Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 - noticeable but not enough progress?

Foldable smartphones are moving away from the status of a technological prototype and gaining more popularity. The reasons for this are many. Prices, although slightly, are more affordable, the design of such devices is improving, their functionality is becoming even more impressive appearance. Some manufacturers are striving to refine their products at an even faster pace, which is why their competitiveness is growing extremely quickly.

The appearance of the novelty has been updated, but the inherent shortcomings of the form factor still remain. The main one is the thickness of the case when folded, although it has been brought to a more reasonable 11mm. But the positive changes include a more stylish block of photomodules, reduced display frames. It was decided to leave the fingerprint sensor on the side metal edge for greater convenience. The secondary 6.56-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2520x1080 pixels is not as impressive as the main flexible AMOLED screen (2160x1940 pixels) with a diagonal of more than eight inches. Although both AMOLED panels did not add to the clarity of the picture and its smoothness (the same refresh rate of 120 hertz), work is visible on color accuracy and a margin of brightness. The folding mechanism itself has become stronger, according to the developer, now it cannot be called fragile.

It’s hard not to notice the performance boost thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The chipset is about 20% more powerful than its predecessor, so its combination with 12GB / 16GB of RAM and the Adreno 740 video adapter will give you hundreds of hours of comfortable gameplay in resource-intensive projects such as Fortnite, Diablo Immortal, Genshin Impact and others. Of course, the situation will not change for the worse in a couple of years. The CPU managed to establish itself as an energy-efficient solution. Even the impressive size of the screen does not prevent the 4800mAh battery from providing about seven hours of active screen time. The power of wired charging was 67W, wireless - 50W, the device will be located at the outlet for about 30-40 minutes. There are several varieties of the amount of permanent memory, it can be equal to 256/512/1024GB of UFS 4.0 format ROM.

Surprisingly, the phone can be considered a camera phone. There are high-quality 10-megapixel telephoto lenses with 3x and 5x optical zoom, and a good 12-megapixel wide-angle sensor, and an amazing 50-megapixel Sony IMX800 photo module with hybrid stabilization. It is he who will be responsible for most of the daytime and evening photographs, the detailing of which is unlikely to cause negative emotions. There is little noise, the color reproduction is natural and pleasing to the eye. The volume of stereo sound in peaks reaches 95 dB, there is also bass. NFC contactless payments are available, the user will be pleased with the infrared port, 5G support. There is splash protection, but there is no need to talk about full-fledged moisture protection according to the IP68 standard due to the design features. As a result, the gadget can be recommended for purchase, if you come to terms with its price tag.