to be incorrect.

But we cannot rule out the possibility of no future updates either. That’s because the Mi MIX series has an unfortunate history of poor software support.

Anyway, for now, the Mi MIX Fold’s software situation is in a good state. Just recently, it received a system update with the longest changelog in MIUI history. This update brought changes to the software based on the feedback from actual users of the phone.

As Xiaomi appears to be dedicated to improving MIUI for foldables, we don’t think the company will suspend software support for the Mi MIX Fold.

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Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold gets a new update with longest changelog in MIUI history

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 15:21:15 +0000

The Mi MIX Fold is Xiaomi’s first and the only foldable smartphone to date. It was unveiled at the end of March has been exclusive to the Chinese market. Back in May, the company rolled out a useful feature called ‘Pocket PC’ to this device. Now, months later, the firm has announced yet another software update that claims to further improve the user experience.

According to the official MIUI Weibo account, the Mi MIX Fold will soon start receiving a new system. This software build brings improvements and features based on the feedback from users.

Xiaomi says that its engineers have worked hard for months to bring this new software build to the public. The latest system update focuses on improving tablet experience, fixing app compatibility issues and dual-screen problems, optimizing Pocket PC mode, integrating MIUI+, and more.

The smartphone maker has also released the full changelog for this update, which arrives with build number V12.0.25.0.RJTCNXM. The list of changes is too long. You can see for yourself by downloading the image shared by Xiaomi.

Thankfully, Chang Cheng, Vice President of Xiaomi Group, has also summarised the important features in a Weibo post.

As per him, applications can now automatically adapt to inner and external screens when folded and unfolded. Further, WeChat now uses tablet UI and even many other apps are optimized for the foldable form factor. He adds that over 4,000 popular apps are now fully compatible with Mi MIX Fold.

Finally, the update also brings MIUI 12.5 improvements and MIUI+. He signs off his post saying that the new system update for Mi MIX Fold has the longest changelog in MIUI history.

The MIUI V12.0.25.0.RJTCNXM update for Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold will be soon rolled out in batches.

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Xiaomi to launch new Mix Fold to rival Galaxy Z Fold3, features under display camera: Report

Sean — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:08:01 +0000

Earlier this year, Xiaomi had launched its Mi MIX Fold, which was its first foldable smartphone that had a form factor similar to the Galaxy Fold series. Now, a new report has suggested that the company is working on a new MIX Fold device that will rival the newly launched Galaxy Z Fold3 from Samsung.

Mi MIX Fold

According to tipster Bald Panda (Via AndroidAuthority), the Chinese tech giant is working on a new MIX Fold series device. However, the new foldable smartphone will be a refresh model rather than a MIX Fold 2. Furthermore, the tipster added that the new refresh version will sport a high refresh rate external and internal screens along with a 120W fast charging support for its large 5,000mAh battery pack.

Notably, the new MIX Fold will reportedly also feature an under display camera module on the front. This is quite a major upgrade over the 67W charging on the original MIX Fold, which also only had high refresh rate for its external screen. The addition of the under display camera is also a significant update, although, its implementation won’t exactly be an upgrade in terms of image quality.

Galaxy Z Fold3

Unfortunately, it is currently unclear as to when the company will launch such a device or whether it is actually working on this device or not. However, previous reports had suggested that a new foldable phone from the brand will be launching sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. Note that we had also compared the Mi MIX Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 3, so you can check that out as well.

Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 can run Mi MIX Fold’s Pocket PC App: Report

Sean — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:43:41 +0000

Back in May 2021, Xiaomi had rolled out a new update for its first foldable smartphone, the Mi MIX Fold, which turned it into a pocket PC. This was mobile PC feature was enabled through a new Pocket PC app, which is also apparently compatible with the Mi Pad 5 tablet.

According to known tipster @数码闲聊站 (aka DigitalChatStation), the latest tablet from the Chinese tech giant is also capable of running the Pocket PC app from the Mi MIX Fold smartphone. For those unaware, the pocket PC feature allowed users to turn their foldable handset into a portable PC. The feature offered users a new UI that resembled a PC, with a start menu, taskbar, and control center as well.

Two notable features included a ‘Parallel Window’ and ‘Free Window Fingertip Dragging’ along with ‘Pocket PC’ allowed users to use multiple apps in windows form and drag and drop content from one window to another, which is similar to what a computer offers. Now, this has reportedly been transferred to the Mi Pad 5 as well. The tipster even added screenshots on his Weibo post, a Chinese microblogging website, to showcase the app on the tablet.

