Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 May Launch in Second Half of 2023

The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 could launch in the second half of the year as the successor to the Chinese smartphone brand’s last foldable smartphone – The Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 that was launched in China in August last year.

Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 Launching in H2 2023

Xiaomi uses the Mix moniker to introduce cutting edge hardware, showcasing its R&D chops, that included its first commercially available foldable smartphone, after the Mi Mix Alpha. The Mix Fold 3 is reportedly launching in the second half of the year, as per a tip by tipster, Digital Chat Station who revealed the information on Chinese microblogging site, Weibo.

The Mix Fold 3 will succeed the Mix Fold 2 which was launched in August 2022. Details about the smartphone remain sketchy at this point, with a few hardware specs rumoured. However, the same tipster had earlier hinted that the upcoming foldable smartphone could come with a USB 3.2 port, a rarity among Android smartphones. The tipster had also revealed the smartphone could come with 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB or 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, indicating that the hardware under the hood will be in line with the most powerful flagship smartphones of 2023.

Xiaomi will have the choice to power the foldable smartphone with either the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC or the MediaTek Dimensity 9000+, both of which have been used to power foldable smartphones this year.

Xiaomi Mix Fold 2: Quick Recap

To recall, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 launched in August 2022 featured a design similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, with the main screen folding like a book revealing a cover display on top. The smartphone featured an 8.02 inch LTPO 2.0 folding inner display with 1914 x 2160 pixels with DCI-P3 colours and 120Hz refresh rate. The display inside was also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.

On the outside, the smartphone had a 6.56-inch AMOLED display with 1080 x 2520 pixels resolution and an identical 120Hz refresh rate, and support for Dolby Vision. The smartphone was powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, coupled with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with up to 1TB UFS 3.1 storage.

The foldable smartphone came with a 4500mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. As for the cameras, the MIx Fold 2 featured Leica-branded triple cameras at the back, including a 50MP primary camera with OIS support, along with a 13MP ultrawide camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera. For selfies, there was a 20MP camera on the front.

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