{"id":604492,"date":"2026-09-03T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/604492\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:08:11","slug":"xiaomis-passport-foldable-phone-takes-aim-at-apple-and-samsung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/604492\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiaomi\u2019s Passport Foldable Phone Takes Aim at Apple and Samsung"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love Xiaomi\u2019s phones and gave the recent Leitzphone<\/a> \u2014 made in collaboration with photography icon Leica \u2014 an Editors\u2019 Choice award. But the company has fingers in pies far beyond mobile phones; You\u2019ll find the Xiaomi name on everything from cars, fans, air fryers and robot vacuums, and the company has a trio of home tech products it\u2019s launching at this year\u2019s IFA tech show in Berlin, along with a new passport-shaped foldable set to do battle with Apple\u2019s rumored upcoming folding iPhone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leading the company\u2019s home tech lineup is the Mijia Refrigerator Pro Cryo Fresh. The company says this double-door fridge uses tech, including air circulation and nano blue light sterilization, to help keep your food fresher for longer. A weapon against food waste? Quite possibly, but I\u2019ll just be happy if it means I can keep my bell peppers from going all squishy after just a few days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"ImageWhy three drums? Honestly, I\u2019ve no idea.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

Then we have the Mijia Tri-Drum Washer Dryer Pro, which uses three separate drums for your clothes washing, with a promised 35% increase in energy efficiency. And finally there\u2019s the Mijia Conditioner Turbo Pro, which boasts huge power for both cooling and heating a room.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The common thread here? The Mijia brand name. While some of Xiaomi\u2019s smart home products have already been available to buy across Europe, the company is using IFA to bring its wider Mijia brand to Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s IFA marks a significant milestone in Xiaomi\u2019s global journey,\u201d said Xu Fei, Xiaomi\u2019s chief marketing officer, in a press release. \u201cThis goes beyond bringing more products to Europe. It is about\u00a0bringing Xiaomi\u2019s technology and ecosystem capabilities to more users across the\u00a0region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ImageAndrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

The company has already announced its plans to bring its range of electric cars \u2014 including the SU7, first shown off at MWC 2025 \u2014 to Europe starting in 2027. <\/p>\n

Xiaomi also used IFA to show off its upcoming new foldable in the flesh (well, behind glass) for the first time. The Xiaomi 18 Fold will be the first to use the company\u2019s own in-house Xring 03 processor. The phone has been heavily teased already, but seeing it in person I was struck by its similar dimensions to Samsung\u2019s Galaxy Z Fold 8<\/a> and what we expect to see from Apple\u2019s folding iPhone Ultra in September.\u00a0Not that that\u2019s a bad thing \u2014 this wider format is clearly the way the foldable industry is moving. I appreciate the resulting wider inner display, which is better for watching videos. I\u2019m yet to get my hands on Xiaomi\u2019s new phone but I\u2019m looking forward to trying it out.<\/p>\n

Broader specs aren\u2019t yet known \u2014 nor are prices or regional availability \u2014 but it\u2019s an interesting move to see the company build its own processor rather than rely on Qualcomm\u2019s chips as it has on previous phones, including the Leitzphone. Both Apple and Google have opted to cook up their own processors for their phones and Xiaomi clearly agrees that this is the better long-term strategy when it comes to building a wider ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\"ImageWe don\u2019t know the core specs yet, but we do know it\u2019ll run Xiaomi\u2019s own processor.Andrew Lanxon\/CNET<\/p>\n

The phone is due in September and we expect to hear more over the coming days. Final pricing and availability for Xiaomi\u2019s other new smart home products are yet to be announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Editors\u2019 note:\u00a0Andrew Lanxon\u2019s travel costs for the IFA conference were covered by Xiaomi.\u00a0The judgments and opinions of CNET are our own<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Andrew\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrew Lanxon\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEditor at Large; Lead Photographer, Europe\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen he’s not testing the latest phones or phone cameras, Andrew can normally be found with his own camera in hand or behind his drums or eating his stash of home-cooked food — sometimes all at once.
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