Xiaomi has announced the Mix Fold 3 which brings a couple of improvements over its predecessor that results in a much better foldable smartphone.
As if the Mix Fold 2 wasn’t thin enough — the thinnest in the world when it came out — the new Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 is now much thinner at only 5.26mm when unfolded and 10.89mm when folded. Xiaomi engineers managed to achieve this by designing a new vertically stacked motherboard.
Xiaomi has also developed an all-new proprietary hinge that’s made out of 198 components for 17% less space usage. The entire hinge system is more durable and now uses a carbon ceramic steel rotating mechanism.
The main display uses an 8.03-inch E6 OLED LTPO display with a 2160 x 1960 pixel resolution and a 120Hz variable refresh rate. It has HDR10+ support, Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision, and Ultra Thin Glass.
We have a similar E6 LTPO OLED on the cover that’s 6.56-inch in size, has a 2,560-nits peak brightness, and uses Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
Another big new feature is the periscope-style lens that has a 115mm equivalent to provide 5x optical zoom. It sits behind a 10-megapixel sensor.
The main sensor uses a 50-megapixel IMX800 sensor with OIS and a 23mm equivalent lens, joined by a 10-megapixel portrait lens with 2x zoom, and 12-megapixel ultra-wide (15mm). The camera system gets to have Leica optics. There’s a 20-megapixel sensor for selfies.
Of course, this high-end device is powered by a proper flagship chipset. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor that you can pair with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. It has a decent 4,800mAh battery with 67W fast charging, 50W wireless charging support, and Android 13-based MIUI 14 interface.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 has a price of CNY8,999 (~Php70,600) for the 12GB/256GB, CNY9,999 (~Php78,500) for the 16GB/512GB, and CNY10,999 (~Php86,300) for the 16GB/1TB. It will be available in China come August 16. No word yet if it will hit the international market.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 Specs
- Android 13, MIUI 14
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 8.03-inch LTPO OLED+ display, 2160 x 1916 pixel resolution, 360ppi
- 120Hz variable refresh rate, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1300-nits peak brightness, Ultra Thin Glass
- 6.56-inch cover display, 2520 x 1080 pixel resolution, 417ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, 2600-nits, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- 3.36GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 octa-core processor
- 12GB/16GB RAM
- Adreno 740 GPU
- 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage, non-expandable
- 20-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (f/1.9, PDAF) + 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) + 10-megapixel (3.2x telephoto, OIS, PDAF) + 10-megapixel (5x telephoto, periscope OIS) rear cameras, LED flash
- Stereo speakers, Harman Kardon
- No headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 7, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.3
- dual-band GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS
- NFC
- IR blaster
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 161.2 x 143.3 x 5.3mm (unfolded), 161.2 x 73.5 x 10.9mm (folded)
- Weight: 255g
- Colors: Gold, Black
- 4,800mAh non-removable battery, 67W wired, 50W wireless charging