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It seems like Xiaomi could finally bring its foldables to global markets. Based on a new report, the Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 will become available outside of China. That would be the first for the company’s ‘MIX Fold’ lineup of devices.
Xiaomi could finally bring its foldables to global markets, starting with the MIX Fold 4
As many of you know, Xiaomi has not released a clamshell foldable just yet. The company did release a number of book-style foldalbes, however. The Xiaomi MIX Fold 3, the last one in the series, launched back in August.
So, that’s a fairly recent smartphone. Why are we talking about the Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 then? Well, because its model number was spotted, based on GSMChina’s report.
The Xiaomi 2405CPX3DC was spotted. The ‘C’ indicates a version for the Chinese market. In addition to that phone, however, the 2405CPX3DG also surfaced. You’ll notice the letter ‘G’ is at the very end here, which suggests a global version of the device.
These two phones allegedly represent the Xiaomi MIX Fold 4. The Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 launched in August 2022, and the MIX Fold 3 in August 2023. So, will the Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 arrive in August next year?
The Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 could launch in May next year
Well, that’s possible, even though the source seems to think the ‘2405’ numbers in the model number represent a launch date. In other words, May 24, 2024, to be exact. So, it could arrive considerably sooner than we think.
That is possible if Xiaomi plans to push it to global markets. The Xiaomi 13 Ultra launched back in April, while it arrived to global markets in June. So the company may combine the Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Xiaomi MIX Fold 4 launches next year.
As a reminder, the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro will become official in a couple of days, on October 26. Along with those phones, the company’s new Android skin called ‘HyperOS’ will launch. It will replace MIUI.