As per DigitalChatStation, the Mi Pad 5 Pro can be used in a PC mode after installing the Pocket PC app ported from the Mi MIX Fold. He further added that the port didn’t suffer from any bugs either and hopes that an upcoming MIUI update would bring this feature along with multi screen functionality to the tablet as well.

Xiaomi’s new Mi MIX series flagship in works, could be Mi MIX Fold’s new variant

Anvinraj Valiyathara — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:42:12 +0000

Xiaomi announced the Mi MIX Fold as its first foldable phone in March this year. It was reported in May that the company is working on a new version of the Mi MIX Fold. A Xiaomi phone with model number 21081018SC was spotted at the IMEI database in June. Reliable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station has claimed that it is a new MIX series flagship. Since Xiaomi has recently launched the Mi MIX 4, it appears that the 20181018SC phone could be the rumored new variant of the Mi MIX Fold.

Unfortunately, the tipster has not shared any information on the specs of the 20181018SC handset. The existing Mi MIX Fold is packed with flagship specs, but it does not feature a high refresh rate display. Rumors have it that the next Mi MIX Fold could be an updated version of the original model.

Hence, the next Mi MIX Fold is likely to sport a 90Hz or a 120Hz foldable display. Moreover, the company may also incorporate an under-display camera to rival the Galaxy Z Fold3. Probably, it may feature the newer Snapdragon 888 Plus chip. The rest of its specs could be identical to the original model. Readers are advised to digest the report with a grain of salt as the 20181018SC may not necessarily be a new Fold series phone from the brand.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold specifications

The Mi MIX Fold has a 6.52-inch AMOLED 90Hz cover display and an 8.01-inch foldable AMOLED 60Hz screen. It is powered by the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform, up to 16 GB of RAM, and a 5,020mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold

It offers up to 512 GB of internal storage and runs on MIUI 12 based Android 11 OS. It has a front camera of 20-megapixel and a 108-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 13-megapixel triple camera unit.

Xiaomi’s new Mi MIX Fold could come with 120Hz display and under-screen camera

Jeet — Wed, 19 May 2021 06:21:30 +0000

Xiaomi has been working on its foldable smartphone for quite some time and finally launched its Mi MIX Fold device a couple of months ago. Now, the company is working on its successor and a new report related to the smartphone, coming via Digital Chat Station on Weibo reveals that the company has already started testing the upcoming phone which carries model number J18s.

Further, the report adds that both the internal as well as external display on the device will have support for a high refresh rate, either 90Hz or 120Hz. The phone has an internal model number of J18s and it is being said that it will be called Mi MIX Fold.

Earlier, there were reports claiming that the foldable smartphone from Xiaomi has codename “ARGO” and features an under-display camera. Later, it was revealed that “ARGO” is the same device that has internal model number “J18s.”

This indicates that the upcoming foldable smartphone from the company will come with an under-display camera. As for the camera configuration, it is said that the phone will have a 108-megapixel primary sensor, along with a 3X Liquid lens, and an ultra-wide sensor.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold

We expect to know more details about the upcoming foldable smartphone in the coming days or weeks, ahead of the official launch. Currently, the launch date of this new smartphone is not yet known.

Since the launch date is not yet confirmed, it’s highly unlikely that the device will be available for purchase anything before mid-to-late August. There’s a possibility that it could go on sale by the end of this year.

While Xiaomi isn’t ready to launch its new foldable smartphone anytime soon, the South Korean giant, Samsung, is gearing up to launch its next-generation foldable phone as Galaxy Z Fold 3 in the coming weeks.

New update turns the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold into a ‘Pocket PC’

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:58:06 +0000

The Mi MIX Fold is the first and the only Xiaomi foldable smartphone. The company announced this device in late March. Just like the Mi 11 Pro, this handset is also exclusive to China. Almost a month after the foldable went on sale, it is receiving a new system update with features that were showcased at the launch conference.

Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold

The main benefit of foldable smartphones that unfold into a tablet is productivity. But for some reason, the Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold lacked those features at launch.

But thankfully, the company is now pushing these features before more customers get their hands on the device. The update that brings these features comes with build number V12.0.10.0.RJTCNXM and is being seeded out in batches.

The main highlight of this new system update for the Mi Mix Fold is the addition of a feature called ‘Pocket PC’. As the name suggests, this feature turns the foldable into a PC.

