April 3rd News: On April 6th, 14 years ago, Xiaomi's Lei Jun and his co-founders officially established Xiaomi by sharing a bowl of millet porridge.
Therefore, Xiaomi defines this day as the "Mi Fan Festival," a carnival for Mi Fans, featuring various offline events and significant online promotions.
Today marks the official start of Mi Fan Festival 2024, with the release of the first batch of promotional offers by the official channels. Among them, the flagship foldable phone Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 sees a direct price reduction of 1000 CNY, now available starting from 7999 CNY.
The MIX Fold 3 can be considered Xiaomi's most successful and well-rounded foldable screen smartphone to date. It features the in-house developed "Dragon Backbone Hinge" with an innovative 3-level linkage structure, comprising 14 movable joints and 198 hinge components. It supports folding up to 500,000 times, with even smaller creases compared to previous models.
Previously, discussions were sparked regarding the "Dragon Backbone Hinge" due to statements made by Xiaomi's CEO, Lei Jun. However, Xiaomi has issued a statement clarifying that Lei Jun's remarks were completely inaccurate and cautioned against "further defaming peers or misleading the public."
Xiaomi's official patent comparison also highlights the distinctiveness between their "Dragon Bone Hinge" and Huawei's "Dual Rotary Waterdrop Hinge". In addition to the pivotal hinges, the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 boasts a Leica optical full-focus quad camera setup, with the rare inclusion of a periscope telephoto lens on the folding screen. It also features the next-generation Summicron lens and the full-range Leica functionality, establishing it as a trailblazer in foldable screen imaging technology for quite some time.
