Xiaomi is expected to work on a clamshell foldable smartphone. Foldable smartphones have flooded the global markets recently. With most major companies launching book- or clamshell-style foldable smartphones, the competition among leading smartphone manufacturers has also increased. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 4 last year and is gearing up to launch the Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the coming months. Motorola also unveiled the Razr 40 series last week. The company previously launched the Mix Fold 2 handset and is expected to launch another model soon.
A new leak by tipster Digital Chat Station suggests that the alleged Xiaomi clamshell foldable will likely be very thin and light. In his response to a comment on the original Weibo post, the tipster suggested that the phone could launch next year.
There is speculation that the Chinese electronics giant will call the handset Mix Flip, after its Mix Fold series of foldable smartphones. The company is expected to launch the Mix Fold 3 soon, but no details about a flip phone have been revealed yet. No further details about the phone have been leaked either.
Competitors like Motorola released the Motorola Razr 40 and Motorola Razr 40 Ultra last week. The Ultra model features a 3.6-inch (1,056 x 1,066 pixels) pOLED outer display and a 6.9-inch (1,080 x 2,640 pixels) main display.
Another leading mobile manufacturing company Oppo had unveiled the Find N2 Flip clamshell foldable last year in December. The phone came with a 6.80-inch (2520 x 1080 pixels) primary display and a 3.26-inch secondary outer display. The Vivo X Flip was also announced earlier this year in April that featured a 6.74-inch (1080 x 2520 pixels) primary panel and a 3-inch (682 x 422 pixels) outer display.