This feature enables a new UI mimicking a PC, complete with a start menu, taskbar, and control center. Two other features called ‘Parallel Window’ and ‘Free Window Fingertip Dragging’ along with ‘Pocket PC’ allow users to use multiple apps in windows form and drag and drop content from one window to another, just like on a computer.

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Samsung and Huawei offer a similar feature on their foldables as well as regular flagship smartphones in the form of Dex and EMUI Desktop respectively. But those require an external display.

Last but not least, the MIUI 12.0.10.0 update for the Mi MIX Fold also brings a ‘3D Surround Sound’ feature for the handset’s four speakers, a new ‘One-click Incognito’ option, and a fix for the Xiaomi SIM card activation service reminder issue.

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Mi Mix Fold available with up to $500 discount via Giztop

Simranpal Singh — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:27:38 +0000

Mi Mix Fold, the first folding smartphone from Xiaomi with some impressive features is on sale. With an exciting price drop of $500, the smartphone gives a good value for money. It is available at $1799.00 on Giztop now.

Must See: Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold undergoes bend test live, with over 200,000 folds lasting 89 hours

Xiaomi Mi Mix comes with an 8.01-inch WQHD+OLED display on the inner side having a 4:3 aspect ratio. Meanwhile, the external 6.52-inch AMOLED HD+ display is present with a 90 Hz refresh rate and 120 Hz Touch sampling rate. The external display comes with 300 nits brightness and HDR10+ support.

Mi Mix Fold runs on MIUI 12-based on Android 11. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G processor and Adreno 660 GPU. It is available in 12GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 storage. In the battery department, there’s a 5020 mAh battery with support for 67W wired charging that can charge the device completely in 37 minutes.

Mi Mix Fold comes with a triple camera setup at the back consisting of a 108MP HM2 sensor with a 7P lens carrying OIS support, a 13MP ultrawide camera, and an 8MP camera for 3x optical zoom and 30x telephoto zoom. On the front, the device rocks a 20MP camera for selfie purposes.

It is a Chinese edition and comes with an English/Chinese menu only. However, it is pre-installed with full Google Mobile Service, and Google Play Store.

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Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold will go on sale again in China tomorrow

Jed John Ikoba — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:22:25 +0000

Xiaomi has officially announced that the Mi MIX Fold foldable smartphone will go on sale again tomorrow (April 23) at 10 AM CST. The Mi Mix Fold was first announced on March 30 and went on sale for the first time only last week.

The first sale of the flagship device was marked by a strong showing of interest in the model with over 400 million yuan accrued from the sales of around 30000 units within one minute after the sales opened.

The Mi Mix Fold is Xiaomi’s first foldable smartphone and is equipped with a Snapdragon 888 processor. The device also utilizes an in-folding design with the outward display being a 6.52-inch flexible AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2520×840 pixels, 700nits brightness, Dolby Vision support, and 90Hz refresh rate.

The inward display is an 8.01-inch with a resolution of 2480×1860 pixels. The display also supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and has a pixel density of 387PPI as well as DCI-P3 wide color gamut, and supports Dolby Vision.

Under the hood, there is a decent 5020mAH battery and the phone equally supports 67W fast charging.

Xiaomi also hinted that the Mix Fold will have exclusive customer service with after-sales service personnel. It comes with a 12-month warranty. The foldable phone starts at 9999 yuan (~$1,540) for the 12+256GB version while the 12+512GB is priced at 10999 yuan (~$1,694) and finally, the 16+512GB ceramic special edition is priced at 12999 yuan (~$2,002).

Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold undergoes bend test live, with over 200,000 folds lasting 89 hours

Sean — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:42:11 +0000

Xiaomi recently held a live stream online, which was for a test for its first foldable handset, the Mi Mix Fold. In the live stream, the company had the device undergo an endurance test that tested its folding capabilities that had the device be bent over 200,000 times.

On the company’s CEO’s, Lei Jun, official Weibo account (a Chinese microblogging website), the device’s week long folding test was live streamed. The Mi Mix Fold survived a long and uninterrupted bending test, which had it fold over 200,000 times. This test was carried out for about 89 hours, with the device folded every 1.6 seconds for the entire 24 hours and 7 days in a row duration.

As per official notes from the Chinese tech giant, this test was done to showcase the device’s build quality and endurance. Xiaomi even added that this 89 hour long test is equivalent to 10 years in terms of normal usage. Meaning, an average user would take years to reach this number of folds that the Mi Mix Fold went through in just 7 days. To ensure authenticity, the live stream also displayed the timer mechanism to highlight that the stream is in real time and is not pre recorded or edited.

