However, it’s held back by misguided software choices and limited regional availability.
Although not every entry has launched internationally, the company is now on its fourth generation of Mix Fold.
Despite playing in this space since 2021, one thing Xiaomi has never attempted is a clamshell.
Hinge feel: good, volume rocker placement: less so
Performance is top-tier, however, the phone’s form factor hinders prolonged performance, from a thermal perspective.
Xiaomi’s famed image processing holds up what is, underneath, modest camera hardware.
A shame, especially for a phone at this price.
That was a couple of months after its initial debut in China.
Instead, the Mix Flip has an aesthetic all its own.
That’s particularly damaging on a phone that costs four figures.
More egregious, though, are the growing number of ads within native Xiaomi experiences.
It’s not all naming and shaming, though.
HyperOS also heralds the introduction of AI into Xiaomi’s user experience in a meaningful way.
Hinge feel: good, volume rocker placement: less so
Performance is on-par with the status quo, in terms of feature diversity and reliability.
Measuring 0.64-inches, it’s a fraction bigger than the main sensor on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6.
In spite of what looks like middling camera hardware, the Mix Flip delivers a pretty well-rounded photographic experience.
That said, I wouldn’t readily recommend the Mix Flip as a go-to gaming phone.
Although not expandable, 512GB of internal storage is more than likely to satiate most users.
Should you buy the Xiaomi Mix Flip?
What’s more, it’s riddled with bloat and in-app ads.
It comes with weaker performance and cameras, though.
The AOD is available across both screens
I wish Game Bird would fly away
Apps are nicely formatted on the Mix Flip’s outer screen
Barely any apps offer additional functionality when the phone is half open
AI Expand uses on-device processing, which is more secure but takes longer and is less reliable than cloud-based processing
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