Mi Mix Fold: the first Xiaomi foldable smartphone and the first smartphone with a camera with a liquid lens for $ 1500

Today Xiaomi held the second part of its presentation, the main character of which was Mi Mix Fold. This

at the same time a little bit of a new representativethe forgotten Mi Mix series, and the first folding smartphone from a Chinese company. And if yesterday Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, without exaggeration, could be called the king among flagships, then Mi Mix Fold went even further.

Displays

The smartphone has a large 8.01-inch flexible OLED display with a resolution of 2480×1860 pixels, a 4:3 aspect ratio, support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, and a maximum brightness of 900 nits.


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It folds inwards and when unfoldedthe smartphone turns into a small tablet. The desktop mode starts on the screen with several resizable windows. Xiaomi has developed a U-shaped hinge especially for its creation, which is 27% lighter than the hinges used in other foldable devices. The manufacturer claims that the hinge and display withstood 200 thousand bends during testing, and then another 1 million bends.

There is another one on the outsideThe display is a 6.52-inch AMOLED with a resolution of 840 x 2520 pixels, an aspect ratio of 27:9, a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a touch sampling rate of 180 Hz. It also has support for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision.


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Camera

Usually, in a folding smartphone, the first priority isdisplay, but the main pride of the Mi Mix Fold is the camera - the result of an R&D investment of 140 million yuan and several years of development. It uses the Surge C1 image processing chip (the same proprietary Xiaomi chip) and a liquid lens in the telephoto lens - a first in the mobile industry! It is a flexible film filled with a clear liquid that can change shape, like a lens in a human eye. Moreover, it can withstand extreme temperatures from -40°C to 60°C. This allows you to adjust the zoom from 3x to 30x. The lens has a minimum focusing distance of just 3cm, allowing you to capture distant subjects and take macro photos. And behind it all is an 8-megapixel sensor.


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In addition to it, the main camera usesA 108-megapixel ISOCELL HM2 sensor that supports 9-in-1 pixel binning, as well as a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with a 123-degree viewing angle.


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What else

A top-end Snapdragon processor is installed inside888 in conjunction with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. A cooling system consisting of a large steam chamber, thermogel and several layers of graphite sheets is responsible for temperature control.

In addition, there is a 5020 mAh battery(two parts of 2460 mAh) with support for fast charging with a power of 67 W, but without wireless charging, four speakers with Harman Kardon settings, a fingerprint scanner on the side and NFC.


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How many?

The standard version of the phone has a back coverMade from Gorilla Glass with ceramic texture. There is also a Ceramic Special Edition with a black ceramic backplate (with laser engraving) as well as gold midsection and volume buttons.

In addition, the following versions will be available:

  • 12/256 GB - $1520/€1300
  • 12/512 GB - $1670/€1430
  • 16/512 GB - $1970/€1700

In China, sales of Mi Mix Fold will start on April 16.

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