Xiaomi has taken the wraps off two exciting new foldable phones, the Mix Flip and the Mix Fold 4. Both are currently aimed at the Chinese market, but their features hint at potential global releases.
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The Mix Flip marks Xiaomi’s first foray into the flip phone foldable market. It boasts what the company claims to be the largest external display on a flip phone yet, measuring 4.01 inches and featuring a near bezel-less design. This display, larger than competitors like the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, even includes its own earpiece and microphone for calls without unfolding the phone.
However, a portion of this sizeable screen is dedicated to a dual camera system: a 50MP main sensor with optical image stabilization and a 50MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. Unfolding the Mix Flip reveals a large 6.86-inch main display with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate.
Under the hood, the Mix Flip packs a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with up to 16GB of RAM and a whopping 1TB of storage. A 4,780mAh battery keeps things going, supported by 67W fast wired charging. While wireless charging details are yet to be confirmed.
The Mix Fold 4 offers an upgrade to its predecessor, boasting the same powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with up to 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM. Notably, it joins the ranks of the Google Pixel Fold and recent Samsung Galaxy Z Fold models by achieving an IPX8 water resistance rating, protecting it from submersion. However, dust resistance remains absent.
The Mix Fold 4 also boasts a larger 5,100mAh battery with support for 50W wireless charging alongside 67W fast wired charging. The hinge design has been significantly improved, being 34% narrower and 16% lighter, contributing to the phone’s overall weight reduction of 29 grams compared to the Mix Fold 3. With a closed thickness of 9.47mm and an unfolded thickness of just 4.59mm, the Mix Fold 4 is currently thinner than its Samsung and Google competitors.
The internal display has been shrunk slightly to 7.98 inches while offering a resolution bump to 2488 x 2224 pixels. The external 6.56-inch 1080p cover display remains the same size. The camera system on the back features a familiar 50MP main sensor and 12MP ultrawide sensor from the previous model, but it gains an improved 50MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and a 10MP periscope lens with 5x optical zoom.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 starts at ¥8,999 (around $1,237) for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, reaching ¥10,999 (around $1,512) for the top-tier 16GB RAM and 1TB storage option. Colour choices include black, white, and blue.
The Mix Flip starts at a more affordable ¥5,999 (around $825) for the 12GB RAM and 256GB storage version, available in white, purple, or black. The price jumps to ¥7,299 (around $1,004) for the 16GB RAM and 1TB storage configuration.
As with previous Xiaomi foldable phones, there’s no official confirmation regarding a global release for these models outside of China.
