Xiaomi took a year off from its foldable lineup. The company last unveiled the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 in 2024 and didn’t follow it up in 2025. Now, it looks like that pause might finally be ending.

A new rumor suggests Xiaomi will launch its next foldable in early July.

According to tipster Kartikey Singh, the next-generation Xiaomi foldable was initially expected to debut alongside the Xiaomi 17 Max next month. That timeline, however, has reportedly slipped to early July.

Xiaomi's next generation Foldable Phone was expected to get announced alongside Xiaomi 17 Max next month, but it seems it might be pushed back with now the new date is tentatively around early July~

— Kartikey Singh (@That_Kartikey) April 6, 2026

There’s also growing uncertainty around the name. It may not be called the Mix Fold 5 at all.

A previous IMEI database listing revealed a Xiaomi foldable with the model number 26023PN08C and the codename “pecan.” 

Why this is noteworthy is that Xiaomi’s Mix Fold devices have traditionally carried “PX” identifiers in model code. The Xiaomi Mix Fold 4, for example, uses the model number 24072PX77C. By contrast, the “PN” tag is typically associated with Xiaomi’s mainline number series, like the Xiaomi 17.

This suggests Xiaomi could be rethinking its branding entirely. Instead of Mix Fold 5 — or even the Fold 6 — the company’s next foldable might land as the Xiaomi 17 Fold.

Xiaomi 17 Fold specifications (expected)

As for what’s inside, the tipster claims the device will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.

Camera details are still based on earlier reports. According to them, the foldable will have a 200-megapixel main sensor (Samsung S5KHP5), a 50-megapixel ultra-wide (OV50M), and another 50-megapixel auxiliary sensor (OV50M). On the front, the device could feature a 16-megapixel selfie camera (OV16F).

Apart from this, details about Xiaomi’s upcoming foldable are still pretty thin. But with the rumored launch window not too far off, we likely won’t have to wait long before more leaks start to fill in the gaps.

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