Xiaomi once again teased the dual folding phone, that was also demoed a while ago, with a triple screen setup. The previous vid felt a bit fake, but this one looks like a real demo. Xiaomi president and cofounder Bin Lin showed us what the device is like in 10 seconds of Twitter video.
Once again we have a triple screen contraption, albeit a bit smaller than expected. The sides of the screen from the tablet mode will fold to the back of the device, like a paper plane of sorts. The whole motion is very intuitive and fluid. When used in phone mode, the device looks rather small, perhaps a 5 incher or even smaller.
The sides are curved in this use mode. When folded, the device feels a bit chunky. An interesting aspect is that we can’t 100% see the folding action, since the video cuts out from the moment of the folding straight to the back side. A spokesman from Xiaomi hints that Xiaomi is still thinking about whether or not to bring this to the market.
https://youtu.be/w3-aDOMI6Mk
He also asked name suggestions, while also saying that Xiaomi is considering two versions: Xiaomi Dual Flex and Xiaomi MIX Flex. The device is expected to be symmetrical and it should combine the experience of a tablet and mobile phone: both practical and beautiful. The prototype build had a lot of challenges, including “four wheel drive folding shaft technology”.
Expect a demo at MWC 2019 for sure. Two folds sound OK, unless there’s damage over time.
