The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 will be fully unveiled on August 14 (Monday), but founder and CEO Lei Jun offers a first look at the phone’s refined design right now. The Jun describes it with three words: slim, elegant and premium.
The photos have been published in Jun’s Chirping account as well as on Weibo. Here’s a look:
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Zooming in on the four Leica cameras reveals focal lengths at the near and far end: 15mm ultra wide angle and 115mm periscope. The older Mix Fold 2 also had a 15mm ultra-wide angle, however it only came with an 8MP 45mm vertical camera (2x zoom), so going up to 115mm is an impressive leap.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3
Only a few of the horizontal foldables launched this year have a periscope: the Google Pixel Fold (112mm) and the Huawei Mate X3 (125mm). Unfortunately, neither phone is widely available (although only one of these companies is subject to trade sanctions). The other folds stick to the 2-3x zoom range. Either way, there’s not much hope for an international release of the Mix Fold 3 either.
Here are some pictures of the outgoing Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 for comparison:
The old Xiaomi Mix Fold 2
Did you notice that the CEO described the new model as “slim”? The 2022 foldable was already quite thin at 11.2mm closed, well below the 13.4mm of the Galaxy Z Fold5, for example. The Honor Magic V2 (9.9mm closed) may have some competition.
By the way, there is also an official teaser video:
A few final words on what to expect: According to the leaks, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 would have an IP rating, an under-display camera inside, as well as 67W wired charging and 50W wireless.
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