Xiaomi concretizes its alliance with Leica in the Mix Fold 2, a foldable smartphone with an 8.2-inch panel

MADRID, Aug 11 (Portaltic/EP) –

xiaomi has announced the launch of its new folding phone, xiaomi mixed fold 2Device with which it realized its alliance Leica and which has a 50 megapixel main lens (pm), powered by its technology, as well as an internal 8.2 inch screen.

This new device succeeds the Xiaomi My mix foldRepresentatives of Xiaomi’s first foray into the folding segment, presented at the end of March last year.

In this case, Xiaomi MixFold 2 It features an 8.02-inch 2K main display with a maximum brightness of 1,300 nits. The external panel, for its part, is 6.56 inches and offers a maximum brightness of 1,000 nits.

Both involve manufacturing technology eco OLED, which claims to reduce battery drain by 25 percent, with a refresh rate of 120Hz. Also, they are compatible with the technology Dolby Vision.

At the camera level, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2 has one main lens Sony IMX766 50 MP, a 13 MP wide-angle and an 8 MP telephoto lens. The device integrates a 20 MP lens on the front.

They are all powered by Leica technology as a result of their recent alliance. This agreement places the processing of the images in the hands of the German optics manufacturer.

Xiaomi’s new commitment to folding includes a processor Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and it has a RAM memory with a capacity of 12GB LPDDR5. It also works with the adjustment layer MIUI Fold 13based on Android 12.

In terms of connectivity, the terminal is compatible with the 5G, NFC, Bluetooth 5.2 and LTE standard. At the battery level, it packs a 4,500mAh battery with a 67W fast charge mode.

Xiaomi has also pushed the Mix Fold 2 in terms of weight, that will be 262 grams. Its dimensions are 161.6 x 144.7 x 5.4 mm when unfolded and 161.6 x 73.9 x 11.2 mm when folded.

Available in two colors, black and gold, this terminal will hit the Chinese market on August 16 and is unknown at the moment whether it will eventually arrive in other markets, such as the Spanish one.

The starting price of the device is 8,999 yuan (1,290 euros at the current exchange rate) for the configuration with 256 GB of internal storage, 9,999 yuan (1,433 euros) for the 512 GB option and 11,999 yuan (1,720 euros) for the 1 terabyte option (TB ) Capacity.