Foldable smartphones are now very popular but only two brands currently have a grip on the entire market. A recent report from DSCC shows that Samsung and Huawei have 99% of the foldable smartphone market for Q3 2021. While Samsung has a 93% market share, Huawei has only 6%. The other brands with foldable smartphones including Xiaomi, Motorola, Royole, Microsoft, TCL, and others share just 1%. A new leak shows the Xiaomi MIX Fold2 in the IMEI database. The model number is 22061218C while the code name is L18. This will be Xiaomi’s second foldable smartphone and it will officially arrive in the second half of 2022.
The biggest upgrade point of the Xiaomi MIX Fold2 is the display. This time, this device will have internal and external screens that support high refresh rates. As we all know, only the external screen of Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold has a high refresh rate of 90Hz (screen size is 6.52 inches). The internal screen has a refresh rate of 60Hz (screen size is 8.01 inches). The Xiaomi MIX Fold2 will upgrade the previous generation and it will also come with an under-display camera.
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The only Xiaomi smartphone with an under-display camera is the Xiaomi Mi MIX 4. This smartphone realizes a true full-screen form without a punch-hole in the display. If Xiaomi MIX Fold2 uses this technology, coupled with the advantages of the large screen, the experience of watching movies, games, and other scenes will be more immersive.
In terms of specifications, Xiaomi MIX Fold2 is expected to be equipped with Qualcomm’s new generation Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC. It should be the most powerful MIX smartphone at its launch.
Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold specifications
- 8.01-inch (2480 x 1860 pixels) Quad HD+ AMOLED HDR10 + display with 60Hz refresh rate, 900 nits (peak) brightness, 600 nits (HBM), MEMC,DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut
- 6.5-inch (2520 x 840 pixels) AMOLED external display with 900 nits (peak) brightness, 650 nits (HBM), Dolby Vision
- Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
- 12GB LPPDDR5 3200MHz RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 12GB / 16GB LPPDDR5 3200MHz RAM with 512GB (Ultra) UFS 3.1 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- MIUI 12 based on Android 11
- 108MP rear camera with 1/ 1.52″ Samsung ISOCELL HM2 sensor, f/1.75 aperture, LED flash, liquid lens, 8MP, 80mm equivalent focal length, 3cm minimum focusing distance, 30 x zoom, 13MP 123° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.4 aperture, Self-developed Surge C1 ISP, 8K video recording at 30 fps
- 20MP front-facing camera
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Quad speakers 3D panoramic sound system, Dual 1216 speakers, SOUND BY Harman Kardon
- Dimensions: Extended: 173.27x 133.38 x 7.62mm, Folded: 173.27 x 69.8 x 17.2mm; Weight: 317g (Black) / 332g (Ceramic)
- 5G SA/NSA Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax 8 x / MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1 + L5), NFC, USB Type-C
- 5,020mAh double-cell design with 67W wired QC4+ / PD3.0
