Xiaomi’s 2022 Galaxy Z Fold 4 Rival Is Here, But You Still Can’t Buy It

As expected of an expensive foldable smartphone, the Xiaomi MIX Fold 2 gets Qualcomm’s Powerful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chip. Following the same design philosophy as the Galaxy Fold series, the MIX Fold 2 comes with a fairly large external cover display and a hidden (when folded) main display.

At 6.56-inches, the cover display on the MIX Fold 2 is the same size as many “normal” Android phones. This is a Samsung-sourced E5 AMOLED panel boasting a resolution of 2520x 1080 pixels. It is also fairly bright, with a claimed peak brightness level of 1000 nits. With support for a 120Hz refresh rate and a claimed 240Hz touch sampling rate, the panel should in theory be great for gaming. Despite most people likely to use the main display for content consumption, Xiaomi still included Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ support for the cover display.

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When unfolded, the inner display measures 8.02-inches and boasts a resolution of 2164×1914 pixels. Like the external cover display, this panel supports a 120Hz refresh rate and is Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ compliant. Interestingly, Xiaomi does not mention support for 240Hz touch sampling on this panel.

The significant change to the camera setup on this year’s MIX Fold 2 is the move from the Samsung-sourced 108MP HM2 sensor to Sony’s 50MP IMX766 sensor. The rest of the camera setup remains identical, and includes the secondary 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera, an 8MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, and a 20MP selfie camera.