Based on technology and user experience as the core, Xiaomi has always aimed to break through and persist in the MIX series. On August 14, it ushered in the third generation of folding screens – Xiaomi MIX Fold 3.
The screen-to-body ratio is getting larger and larger, allowing colors to fill the entire screen, and allowing optical photography to truly implement the user experience. How to make folding screen mobile phones become the most high-end mobile phone category in the minds of users, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 starting at 8,999 yuan this time takes the core experience as the anchor point, equipped with a new keel hinge, and an optical imaging system unique to flagship bar phones. And the top-level screen has truly achieved a thin and light true flagship folding screen mobile phone without shortcomings.
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Compared with the previous generation, the newly upgraded Mi MIX Fold 3 is not only upgraded to the most powerful processor at present, but also has a comprehensive image upgrade. The three-camera is upgraded to four-camera, and the sensor is upgraded to the Sony IMX800 currently used in mainstream flagship phones. The strength of the hinge is stronger. More wear-resistant.
Light and thin can also be high-end: velvet/leather glass first appeared
At this press conference, what impressed people the most was the thin and light design of Mi MIX Fold 3.It is as thin as 5.26mm on one side and 10.96mm when folded (which is equivalent to the thickness of an iPhone with a protective case).
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In terms of design, it develops towards the high end. The body has an ultra-narrow metal frame, high-precision wire drawing technology, and a four-curved glass back cover.
In terms of color matching, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 provides two colors of Xingyao Gold and Moon Shadow Black. They are made of velvet glass and leather-grained glass respectively, making the four-curved glass back cover more refined and elegant, full of high-end flavor. There will be no fingerprints, and it can also prevent easy drops.
The first keel shaft: high wear resistance and high strength make the mobile phone thinner and more precise
The most eye-catching thing at the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 press conference was the first “keel hinge”. Lei Jun pointed out at the press conference: This is a cross-age hinge design and a major breakthrough technology. It uses 14 activities Joints bring a new level of screen protection never seen before.
The Xiaomi keel shaft adopts an innovative 3-stage connecting rod structure, has 14 movable joints, 198 shaft parts, and uses 1800MPa super steel, which can withstand 72 tons of pressure. In addition, the high wear-resistant carbon ceramic steel is used inside the keel shaft, which has the characteristics of strong wear resistance and solves the problem of poor quality.
With the blessing of the keel shaft, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 can not only complete the 500,000 folds certified by Rheinland, but also has three super advantages compared to the previous generation of micro-water drop shaft:
Advantage one,The screen is super flat. Under the already optimized screen, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 also has UTG ultra-thin flexible glass, which can smooth the creases to a great extent even after multiple folds.
Advantage two, 45-135 ° large angle free hovering. This generation of Xiaomi has brought back the hover folding that was abandoned by the previous generation. MIX Fold 3 supports free hovering at a large angle of 45-135°. No matter how many angles are folded, the creases are significantly reduced. Official test 20 After 10,000 times of folding, the crease change is only 10 μm. In addition, the keel shaft is protected by an inner screen surround, which will not deform when accidentally dropped, is resistant to falling and wear, and can be opened and closed at will.
The third advantage is to make the mobile phone thinner and more precise. The keel shaft allows Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 to realize the combination of a thin and light folding screen and an all-round flagship, realizing a high-end mobile phone without short boards.
Top-level large screen with ultra-low power consumption
In terms of screen, Xiaomi Mi MIX Fold 3 uses a 6.56-inch external screen and an 8.03-inch internal screen. Both the internal and external screens are made of Samsung’s E6 OLED light-emitting material. The brightness is as high as 1300nit, and the peak brightness can exceed 2500nit and reach 2600nit.
In addition, the screen of Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 has Corning Victus 2 protective glass, a professional primary color screen, supports the same color across screens, and is consistent with the color accuracy of the iPhone. It is worth mentioning that the screen adopts Pol-less Plus display, and the polarizer is removed from the screen, which consumes 52% less power than the folding screens on the market. Both screens also support 120Hz high-refresh, HDR 10+, Dolby Vision, front and rear 360° color temperature light sensors, etc., so that the user experience is consistent without causing a sense of fragmentation.
