Matthew Cooper 
Nov 14, 2023
Xiaomi's latest foldable offering, Xiaomi Mix Fold 3, has been made available for sale in China; however, the company has confirmed that it won't be launching this device globally.
Moreover, it gets dual E6 OLED displays measuring 8.03-inch and 6.56-inch for the inner and outer screens, respectively.
Spec comparison: Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5
The latest foldable from Xiaomi features a primary 8.03-inch foldable E6 AMOLED LTPO display, and it has a 6.56-inch AMOLED cover display with FHD+ resolution.
| Specifications | Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 161.2 x 143.3 x 5.3 mm | Unfolded: 154.9 x 129.9 x 6.1 mm |
| Weight | 255 g or 259 g (8.99 oz) | 253 g (8.92 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) |
| Resolution | 1916 x 2160 pixels (~360 ppi density) | 1812 x 2176 pixels (~373 ppi density) |
| OS | Android 13, MIUI Fold 14 | Android 13, One UI 5.1.1 |
| Main Camera | 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.0, 75mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.2x optical zoom 10 MP, f/2.9, 115mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) | 50 MP, f/1.8, 23mm (wide), 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm |
| Battery | Li-Po 4800 mAh, non-removable | Li-Po 4400 mAh, non-removable |
| Memory | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM | 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM |
| Price | Around $ 1,649 | Around $ 1,850 |
Under the hood, the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 is powered by an octa-core flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 internal storage. It runs MIUI 14 based on Android 13. The foldable's hinge supports from 45 degrees to 135 degrees hover opening.
On the rear, the smartphone packs a quad camera unit which includes a 50-megapixel Sony IMX 800 primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, a 10-megapixel telephoto lens and another 10-megapixel periscope lens. The sensors are housed in a rectangular cut-out with Leica branding and LED flash. On the front, it packs a 20-megapixel selfie camera.
Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 houses a 4,800mAh battery that gets support for 67W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging. It is claimed to provide a battery life of 8 hours and 20 minutes. It houses a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. For connectivity, the foldable gets a USB Type-C port and NFC support.
The smartphone is claimed to be slimmer than its predecessor and measures 5.26mm in thickness when unfolded, which increases to 10.89mm when folded.
DISCLAIMER: The prices are taken as of November 2023 and are subject to change over time.
