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Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 and Redmi K60 Ultra set new first-day sales records

The K60 Ultra. (Source: Redmi)
The K60 Ultra. (Source: Redmi)
Xiaomi launched the Mix Fold 3 and Redmi K60 Ultra as its latest top-end foldable Android flagship and its premium conventional candy-bar alternative respectively on the same day. Now, both devices have completed their first round of pre-orders on the Chinese market, and have been lauded for their commercial success in both cases, surpassing their relative predecessors in terms of day-one orders.
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The Mix Fold 3 converts from a ~6.7-inch display smartphone to an 8.03-inch tablet whereas the K60 Ultra does not; nevertheless, they are a hit with Xiaomi and Redmi fans so far, according to the OEM. The 2 new devices' pre-order event numbers are in, and they officially make for happy reading.

Over 220,000 units of the K60 Ultra (or K60 "Extreme Edition") changed hands during the event: a new record for its sub-series, apparently. Xiaomi has also announced that the Mix Fold 3 did 2.25 times better than its predecessor the Fold 2 in the same terms which, again, smashes the standard laid down by that 2022 flagship.

Furthermore, Xiaomi asserts that the K60 Ultra and Mix Fold 3 took only 5 minutes each to attain these new achievements. Therefore, the OEM's reluctance to release the latter internationally is all the more of a mystery. The new K60 series flagship, at least, will get a global re-brand as part of the Xiaomi 13T series...well, sort of.

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Xiaomi and Redmi celebrate their new flagship smartphones' sales milestones. (Source: Redmi, Xiaomi via Weibo)
Xiaomi and Redmi celebrate their new flagship smartphones' sales milestones. (Source: Redmi, Xiaomi via Weibo)

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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2023-08-18 (Update: 2023-08-18)