On August 14th, Xiaomi announced their latest foldable phone: the MIX Fold 3. And we got our hands on this phone today. When I watched the launch, I felt that it might be the most powerful foldable phone so far. So I wanted to unbox it with you guys and, by the way, talk about my first impressions of it.
Unboxing
Ever since Xiaomi partnered with Leica, its flagship phones have come in a black box with white text. The red Leica logo stands out here. Let’s open the box.
Once you open the lid you can see the MIX Fold 3, put it aside, and let’s see what the accessories have to offer.
Obviously, this is a 67W charger. It’s still quite a shame that this time it hasn’t been upgraded to a higher charging power as well.
The cable is still USB A to Type C with not much to say about it.
This black box contains the card pin, manual, and warranty card. Most importantly there is a free phone case. The case has a stand like the MIX Fold 2 to hold your phone up. But the material is just plastic instead of vegan leather. That’s all the accessories for the MIX Fold 3.
Hands-on
Fortunately, we got our hands on the rarest version of the MIX Fold 3: the Dragon Scale Fiber Edition, a composite material made of ceramic and aramid fibers, which Xiaomi says it used on the Fold 3 because it’s light enough and more resistant to drops. It feels similar to the carbon fiber material. It’s a good try, at least this material looks more suitable for a flagship phone back panel than vegan leather.
Perhaps Xiaomi thought the raised camera module on the Xiaomi 13 Ultra worked so well that a similar design was followed on the Fold 3. There’s also a gold line on the hinge, much like that Coachline on the Rolls-Royce, a symbol of uncompromising craftsmanship, which I quite like. I think the design is an improvement on the MIX Fold 3.
The Fold 3 is about the same size as the Fold 2. The most noticeable change is that the frame has gotten flat. When I used to use Fold 2, unfolding it tended to slip out of my hand. But it opens easily on Fold 3.
Even though the camera module on the MIX Fold 3 has gotten bigger, the weight and thickness have been reduced. The reason is this newly upgraded hinge. Not only does this hinge make the creases lighter and protect the screen better, but it finally makes it possible to unfold and stop the MIX Fold 3 at any angle even this thin. This would be the biggest upgrade of the third generation over the second I think.
There’s one other place where the upgrades are also huge, and that’s the camera. This would be the first time I’ve seen four cameras on a foldable phone, meaning that it wins over all foldable phones in terms of focal length coverage. While we haven’t taken enough photos to tell you just how good it is, it should not disappoint us in terms of specs.
Since we just got this phone not long ago, we don’t know enough about it yet. We will post an in-depth REVIEW of it after I’ve used it for a while. Also, there’s a FULL REVIEW of the Redmi K60 Ultra that we’ll be doing as well. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be the first to see the latest videos.
Note that the Mix Fold3 won’t launch outside of China but you can get it from retailers like Giztop right now.
