Xiaomi’s latest foldable is durable enough to survive half a million folds

Xiaomi has introduced a new foldable for Chinese customers to think about shopping for — and for the remainder of the world to stare at wistfully from afar. The Mix Fold 3 is occurring sale this week beginning on August sixteenth, and based mostly on Xiaomi’s method with its Mi Mix Fold and Mix Fold 2, we received’t be holding our collective breath for a world launch.

The Mix Fold 3’s most eye-catching spec is maybe the variety of folding cycles it’s rated to stand up to, which stands at 500,000, in accordance to a certification from TÜV Rheinland. That’s 100,000 greater than the 400,000 of Honor’s lately introduced Magic V2 foldable and over double the 200,000 promised by Samsung and Google with their 2023 gadgets.

Of course, the variety of folding cycles a foldable survives in a laboratory setting is removed from the be-all and end-all when it comes to sturdiness. Notably, Xiaomi’s announcement didn’t include any point out of an IP score for water resistance, which may influence its sturdiness when you use it within the rain. (Both Samsung’s and Google’s latest foldables are protected towards restricted submersion in water.) It does have a layer of ultrathin glass in its inside show, nonetheless, and there’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on its outer show.

Also eye-catching are the 4 cameras on the rear of the telephone, which embrace a 50-megapixel most important, a 12-megapixel ultrawide with a area of view of 120 levels, a 10-megapixel telephoto with the equal of a 75mm focal size, and a 10-megapixel periscope digital camera with a 5 instances optical zoom. The cameras are Leica branded, and Xiaomi’s advertising and marketing supplies particularly say the corporate has tried to keep away from tuning them to produce “overly sharpened” or “over-processed” images.

The Mix Fold 3 isn’t fairly as skinny or gentle as Honor’s lately introduced Magic V2 (whose thinnest mannequin measures simply 9.9mm thick when folded and weighs 231 grams), nevertheless it trades blows with Samsung’s brand-new Galaxy Z Fold 5. Xiaomi’s latest foldable is 10.86mm when folded (making it thinner than Samsung’s 13.4mm Fold 5) however is barely heavier at 255 grams versus 253 grams. The Mix Fold 3’s inside show is a little over eight inches nook to nook with a decision of 2160 x 1916 and a most refresh charge of 120Hz. Its 1080p cowl show is 6.56 inches in dimension.

Other specs embrace a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and a 4,800mAh battery that helps 67W quick charging for a full cost in 40 minutes. Wireless charging assist is additionally included, and right here, the utmost fast-charging pace is 50W. 

The Mix Fold 3 begins at ¥8,999 (round $1,240) for 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, rising to a most of ¥10,999 (round $1,515) for 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.