Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is set to launch its foldable phone. Xiaomi co-founder and president Lin Bin has posted a short video on Wednesday, detailing the double folding phone.

Both sides of the device can be folded backwards to transform it from a tablet form factor into more of a compact phone.

Bin revealed that the device in the video is simply an engineering model.

He also said that it's just a prototype at this point, and that the company "will consider mass producing it" if it gets positive feedback from consumers online.

Xiaomi has adapted its MIUI software for the foldable phone, and a video is seen playing on the device before it converts from tablet to phone mode.

The company is expected to launch its foldable phone in Mobile World Congress (MWC) which starts in a month from now.

First Published:Jan 23, 2019 7:29 PM IST