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Xiaomi teases seamless folding nature of the upcoming Mi Fold smartphone in recent video

Xiaomi’s video provided a slight peak into the seamless nature of their new foldable handset, showing the phone in its tablet state with support for both horizontal and vertical interface.

April 01, 2019 / 09:09 IST
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Xiaomi recently posted a teaser video of their upcoming foldable phone on Chinese social media site, Weibo. While Xiaomi hasn’t provided a launch date for their folding smartphone, the company is notorious for offering excellent value for money devices, but more of that later.

Xiaomi’s video provided a slight peak into the seamless nature of their new foldable handset, showing the phone in its tablet state with support for both horizontal and vertical interface. Unlike the Royole FlexPai, Huawei’s Mate X and Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, Xiaomi’s adaptation offers two foldable edges instead of just one.

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Xiaomi is calling their new foldable handset, the ‘Mi Fold’. Other than providing a seamless folding experience, the company also gave users a glimpse into the fluid software transition while switching between phone mode and tablet mode.

Xiaomi’s upcoming folding handset folds twice instead of once on account of its two foldable edges. This can prove quite a challenge in terms of design and logistics, but you won’t see anything but a fluid hardware and software transition in the video. While the Mi Fold’s dual folding nature sidesteps a thorny problem of creating a crease at the folding point of the device, it also exposes the screen to scratches.