Have you ever ever opened a flip telephone with such an enormous display screen?

Xiaomi has introduced two new foldable telephones for the Chinese language market: the up to date Combine Fold 4, which is waterproof for the primary time, and the Combine Flip, the corporate’s first foldable flip telephone with a 4.01-inch display screen surrounded by a nearly non-existent bezel.

Xiaomi claims the brand new Combine Flip has the most important exterior show amongst foldable smartphones. At 4.01 inches, it’s only barely bigger than the four-inch display screen on the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 however rather more than the three.4-inch exterior display screen on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6.

The Combine Flip’s 120Hz inset show contains its personal speaker and microphone, permitting you to make use of the telephone for calls with out opening it. Nonetheless, regardless of its massive dimension, a good portion of the Combine Flip’s exterior display screen is taken up by a pair of Leica-branded cameras. A 50-megapixel predominant digital camera with optical picture stabilization and a 50-megapixel telephoto digital camera with 2x optical zoom. Opening the Combine Flip reveals a 6.86-inch foldable show with the identical refresh price.

The Combine Flip is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor that may be paired with as much as 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The 4,780mAh battery helps 67W quick charging by way of a USB-C cable, however Xiaomi hasn’t mentioned whether or not wi-fi charging is included.

The Combine Fold 4 has related internals with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor and as much as 16GB of RAM with 1TB of storage. Just like the Google Pixel Foldable and earlier iterations Samsung Galaxy Z FoldableThe brand new Combine Fold 4 lastly has an IPX8 score, which means it is shielded from full immersion in water, however nonetheless not dust-proof.

The Combine Fold 4’s barely bigger 5,100mAh battery may be charged wirelessly at 50W or with 67W quick charging by way of a USB-C cable. The foldable additionally has the identical hinge energy as final 12 months’s mannequin, promising a lifespan of as much as 500,000 folds primarily based on lab testing.

When closed, the Combine Fold 4 is 9.47mm thick, and when open, it is 4.59mm thick. That is thinner than each Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Pixel Fold. Because of a redesigned hinge that is now 34 p.c narrower and 16 p.c lighter, the 226-gram Combine Fold 4 is now additionally 29 grams lighter than final 12 months’s Combine Fold 3.

One other issue contributing to the burden discount is the smaller 120Hz inside show. It now measures 7.98 inches however provides a decision bump to 2488 x 2224 pixels, whereas the 1080P exterior show on the lid stays the identical at 6.56 inches.

The Xiaomi Combine Fold 4 incorporates a Leica quad digital camera setup on the again. It carries over the 50-megapixel predominant digital camera and 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digital camera from the earlier mannequin, however now provides an improved 50-megapixel telephoto digital camera with 2x optical zoom for portrait pictures and a 10-megapixel periscope digital camera with 5x optical zoom.

The Xiaomi Combine Fold 4 begins at ¥8,999 (round $1,237) for the bottom mannequin with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, or ¥10,999 (round $1,512) with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage in black, white, or blue. The Combine Flip in white, purple, or black begins at ¥5,999 (round $825) with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, however with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, the value jumps to ¥7,299 (round $1,004).

As with earlier Xiaomi foldable telephones, it is not but identified whether or not these two new fashions can be launched outdoors of China.