Just Look at This Huge Flip Phone Screen

Xiaomi has unveiled two new folding phones for the Chinese market: the upgraded Mix Fold 4, introducing water resistance for the first time, and the Mix Flip, the company’s first flip phone foldable featuring a 4.01-inch cover screen with a nearly non-existent bezel.

Xiaomi Mix Flip: A New Era in Flip Phones

The Xiaomi Mix Flip boasts the largest external display on a flip-style folding smartphone. At 4.01 inches, it surpasses the four-inch screen on the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 and significantly outshines the 3.4-inch external screen on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6.

Several versions of the Xiaomi Mix Flip folding phone in different colorways. The Xiaomi Mix Flip features a 4.01-inch external display and can be used to make calls without being opened. Image: Xiaomi

The Mix Flip’s 120Hz cover screen includes its own earpiece and microphone, allowing users to make calls without opening the phone. However, despite its large size, a portion of the Mix Flip’s external screen is occupied by a pair of Leica-branded cameras: a 50-megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization and a 50MP telephoto camera with two times optical zoom. Opening the Mix Flip reveals a 6.86-inch folding screen with the same refresh rate.

Powering the Mix Flip is a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. A 4,780mAh battery supports 67W fast charging via USB-C, though Xiaomi has not confirmed if wireless charging is available.

Xiaomi Mix Fold 4: Enhanced Durability and Performance

Three versions of the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 featuring the screen closed, fully opened, and half opened. You’ll still want to be careful to keep dust and debris out of the Mix Fold 4’s hinge. Image: Xiaomi

The Mix Fold 4 features similar internals to the Mix Flip, with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and up to 16GB of RAM with 1TB of storage. Notably, the Mix Fold 4 finally achieves an IPX8 rating, protecting it against full water immersion, although dust resistance remains absent.

A slightly larger 5,100mAh battery in the Mix Fold 4 can be charged wirelessly at 50W or via 67W fast charging with a USB-C cable. The foldable also maintains the hinge durability from last year’s model, promising a lifespan of up to 500,000 folds based on laboratory testing.

When closed, the Mix Fold 4 measures 9.47mm thick and 4.59mm when opened, making it thinner than both the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Pixel Fold. Thanks to a redesigned hinge that is 34 percent narrower and 16 percent lighter, the 226-gram Mix Fold 4 is also 29 grams lighter than its predecessor.

Further weight savings are achieved through a smaller internal 120Hz display, now measuring 7.98 inches but offering a higher resolution of 2488 x 2224 pixels. The external 1080P cover display remains the same size at 6.56 inches.

The Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 features four Leica-branded cameras on the back: a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel ultrawide camera, an improved 50-megapixel telephoto camera with two times optical zoom for portrait photography, and a 10-megapixel periscope camera with five times optical zoom.

Pricing and Availability

The Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 starts at ¥8,999 (around ₹102,020) for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, or ¥10,999 (around ₹124,730) for the version with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, available in black, white, or blue. The Mix Flip starts at ¥5,999 (around ₹68,020) for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model, with the 16GB RAM and 1TB storage version priced at ¥7,299 (around ₹82,850), available in white, purple, or black.

As with Xiaomi’s previous folding phones, there is no word yet on whether these two new models will be available globally outside of China.

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