Today, on the second day of the event held in China, Xiaomi officially presented its first foldable Smartphone, the new Mi Mix Fold.
Η innovative series mix Xiaomi returns with the My Mix Fold - the company's first foldable phone with many innovative features, so many that the foldable screen is not even the most interesting element of this phone.
Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold has 8 ”internal display (4: 3) and 6,5” external display
The large internal screen of the device is one OLED panel at 8,01 ″ with aspect ratio 4: 3 (and analysis 1440p +). It is a screen the size of a tablet and Xiaomi claims to be the largest screen ever integrated into a foldable smartphone (although Huawei may disagree with this claim).
The screen is large enough to allow Xiaomi to enable a special function on the desktop, which allows us to open multiple windows at the same time with the ability to resize them. This new feature is activated by a simple three-finger swipe on the screen.
The new desktop function
Xiaomi has developed a U-shaped joint in the folding mechanism that is against 27% lighter than the hinges used by other foldable Smartphones. In fact, this mechanism was submitted to 200.000 folds during endurance tests, and then exceeded them 1 million folds without any problem.
Η OLED display The device supports the HDR10 + and Dolby Vision and offers excellent color accuracy (DCI-P3 color space). The screen has typical brightness at 600 nits with maximum brightness at 900 nits.
Details about the two screens of Mi Mix Fold
On the other hand, its external screen My Mix Fold has size 6,52" and it is one AMOLED panel with analysis 840 x 2.520px, and has a fairly wide aspect ratio at 27: 9. Unlike the internal screen, it has a refresh rate of 90 Hz and touch sampling rate at 180Hz. It is also slightly brighter with standard brightness 650 nits. It also supports HDR10 + and Dolby Vision, and also has excellent color calibration.
Xiaomi's first fold, the Mi Mix Fold
All of the above are very good features for a first generation product, but the camera that the device has overshadows the screen in terms of innovation. First of all, the camera that the device has is the result of an investment 140 million CNY in the field of Research and Development, and it took more than two years of development to reach the current result.
The image editing chip is the C1 appears developed by Xiaomi itself, and runs the three basic processing automation algorithms, such as: Auto Focus, Auto Exposure and Auto White Balance, and all this in an efficient way.
Surge C1 custom chip for the camera • Snapdragon 888 for everything else
Even more impressive is the technology that Xiaomi uses for the camera of the device. This is the first time in the world that liquid lens technology has been used in a telephoto camera. This lens is made of a flexible film that is filled with a transparent liquid. This allows the lens to change shape, and works just like the lens in the human eye, thanks to a special precision motor.
The official Teasers from the presentation of the device
And do not worry about the liquid in the lens, as it can work without problems and in extreme temperatures ranging from -40ºC to 60ºC (-40ºF to 140ºF).
This special technology allows the lens to adjust the aspect ratio of 3x to 30x (with equivalent focal length at 80 mm at its maximum opening). The lens even has minimum focusing distance just 3 cm, which allows him to photograph distant objects at the same time but can also receive Macro downloads.
Behind this great lens is one sensor at 8 MP, but there is no talk of any visual stabilization.
The main camera has a sensor on 108MP, and specifically him Samsung ISOCELL HM2 (1 / 1,52 ″), which is placed behind one 7-stage (7P) lens set. This sensor supports binning 9-in-1 and produces a pixel size 2,1 μm, but this camera does not have OIS. The third camera of the device has a super-wide-angle lens (123 º) with sensor in 13MP with pixel size in 1,12 μm (f / 2,4 lens).
The phone is equipped with a battery at 5.020 mAh divided into two independent cells in 2.460 mAh. Supports wired charging at 67W, which can complete a full charge in just 37 minutes.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, which is accompanied by memory RAM LPDDR5 at 3.200 MHz and UFS storage 3.1. The basic memory configuration of the device is on 12 / 256 GB, there is also an option in 12 / 512 GB and the top model with memory in 16 / 512 GB.
The high efficiency of the device is ensured by the special cooling system that has "butterfly type», Which has a combination of large steam chamber, thermal gel and multi-layer graphite sheets. Overall, Fold covers the total 22.583 mm² of the device with this special heat dissipation system, which not only keeps the chipset "cool", but this cooling system also eliminates the heat coming from the 5G antennas and the fast charging system.
The visual spectacle of the big screen is beautifully combined with the incredible sound experience offered by Harman Kardon. The device has a quad speaker arrangement, something that was usually intended for tablets until now.
The four 1216 super linear speakers which has it Mi MiX Fold have large air chambers that are "equivalent to 1,34 cc of air volume», And are driven by 15V amplifiers, which makes them against 40% stronger from the speakers at We 10 Pro. Xiaomi has developed a specialist 3D spatial sound algorithm which creates an exciting audio experience using these four speakers.
The internal display supports Dolby Vision and HDR10 + • Quad speakers from Harman Kardon
The standard version of the phone has glass on the back Gorilla with ceramic texture. There is also a special ceramic version, which has a black ceramic back (with laser engraving), as well as gold keys for Power and volume adjustment.
Two versions of Mi Mix Fold: Standard • Ceramic Edition
Both versions Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold will be available for pre-order in China later today. The first devices will be available for sale from stores in the country from 16 April.
In terms of pricing, the model with 2 / 256 GB starts at CNY 9.999 (~ $ 1.520 / € 1.300), the model with 12 / 512 GB at 10.999 CNY (~ $ 1.673 / € 1.426) and finally, the model with 16 / 512 GB is priced at CNY 12.999 (~ $ 1.978 / € 1.685).
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