Xiaomi Group president LU Wiebing, yesterday, announced that the company has rolled out a new manufacturing line which is dubbed Xiaomi Smart Manufacturing Digital Intelligence System 2.0. The new system is integrated into the Beijing Yizhuang Xiaomi Smart Factory. The company chief also disclosed that the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 will be the first model that will be mass-produced on the new system.

The MIX Fold 3 is the brand’s next-gen foldable model which is expected to be released in August. According to Lu Weibing, the new manufacturing system has seen immense upgrades. He specified that the system is smarter and more precise up to the minutest details. Thus, the president noted that the next-gen foldable flagship will be thinner and stronger.

The fact that the Chinese tech giant has started mass-producing the flagship foldable phone affirms speculations that the device will be announced in August. The company is expected to announce the launch date any time within this month.

The MIX Fold 3 is expected to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor which is the latest flagship chipset from the chip maker. The phone is touted to pack a quad-camera phone including a telephoto lens with 5X periscope capability. The periscope telephoto lens allows mobile phones to capture farther scenes, bringing better optical zoom effects when compared to traditional telephoto lenses.

Furthermore, the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 is expected to come with support for 67W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging capabilities. For comparison, the MIX Fold 2 only featured support for 67W wired fast charging.

With an expected thinner and more solid build and more advanced features, the MIX Fold 3 promises to be a device to have. Unfortunately, we still don’t know if the device will be sold outside China as its predecessor – MIX Fold 2 was only offered to the Chinese market. The fact that the detail was shared by Lu Weibing who happens to be the head of the Internation Business arm may be an indication that the company plans to offer it to the global market. If it finds its way to the global, market, the device is expected to take on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5.

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