Xiaomi has gatekept its book-style foldable line for years, only offering it officially in China, but things may thankfully be very different when it comes to its first flip-style foldable device, widely believed to be called Xiaomi Mix Flip. We already know this is coming later this year, and now there's reason to hope it will launch globally and won't be confined to China like the Mix Fold line.
The Mix Flip's global model number has
been spotted in the GSMA's IMEI database - 2405CPX3DG. The "G" at the
end stands for "global" and is only assigned for - you guessed it -
models that will get sold outside of China. For reference, note that the Mix
Flip for the Chinese market got certified for sale over there with the model
number 2405CPX3DC, where the "C" at the end stands for China.
The Mix Flip should be powered by
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and will have a 50 MP main camera with a
1/1.55" sensor size and OIS, a 60 MP 2x telephoto with 1/2.8" sensor
size, and a 12 MP ultrawide. It's expected to be announced between July and
September, and thus, with the global availability, it should compete head-on
with Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Z Flip6, which is launching in July.
