Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 debuts with refined hinge, periscope lens and 8 Gen 2 SD chip

Last year, Xiaomi launched the world’s thinnest foldable phone with the Mix Fold 2 and a year later Xiaomi is bringing the Mix Fold 3 as a worthy sequel with updates across the board.

Starting with the profile, the Mix Fold 3 is even slimmer than its predecessor, measuring just 5.26mm when unfolded and 10.89mm when folded. Xiaomi engineers designed a new vertically stacked motherboard that helped reduce the size of the phone.

Xiaomi has also developed a brand new proprietary hinge that is made up of 198 components and takes up 17% less internal space. The new hinge features a 3-piece construction and 14 micro-hinges that interlock into the main folding display for increased durability and a ceramic carbon steel rotation mechanism. Mix Fold 3’s new hinge also supports a 45° to 135° hover opening that allows you to prop up your phone like a mini laptop.

Mix Fold 3 zipper

Mix Fold 3 has two E6 OLED displays. The 8.03-inch LTPO main panel offers a resolution of 1,960 x 2,160 px and a variable refresh rate of 120Hz. The panel features Ultra Thin Glass (UTG) and offers HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support. The 6.56-inch external LTPO OLED display is covered with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and offers a peak brightness of up to 2,560 nits in auto mode.

Mix Fold 3 display

Moving on to the cameras, Xiaomi has equipped the Mix Fold 3 with a quad camera system with Leica optics. There is a 50MP (23mm equivalent) Sony IMX800 main camera with OIS and a 12MP (15mm equivalent) ultrawide module. Zoom shots are handled by a 10MP (75mm) telephoto lens with 3x zoom and a 10MP (115mm) periscope module that brings up to 5x optical zoom. Both telephoto modules are equipped with OIS.

Under the hood, the Mix Fold 3 has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The Mix Fold 3 gets a bigger 4,800mAh battery with the same 67W wired charging as the Mix Fold 2 but with additional 50W wireless charging. The software side is covered by MIUI 14 based on Android 13.

The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 is available in fiberglass and composite back versions with equal pricing regardless of material choice.

Pre-orders in China are open starting today while official sales will start on August 16th. Xiaomi did not mention any details on availability for international markets.

iaomi Mix Fold 3 in the composite fiber and glass back versions