Xiaomi Mix Flip: First Clamshell Foldable Premium Android Smartphone From Brand Confirmed By IMEI Listing

The Xiaomi Mix Fold series of foldable, flagship smartphones will soon include the first clamshell-style foldable device. An IMEI listing has confirmed the existence of the flip-foldable Xiaomi smartphone, which could be branded as the Xiaomi Mix Flip.

Xiaomi is working on its first flip-foldable smartphone. It could debut early next year along with the fourth-generation Xiaomi Mix Fold smartphone. Let's look at the latest leaked details, expected specifications, features, and availability of the Xiaomi Mix Flip smartphone.

Xiaomi Mix Flip Gets IMEI Listing Indicating Imminent Launch

Xiaomi held a mega event recently to launch multiple premium devices such as the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, Redmi K60 Ultra, Xiaomi Pad 6 Max, and many more. Xiaomi confirmed that the latest premium foldable smartphone will be restricted to China.

Xiaomi is working on another foldable smartphone, which will have a sleek form factor similar to the Samsung Galaxy Flip series. Xiaomi is already competing with the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Oppo Find N 3 Fold, and other dual-screen smartphones that double up as tablets when the inner screen is unfolded.

Prolific and reliable tipster Digital Chat Station has posted an IMEI listing for an upcoming Xiaomi Mix smartphone, which could be the Xiaomi Mix Flip. The listing bears the model number 2311BPN23C but also reportedly confirms the branding of the upcoming foldable smartphone.

Xiaomi Mix Flip Smartphone Expected Specifications, Features

The IMEI listing for the Xiaomi Mix Flip does not mention its specifications or features. However, Xiaomi was rumored to be building a flip-foldable smartphone a few years back.

The latest leak about the Xiaomi Mix Flip claims the smartphone will be powered by a flagship-grade Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset but does not specify the exact name of the SoC. Incidentally, another report about the clamshell-style foldable smartphone posted a schematic render.

The render reveals a flip-foldable smartphone with a triple camera setup housed below the outer display, with an array of sensors and LED flash. The report claims Xiaomi could embed an optical lens inside the Mix Flip that's capable of offering 3x optical zoom.

The cover display appears square in shape. The inner, foldable display resembles a standard smartphone with a selfie camera located at the top.

Some rumors suggest Xiaomi could retain most of the hardware it has embedded inside the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 for the Mix Flip. If true, the Mix Flip could be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which would be paired with up to 16GB of LPDRR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 internal storage.