Everything the Z Fold 5 isn’t?

Xiaomi has provided the Combine Fold sequence of foldable telephones since 2021, and we’ve heard rumors about an upcoming Combine Fold 3 for a couple of months now. The smartphone maker has lastly confirmed the existence of the machine, whereas meting out a couple of particulars.

Xiaomi took to Weibo and later to Twitter to verify that the Combine Fold 3 is within the works and will probably be revealed in August. The smartphone maker added that the foldable cellphone would have a “slim and light-weight” design, revealing a teaser picture within the course of.

The model additionally revealed a couple of camera-related particulars, confirming that the Combine Fold 3 would pack a Leica-branded quad digicam setup, high-refractive lenses, and extra compact OIS motors. At the very least one in all these cameras will probably be a periscope digicam, Xiaomi added in its posts.

A rival to the Galaxy Z Fold 5? 

This wouldn’t be the primary time we see a foldable cellphone with a skinny design and periscope digicam, because the Google Pixel Fold ticks these two bins. However, these options are lacking from the newly introduced Galaxy Z Fold 5, so it’s nonetheless noteworthy to see on Xiaomi’s foldable.

Frequent tipster Digital Chat Station has additionally chimed in with a couple of obvious Combine Fold 3 particulars. The leaker claims that the brand new foldable cellphone may have wi-fi charging performance and a hover/flex mode. In addition they assert that Xiaomi is targeted on efficiency, battery life, imaging, and display high quality.

We’ve requested Xiaomi whether or not the Combine Fold 3 will probably be a China-only affair or if there are plans for a worldwide launch. We’ll replace the article if/when Xiaomi will get again to us, however historical past tells us that the machine is likely to be restricted to its dwelling nation. Right here’s hoping Xiaomi bucks that unlucky development.