Xiaomi Reportedly Working on New Clamshell Foldable Smartphone; Could Be Called Mix Flip

The Xiaomi clamshell foldable could launch by next year.

Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 7 June 2023 14:03 IST

Xiaomi Reportedly Working on New Clamshell Foldable Smartphone; Could Be Called Mix Flip

Photo Credit: Motorola

Motorola recently launched the Razr 40 (pictured) series in China

Highlights

Foldable smartphones, including clamshell ones, have flooded the market
Motorola Razr 40 series was launched last week
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 was released in July 2022

Xiaomi is expected to be working on a clamshell foldable smartphone. Foldable smartphones have recently flooded the global markets. With most major companies launching book-style or clamshell-like foldable smartphones, competition among leading smartphone manufacturers has also increased. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip 4 last year and is gearing up to release the Galaxy Z Flip 5 in the next few months. Motorola also unveiled the Razr 40 series last week. The company previously launched the Mix Fold 2 handset and is soon expected to release a successive model.

A new leak by tipster Digital Chat Station suggests that the purported Xiaomi clamshell foldable is likely to be very thin and light. In his reply to a comment on the original Weibo post, the tipster stated that the phone could launch by next year.

It is speculated that the Chinese electronics giant will name 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 is known yet. No further details about the phone have been leaked either.

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Competitors like Motorola released the Motorola Razr 40 and Motorola Razr 40 Ultra last week. The Ultra model sports a 3.6-inch (1,056 x 1,066 pixels) pOLED outer screen and a 6.9-inch (1,080 x 2,640 pixels) main display.

Another leading mobile manufacturing company, Oppo, unveiled the Find N2 Flip clamshell foldable last year in December. The phone came with a 6.80-inch (2520 x 1080 pixels) main display and a secondary 3.26-inch outer screen. The Vivo X Flip was also announced earlier this year in April with a 6.74-inch (1080 x 2520 pixels) primary panel and a 3-inch (682 x 422 pixels) outer display.

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Motorola Razr 40

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display (Primary) 6.90-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4200mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2640 pixels

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Motorola Razr 40 Ultra

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium and compact design, IP52 rating
Vibrant pOLED folding display
Large and functional cover display
Good for gaming
Fluid software
Good daylight camera performance

Bad
Heats up with camera use
Slow wireless charging
Recorded video quality is average

Read detailed Motorola Razr 40 Ultra review

Display (Primary) 6.90-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 3800mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2640 pixels

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Vibrant folding display
Excellent build quality
Compact when folded
Top-tier performance
Water-resistant design

Bad
Cover screen functionality is still limited

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 review

Display (Primary) 6.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

Front Camera 10-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 3700mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2640 pixels

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Sucharita is a writer with Gadgets 360 and is mostly found playing with her cat in her free time. She has previously worked at breaking news desks across organizations. Powered by coffee, The Beatles, Bowie, and her newfound love for BTS, she aims to work towards contributing to a better media environment for women and queer folk. More