System – unlimited possibilities of unlocking the folding screen
This time, the MIUI system is 100% adapted to 200 head applications, allowing users to experience the complete experience brought by the big screen in their daily use experience. In addition to these applications, for some unpopular applications such as banking apps, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 also has an adaptive engine with a reasonable layout, which can display more effective information on the phone and prevent violent stretching of the app.
In terms of large-screen experience, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 has functions such as hovering viewing, video calling, and reverse hovering support. For business people, MIUI brings a new smart multitasking, smart split screen, and smart small window. Function, when the application has news, it can automatically shrink and automatically suspend. When a small window or split screen is needed, the system will automatically recommend it, providing an intelligent, active and immersive experience.
At the same time, AI large-scale model translation is also introduced. After the function is turned on, the PPT content will be displayed on the left half of the screen, and English will be translated into Chinese in real time on the right half, which is a must for business learners.
Top-level performance chip, the second-generation Snapdragon 8 leading version brings a real flagship experience
In terms of performance, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 is equipped with Qualcomm’s most powerful second-generation Snapdragon 8 leading version, the super-large core frequency is increased to 3.36GHz, the highest GPU frequency is 719MHz, and it is equipped with LPDDR5X+UFS 4.0 storage combination, even in the candy bar flagship Performance is also far ahead. The heat dissipation area is as high as 10943mm?, which can release the maximum performance on the thin and light folding flagship machine.
The fuselage has a built-in 4800mAh silicon-carbon negative battery, and the comprehensive DOU battery life reaches 1.34 days. With two Surging G1 and one Surging P2 chips, the energy density/capacity is increased by 10%, and together create the most powerful battery life in the history of Xiaomi folding screens.67W wired charging in seconds and 50W wireless charging can fully charge this 4800mAh super-large battery in less than an hour, which is a very rare specification in a folding screen.
Symmetrical 5G four-antenna layout, the 5G super antenna in the upper right corner improves the signal performance of Mi MIX Fold 3 by 100%, and realizes 5G optimization in all scenarios. missing.
Leica has four cameras at all focal lengths, and the folding screen also has optical photography
The imaging aspect is one of the key upgrades of Xiaomi MIX Fold 3. It has been upgraded from three cameras to Leica four cameras, and it continues the Leica Summicron lens. The imaging effect is stronger and it is far ahead of the folding screen. The specifications of the four Leica full-focus lenses are 50-megapixel IMX800 outsole main camera, 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, 10-megapixel portrait lens, and 10-megapixel periscope telephoto lens. The telephoto also supports 30cm super macro.
The aspherical lens and ultra-high lens in the lens make the mobile phone have a purer picture quality. The final imaging effect is also very clear under Leica lenses and ultra-flagship lenses, and you are not afraid to shoot in any scene.
The large aperture at the full focal length and the quality of three memory alloy optical anti-shake lenses make the camera’s optical quality good, with rich colors and outstanding details. Even the bloodshot eyes of the characters and the pores on the face can be photographed clearly. The machine travels the world. And this time Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 also added a tone adjustment function, so that everyone can freely choose their favorite effect.
In addition, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 also specially launched the Xiaomi Dragonscale Fiber Edition. The aerospace fiber composite material is used, which has high hardness, high toughness and impact resistance, and its strength is 36 times higher than that of glass. It can withstand the impact of high-speed steel balls at 227 km/h, and the thin and light folding screen is not afraid of height challenges.
Summary: A thin and light folding screen mobile phone without short board
Catching up with the iPhone, surpassing the iPhone, this time Xiaomi is taking dreams as horses, constantly breaking through and unremittingly persevering, converting his own sweat into the final journey of finding the answer to the folding screen, and finally getting infinitely close to the iPhone. Although we “visit the thatched cottage three times” in the development, we still bring nuanced experience to our users with every growth. In terms of final price, Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 offers three storage versions:
12+256GB 8999 yuan, 16+512GB 9999 yuan, 16GB+1TB 10999 yuan, there are three color versions of Moon Shadow Black, Xingyao Gold (10.96mm/259g) and Dragon Scale Fiber Version (10.86mm/255g) (price same).