The Xiaomi Combine Fold 3 can be absolutely unveiled on August 14 (Monday), however founder and CEO Lei Jun presents an early peek on the refined design of the cellphone proper now. The Jun describes it with three phrases: slim, elegant and premium.
The photographs have been posted on Jun’s Twitter account in addition to on Weibo. Right here’s a glance:
Zooming in on the 4 Leica cameras reveals the focal lengths on the close to and much ends – 15mm extremely broad and 115mm periscope. The outdated Combine Fold 2 additionally had a 15mm extremely broad, nevertheless, it was outfitted with solely an 8MP 45mm portrait digital camera (2x zoom), so going as much as 115mm is a powerful soar.
Just a few of the horizontal foldables that launched this yr have a periscope – the Google Pixel Fold (112mm) and the Huawei Mate X3 (125mm). Sadly, neither cellphone is broadly accessible (though solely certainly one of these corporations is below commerce sanctions). The opposite folds persist with the 2-3x zoom vary. Anyway, there isn’t a lot hope for a global launch of the Combine Fold 3 both.
Listed below are some photographs of the outgoing Xiaomi Combine Fold 2 for comparability:
The outdated Xiaomi Combine Fold 2
Did you discover that the CEO described the brand new mannequin as “slim”? The 2022 foldable was already fairly slender at 11.2mm when closed – properly beneath the 13.4mm of the Galaxy Z Fold5, for instance. The Honor Magic V2 (9.9mm closed) might need some competitors.
By the best way, there’s an official teaser video as properly:
A couple of final phrases on what to anticipate – primarily based on leaks, the Xiaomi Combine Fold 3 is claimed to have an IP score, an below show digital camera inside, plus 67W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.