Furthermore, the company also added that the device could also last for up to five and a half year even if the Mi Mix Fold is opened and close up to 100 times a days. Back in 2019, CNET did a similar test, which had checked the endurance of the Samsung Galaxy Fold that was folded over 120,000 times before being damaged.

Xiaomi explains the breakthrough heat dissipation tech onboard the Mi Mix Fold

Jed John Ikoba — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 16:37:04 +0000

Xiaomi has given a detailed description of the cutting-edge heat dissipation technology deployed in the design of its latest premium and exquisite offering, the Mi Mix Fold smartphone.

In an article posted on Weibo, the versatile Chinese tech company explained how it finally overcame the heat dissipation challenge highly pronounced in foldable devices. A major problem with foldable smartphones is that the heat dissipation capacity is heavily dependent on the foldability status. It has been seen that the side of the device housing the SoC tends to accumulate more heat.

The Mi Mix Fold has begun sales in the Chinese market from April 16 and costs between 11,000 yuan and 13,000 yuan for the three variants available based on their memory capacity. Xiaomi says the Butterfly heat dissipation mechanism developed for the Mi Mix Fold enables efficient cooling from one side of the device to the other across the hinge mechanism.

The Mi Mix Fold smartphone comes with a raft of cooling mechanisms and heat-resistant materials that combine to make the Mi Mix Fold a masterpiece in the foldable segment. In fact, product testing revealed that the bend-resistant graphite sheet could retain its strength after several hundreds of thousands of 180-degrees bending.

The Mi Mix Fold is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 5G chipset, meaning that it has 5G support. The Snapdragon 888 is among the best high-end chips available. A 6.52″ and 8.01″ external and internal folding display are innovative components of the latest foldable from Xiaomi. The Mi Mix Fold has a 5,020mAh battery, capable of 67W fast charging. It features a camera system that includes a 108MP main camera with a liquid lens, a 13MP ultra-wide cam, and an 8MP telephoto camera.

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Poll of The Week: Which of these new Xiaomi products are you buying?

Habeeb Onawole — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 00:30:49 +0000

Last week, Xiaomi unveiled several new products at its China and global launch events. The two-day events included phones such as the Mi MIX Fold, Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11 Pro, Mi 11i; a new fitness tracker – the Mi Band 6/Mi Smart Band 6; the Mi Laptop Pro; a new projector; a new router; and many more.

For this week’s poll, we want to know which of these products you will be purchasing. Will you be importing the China-exclusive Mi MIX Fold or Mi 11 Pro, or are you are going for the Mi 11 Ultra with its rear secondary display? Maybe you prefer the Mi 11 Lite 4G/5G or all you need is the new Mi Band 6/Mi Smart Band 6 fitness tracker? Also, please share your opinions about Xiaomi’s new plethora of products in the comment box below.

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Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold has a Snapdragon 888 chip, liquid lens, and a 5020mAh battery that charges at 67W

Habeeb Onawole — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 14:37:24 +0000

Xiaomi announced the Mi MIX Fold on Day 2 of its Mega Launch. The new Mi MIX device is its first foldable, but that is not the only “first” title it has. It is also the first foldable powered by the Snapdragon 888 processor, the first phone with a liquid lens camera, and the first Xiaomi phone with an in-house image processing chip.

Mi MIX Fold Design

The Mi MIX Fold has an inward folding design like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Huawei Mate X2. It is covered in Gorilla Glass 5 but has a special ceramic edition with a textured back. This special edition also has a gold middle frame and volume buttons and a special laser engraving on the back.

Xiaomi has settled for a 4:3 aspect ratio for the inner display while the outer display has a 27:9 aspect ratio, thus giving the device in its folded state an elongated form factor akin to some Sony phones. This cover display also has a punch hole at the top left corner of the screen for a camera for video calls and selfies.

For the rear design, Xiaomi has modified the design of the Mi 10 Ultra. Rather than an elongated camera housing, it is much shorter but wider and protrudes but not as much as the Mi 11 Ultra.

Mi MIX Fold Specifications

The main foldable display of the MIX Fold is an 8.01-inch WQHD+ OLED panel with a 4:3 aspect ratio. That extra 0.1 inch earns it the title of the foldable with the largest main display as it is just a tiny bit larger than the Huawei Mate X2’s 8-inch display. Xiaomi’s foldable is also the first with a Dolby Vision display.

