Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 could launch in the second half of 2023: report
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 could launch later this year as a successor to the Chinese smartphone maker’s last foldable phone — the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 — that was launched in August 2022. According to a latest tip, Xiaomi’s next foldable smartphone could arrive sometime in the second half of 2023. To recall, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 featured an 8.02-inch foldable AMOLED internal display, a 6.56-inch AMOLED external display, and Leica cameras.
According to a tip According to tipster Digital Chat Statio on Chinese microblogging website Weibo, Xiaomi could be gearing up to launch its reportedly upcoming foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, sometime in the second half of this year. The foldable smartphone is expected to succeed Xiaomi’s last foldable smartphone offering, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2, which was launched in August last year.
However, in terms of expected specifications, there seems to be very little that we can expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 foldable smartphone. According to a report According to Gizmochina, which cites an earlier tip from the same tipster, Digital Chat Station, the upcoming foldable smartphone could feature a USB 3.2 port.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 foldable smartphone is expected to come with 16GB of LPDDDR5x RAM and 512GB or 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.
As a reminder, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 was launched in August 2022, featuring an 8.02-inch LTPO 2.0 foldable internal display with a resolution of 1914×2160 pixels, DCI-P3 color gamut, and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The internal display also features Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. As for the external display of the Mix Fold 2, it is a 6.56-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080×2520 pixels, an identical refresh rate of 120 Hz, Dolby Vision, an aspect ratio of 21:9, and a peak brightness of 1000 nits. The foldable smartphone is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, coupled with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM, under the hood.
Xiaomi’s foldable smartphone from last year is backed by a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging. In terms of optics, the foldable smartphone features a Leica-branded triple rear camera setup that is led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor that carries support for Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), followed by a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens. For selfies, the smartphone features a 20-megapixel lens on the front.
