Xiaomi Launched Its Mix Flip To Take On Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 With A Bigger Battery And Better Camera Zoom Capabilities

When it comes to the foldable industry, Xiaomi has paved its way to the top by constantly evolving the technology and bringing about major iterations every time that makes its foldable truly stand out. It has not been long since the company was the talk of the town for its Mix Fold 4, which holds the record for the thinnest foldable profile. Now, the smartphone manufacturer has launched Mix Flip globally to give the industry even more fierce competition.

Xiaomi has fully launched the Mix Flip in global markets today, and it is its first clamshell folding phone

Xiaomi has been making its mark by vigorously bringing in foldable phones of different form factors and giving a tough time to others, leaving even Samsung behind when it comes to the thinnest profile of a foldable. The Mix Flip is the company’s first clamshell foldable, which was unveiled in China earlier this year. Users have been long waiting for the phone to hit global markets and would be relieved to know that it has been officially launched globally.

Although the Mix Fold was limited to Europe last month, it has now been fully released globally. The Mix Flip features a 6.86-inch OLED fold display and a 4.01-inch cover screen. Its peak brightness is 3,000 nits and 1,600 nits when in high-brightness mode, which marks a huge upgrade in visibility, especially in outdoor settings.

Xiaomi is also focusing on functionality along with the new form factor it is bringing forward as the cover display extends support for keyboard typing and also for using apps like YouTube or even Google Maps, providing a major convenience for users. The clamshell foldable features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and comes with a bigger-than-average battery for foldable phones, standing at 4,780mAh. It also comes with extended charging cycles going up to 1,600 before the battery hits its 80 percent capacity.

Xiaomi’s Mix Flip is also packed with 67W wired charging that marks a faster speed, but we see the wireless charging and IP rating being absent from the model, which might come as a disappointment to many given how Galaxy Z Flip 6 and even Motorola Razr Plus 2024 is offering complete water resistance.

The Mix Flip followed the company’s pattern of its other flagship phones by opting for a Leica-branded camera setup and featuring a 50MP primary camera and a 50MP 2x telephoto lens. The zoom-in capabilities, in comparison to the Z Flip 6, offer greater clarity and more detailed photo-capturing abilities.

Taking close-up shots, especially for those interested in macro photography, would be of high quality as the telephoto lens offers a minimum focusing distance of nine centimeters. The video calls offer more clarity attributed to the 32MP front camera. Although Xiaomi’s Mix Flip offers a bigger battery and an upgraded camera zoom feature to take on the Z Flip 6, it lacks wireless charging and the IP rating offered by Samsung in its Flip model.

The Xiaomi Mix Flip is priced at €1,299 (around $1,447) for the base model, and comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage capacity and is available in black and purple color scheme.