There are no holes or notches on the main screen neither does it have a high refresh rate like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 and the Huawei Mate X2. The 1 billion color display has a DCI-P3 color gamut, a 4,300,000:1 color contrast ratio, and a JNCD value and Delta E value of 0.29 and 0.35 respectively

The cover display is a 6.52-inch AMOLED (2520 x 840) HD+ screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 180Hz touch sampling rate. It has a 27:9 aspect ratio, a maximum brightness of 900 nits, and HDR10+. Xiaomi says both displays use an in-house algorithm to generate images and videos in super-resolution. They are capable of doubling the resolution of images from 720p to 1440p and the resolution of videos from 480p to 1440p.

Along with the Snapdragon 888 processor, you get up to 16GB of LPPDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. There is no support for storage expansion, so what you buy is what you are stuck with. There is a butterfly-type cooling system that uses a combination of large-area VC liquid cooling, thermal gel, and multiple layers of graphite sheets for heat dissipation

Just like the Mi 11 series (excluding the Mi 11 Lite), the Mi MIX Fold has Harman Kardon tuned speakers. There are quad speakers – two on each side of the screen and they are said to be 40% louder than the Mi 10 Pro thanks to a 15V Smart PA. The speakers can also create a 3D spatial audio experience using Xiaomi’s own quad-speaker array algorithm.

The Mi MIX Fold has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that doubles as the power button, NFC, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2 with support for AAC, LDAC, and LHDC.

The Mi MIX Fold packs a 5020mAh battery (dual battery design – 2460mAh + 2560mAh), the largest in a foldable phone, and also supports 67W fast wired charging, the fastest on a foldable phone. Xiaomi says users will be able to charge the phone from empty to full in just 37 minutes. It also supports Quick Charge 4+ and Power Delivery 3.0 but doesn’t support wireless charging.

Xiaomi ships the Mi MIX Fold with MIUI 12 based on Android 10 (that is what the spec sheet says) and it has features that make using it a breeze. You can run multiple apps at the same time side-by-side, drag and drop content from one screen to another, use a parallel windows mode, and also switch to a desktop mode.

Mi MIX Fold Cameras and Surge C1 Image Sensing Processor

The Mi MIX Fold has three rear cameras. The main camera is a 108MP HM2 sensor with a 7P lens. It is paired with an 8MP camera with a liquid lens that allows it to double as a telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and up to 30x telephoto zoom and also as a macro camera with a focus distance of 3CM. The third camera is a 13MP f/2.4 123° ultrawide angle camera. The cover display is home to a 20MP front-facing camera.

The Surge C1 Image Sensing Processor provides an improved 3A algorithm and low-light focus capabilities that result in more accurate autofocus, autoexposure, and auto white balance. Xiaomi says the chip provides exceptionally high performance while using low CPU and storage space.

Mi MIX Fold Price

The Mi MIX Fold is available in three variants. The 12GB RAM + 256GB version is priced at ¥9999 (~$1521) and a 12GB RAM + 512GB version that has a ¥10999 (~$1673) price tag. The Ceramic Special Edition which has 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is ¥12,999 (~$1976).

Both versions will be available for pre-order starting today and will go on sale on April 16 in China. There is no news of an international release.

Xiaomi patents a foldable smartphone, may be part of the Mi MIX Series

Sean — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:10:28 +0000

Xiaomi has recently applied for a new patent. This patent is for a new foldable smartphone, which will be part of the Mi MIX series. The patent was spotted on the QCC app and could be for the Mi MIX 4 Pro Max or the Mi MIX Fold.

The report arrives from a post on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, which shared the information of the new patent along with a few of its supposed specifications. Notably, the upcoming device would be the Chinese tech giant’s first foldable smartphone. Unfortunately, the actual name of the device is currently unknown. Meaning, we don’t know whether the foldable device will be the Mi MIX 4 Pro Max, as we had reported earlier, or the Mi MIX Fold as stated in the Weibo post.

The social media post also stated that the foldable device will feature dual displays and will feature the flagship grade Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, paired with a 7 inch folding display with a high refresh rate of 120Hz. On the rear, the primary camera sensor will be a 108 megapixel shooter. Under the hood, a large 5,000mAh battery pack will reportedly power the device, which will also support 67W fast charging as well.

It is unknown if wireless charging will also be included, but it the Weibo blogger also added that the device will be released sometime after April of this year. Keep in mind, this is still an unconfirmed report and the company has yet to make any official announcement regarding the matter. So take this report with a pinch of salt and stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available.