It’s a choice we’ve rarely seen for monobloc smartphones on the market, but one that Motorola has already made in flip terminals. In fact, the Mix Flip offers a dual module, the second of which is not equipped with ultra-wide-angle optics, but with a telephoto lens. A choice that doesn’t make us unhappy, but which depends on your photography habits, is important at the time of purchase.
On the hardware side, Xiaomi goes like Motorola and equips its smartphone with two 50-megapixel sensors, which is the first response to the Light Fusion 800, already used in the Poco F6 Pro. is Remember that Light Fusion, presented as Xiaomi models, are sensors personalized by the brand with the help of its partner and its optics supplier Leica from 2022. The Light Fusion 900 included in the Xiaomi 14 was therefore a version. As you wish An omni-vision sensor. The second module of the Mix Flip… is equipped with an OV60A sensor from Omnivision.
Main module: 50 Mpx, f/1.7, eq. 23 mm
Mix Flip’s wide-angle and daytime photos are attractive. Sharpness is high, color metry is quite natural and textures are not too smooth. We notice a bit of blurring on the periphery and some areas where Xiaomi’s processing stumbles (the color of the color chips in our test pattern). But overall the damage of over-emphasis is avoided and the whole thing is pleasing to the eye. Note that the images are taken in 12.5 megapixels Pixel binning.
Xiaomi’s smartphone struggles a lot in low light. After that smoothing is clearly lost and the overall color, orange, is unnatural. The scope also suffers from marked vignetting. Everything remains usable, but suffers from a lack of accuracy. The selection of digital noise made by Samsung smartphones makes it possible to offer more.
Mode 50 MPX
The presence of a telephoto lens calls into question the relevance of the 50 MPx mode that doesn’t allow for large crops. However, we note that in low light, this mode will be a bit more relevant, as it provides more detailed results.
Telephoto module: 50 Mpx, f/2, eq. 47 mm
There’s no ultra-wide angle on the Mix Flip, but a telephoto lens that’s useful for portraits and photos that require a bit of magnification – don’t count on more than 2x zoom. However, it is very practical and quite successful. There’s more sharpness to the images, even if the processing is a little rough texture-wise, a little too smooth. He plays on accents of micro-contrast to reinforce overall readability, which proves convincing.
In low light, the aggressiveness of the processing applied to images is more apparent. It compensates for the apparent loss of detail by trying to reconstruct the information, but with more or less success. A tiger’s mane is damaged and our color chips are no longer very round. However, as long as you don’t crop the image, readability is there.
Mode 50 MPX
If we can find interest in the 50 Mpx mode attached to the telephoto lens in daylight, we recommend a simple digital magnification that will do just that. In low light, it is best to avoid this, as a lack of treatment can result in fading of the veil.
Front module, portrait and video mode
Should we explain it? If the Mix Flip is equipped with a 32 MPx selfie sensor, which is placed in a punch in its internal screen and is actually very satisfying, it is more interesting to go through its rear module. The outer screen of the smartphone is sufficient for framing, either by opening the smartphone completely or placing it on a flat surface. You can then change the trigger mode and choose to start the capture with your palm in front of you. It’s also the back module that’s to be admired, simulating different focal lengths to take advantage of portrait mode. Also pay attention to the face beauty modes, which are enabled by default.
On the video side, it’s possible to film up to 8K at 24 fps or, more reasonably, 4K at 60 fps. To record HDR videos, you should not exceed 4K at 30 fps. Finally compute at 4K up to 60 fps, using the internal module.
