Xiaomi Mi Fold foldable smartphone teased online

Soon after Samsung and Huawei launched their respective foldable smartphones, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has now teased a video of its upcoming foldable smartphone prototype. Xiaomi Mi Fold foldable smartphone was first seen in January, packing a double-folding design.

Xiaomi shared the video on its official Weibo account that shows a person using the Mi Fold in portrait mode, first in an unfolded state and then changes the orientation of the phone and lastly folds it from both sides.

Last month, Samsung and Huawei have launched their respective foldable smartphones globally. While Samsung has opted for an in-folding design for Galaxy Fold, the Huawei Mate X is seen in an out-folding design.

Mate X is also Huawei’s first 5G foldable smartphone that comes with the falcon wing mechanical hinge, 7nm multi-mode modem chipset Balong 5000, a high-capacity 4,500mAh battery supporting the world’s fastest 55W HUAWEI SuperCharge.

When folded, the device is a huge display smartphone with a 6.6-inch screen, and when opened, it turns into a slim tablet with an 8-inch screen. The 6.6-inch dual display panel equipped on the Mate X is a true FullView display. When unfolded, it transforms into an 8-inch tablet at only 5.4mm thick.

The innovative flexible OLED foldable FullView display, unique falcon wing mechanical hinge and the industry’s best 5G modem chipset Balong 5000 combine to deliver a new mode of interfacing, in which the large-screen experience and portability co-exist in harmony.

Known for making affordable smartphones for the masses, it will be interesting to see how Xiaomi engineers its foldable smartphone to make it relatively affordable as compared to Huawei Mate X and Galaxy Fold.