Xiaomi has a phone “two in one” capable of sweeping all its competition. That phone is the Mix Flip 2

Xiaomi has just made his Mix Flip 2the renovation of its folding shell type. Last year we already count it: Xiaomi was doing his duties outstanding with its first folding of this format. In this second generation, they continue to demonstrate that They have perfectly understood what sense the shell format makes And how far you can take.

As a person who spends his life analyzing pots, I have a particular obsession for what is the philosophy of each company with their new releases. Some bet on continuity, others try to go further, even if risky. Xiaomi has proposed to lead the Concha type format and, under my experience, they are marking each of the checks necessary to achieve it.

Beyond a single purpose. The Concha type phone seemed to a simple purpose: to double a conventional mobile to reduce its size. Motorola was a pioneer with this concept, with a Razr launched in 2019 and a small 2.7-inch P-Oled screen outside.

Samsung was in charge of popularizing this path with the Z Flip in 2020a phone that curiously did not even have a usable screen in its first generations. It is something that changed in later generations but even today, a Z Flip 6 Do not take advantage of the edge to edge screen. It is still a secondary element.

Two phones in one. Xiaomi has decided to follow Motorola’s pathcarrying the edge screen at your edge at its maximum level on a phone in this format. With 4.01 inches, the Mix Flip 2 is much closer to being a “mini phone” when it is folded that simply a folding phone with a small secondary screen.

The software. Android is not designed for this format, and although manufacturers such as Motorola and Samsung try to adapt their applications to that size, experience tells us that usability is correct, but not outstanding. It is something that Xiaomi wanted to work internally to demonstrate that this “mini mobile” format makes sense.

Since the past generation, Xiaomi has been demonstrating a remarkable effort to optimize time Hyperos To this small format. This generation has shown improvements in the operation of multitasking (proof of what Xiaomi trusts in this format), visualization of images in gallery, fast access functions and more. The concept is clear: they want your phone to be used completely folded without compromising the experience.

Without fear of hardware.

• Folding throw doubts about their durability. Xiaomi states that his has the most resistant screen.
• The battery is usually a problem. The Mix Flip touches the 5,200mah
• The camera is usually lazy in this type of proposals. It is committed to double camera signed by Leica (although without a trace of telephoto).

The always problem. Folding mobiles continue to assume only 1% of the global smartphones market. Durability, doubts about the format, commitments regarding a traditional telephone such as autonomy and camera, and not attending to a real problem, are some of the possible culprits that consumers are not hugging them.

The Mix Flip 2 does not aim to reverse this trend. It is the evidence that the format is in one of its most mature phases and that Chinese manufacturers such as Xiaomi are not afraid of fighting for technological leadership in such a complex niche. The looks are still on Apple, 2026and how it will affect the impact of its first product on the market. Meanwhile, they are still a collector’s product.

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