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Xiaomi released its first foldable smartphone, the Mi Mix Fold, in April 2021. Now, with the year mark up, it seems that the Chinese company is putting the finishing touches to the difficult second album: the Mix Fold 2.

Here’s all the latest news and rumours surrounding the upcoming device.

There’s no official release date at the time of writing, and obviously the annual schedule didn’t hold true as we didn’t see the Mix Fold 2 in April 2022. Reports from the likes of GizmoChina stated Xiaomi was intending to announce the new device before the end of Q2 2022, which also didn’t happen – so for now basically all bets are off.

The device has already appeared in a listing from Chinese certification organisation 3C, which normally only happens shortly before a phone’s announcement, so it does look likely that we’ll find out more soon.

Whether the model arrives outside of Asia remains in doubt, with the first Xiaomi foldable never making it to stores outside of China.

We’ve seen no firm details on how much the price tag will be for the Mix Fold 2. So, we need to look at the previous model to see the kind of ballpark figures you can expect when it does arrive. Here’s how the Xiaomi Mix Fold’s various configurations were priced:

With the current rising prices across some many areas of society, mixed with the continued disruptions to the supply chain due to Covid, the global chip shortage, plus the war in Ukraine, we can’t see much of a price drop coming with the Mix Fold 2.

Xiaomi looks to be upgrading the display in the Mix Fold 2, according to a report from GSMArena. The new model will feature a 120Hz refresh rate, plus the aspect ratio will change to match that of the Honor Magic V, which boasts a 21:9, 6.45in OLED display on the outside, with a 10.3:9, 7.9in OLED internal display.

GizmoChina says that the internal display will be an LTPO 8.1in panel, running at 2K with support for variable refresh rates, while GizChina reports that there will be a new, improved hinge-mechanism that will make the overall device lighter and thinner than the previous model. A punch-hole opening for the internal camera is another possibility, with Xiaomi avoiding the use of an under-display lens this time around.

Most rumours seem to agree that the Mix Fold 2 will be powered by the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which means it will have plenty of speedy performance on tap.

A Chinese TENAA certification listing also suggests that it will come with 12GB of RAM, and either 512GB or 1TB of storage, while 3C certification reveals support for 67W charging speeds.

Aside from these points, we’ve seen little in the way of strong rumours, so it could be that the aforementioned refinements added to the existing spec compliment of the original Xiaomi Mix Fold could be what we’ll see when it launches later this year.

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