The Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 folding phone was officially introduced in its home country, China, Thursday (11/8/2022) local time. This foldable phone was released shortly after Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 globally.
The presence of the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 was announced directly by the founder and CEO of Xiaomi, Lei Jun, in his annual speech.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 offers a screen with a wider size than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 folding phone.
Because, the main screen with an LTPO OLED panel on the inside, has a size of 8.02 inches when it is stretched. While the front panel AMOLED panel has an area of 6.56 inches.
For comparison, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 offers a 7.6-inch inner screen and a 6.2-inch outer screen.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 screen supports a refresh rate of 120 Hz, brightness levels up to 1,300 nits and is wrapped in Gorilla Glass Victus protective glass.
In accordance with the leaks circulating, Mix Fold 2 comes with a thinner body than the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4.
The thickness is 5.4 mm when the phone is not folded and 11.2 mm when folded. While the Galaxy Fold 4 is 6.3 mm thick when it is not folded and 15.8 mm when it is folded.
Another advantage that is highlighted by Xiaomi on the Mix Fold 2 is the camera that was developed with the famous lens manufacturer – Leica.
The camera itself comes in three configurations, including a 50 MP main camera that supports OIS and Leica optics, a 13 MP ultrawide camera, and an 8 MP telephoto that supports 2x optical zoom.
The camera is claimed to be capable of recording 8K quality video with Dolby Vision HDR support. Another Leica support practice in Mix Fold 2 is the Vibrant, Authentic imaging style and a few other Leica-style filters.
On the front, this foldable phone offers a 20 MP camera which is in the screen hole or punch hole. This punch hole is on the front of the screen.
Turning to the kitchen aspect, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset combined with 12 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of storage.
Summarized by KompasTekno from TechCrunch, Friday (12/8/2022), the new Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 is available in China. Xiaomi itself has not commented whether this folding phone will be available outside China or not.