Xiaomi will launch a new foldable smartphone, the Mix Fold 2, on August 11 in China.
In an announcement post on Weibo, Xiaomi hints that this is the phone that will bring foldable phones into the practical era, but there are no details on its specifications. The attached image shows little apart from the fact that the phone is indeed foldable and will benefit from Xiaomi’s partnership with Leica.
This phone’s predecessor, the 2021 Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold, had an 8.01-inch foldable display and a 6.52-inch elongated outer display with a 27:9 aspect ratio. Rumor has it that the Mi Fold 2 will have a less unusual 21:9 exterior display.
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The original Fold had monster specs, with a superior Snapdragon CPU, 108-megapixel camera and 12/16GB of RAM, so it’s reasonable to expect the Mix Fold 2 to follow in those footsteps.
The release date of the new phone is certainly remarkable. Motorola plans to launch its foldable Razr 2022 on the same day, and Samsung will launch its new Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Z Fold devices just a day earlier. That means we’ll be getting at least four new foldable smartphones in a two-day period, though only Samsung’s new devices will be available globally, at least initially.