Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Xiaomi's MIX Fold 2 are both capable devices with many new features. How do they compare with one another?

Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Xiaomi's MIX Fold 2 are both capable smartphones, but how do they compare against one another? Samsung announced the Z Fold 4 at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Aug. 10. Alongside the Fold 4, the company also unveiled the Z Flip 4 clamshell phone, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro earbuds, and the Galaxy Watch 5 series.

Xiaomi announced the MIX Fold 2 on Aug. 11 at a mega event that also saw the unveiling of the CyberOne bipedal humanoid robot. The bot comes with an advanced humanoid bipedal control algorithm and has human-like posture and balance. Aug. 11 also saw the launch of the Moto Razr 2022, capping a busy week for foldable phones worldwide.

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Xiaomi's MIX Fold 2 both come with a similar form-factor. They can be used as a normal smartphone when folded, but can be opened up to be used as a larger screen device. Both devices also come with two displays – one on the outside and one on the inside. While the Z Fold 4 has a 6.2-inch (2,316 x 904) 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED external display, the MIX Fold 2 comes with a 6.56-inch (2,250 x 1,080) 120Hz AMOLED cover display with support for Dolby Vision. On the inside, the Z Fold 4 features a 7.6-inch (2,176 x 1,812) 120Hz Dynamic AMOLED main display with HDR10+. As for the MIX Fold 2, it has an 8.02-inch (2,160 x 1,914) 120Hz OLED LTPO display with support for Dolby Vision and HDR10+. Both the Z Fold 4 and MIX Fold 2 come with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection.

In terms of design, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 features a pill-shaped camera housing on the rear, while the MIX Fold 2 has a rectangular camera module. On the front, both have a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. The Z Fold 4 also has an under-display camera at the top of the main display. While both the devices have almost the exact same weight (263g vs. 262g), the MIX Fold 2 is slightly slimmer. It is 5.4mm thick when unfolded and 11.2mm thick when folded, while the Samsung device measures 6.3mm and 14.2mm, respectively.

Both the Z Fold 4 and the Mix Fold 2 are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset and come with 12GB of RAM. They are also both offered in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB storage variants. Both phones offer a triple-camera setup on the back. The Galaxy foldable comes with a 50MP main sensor alongside a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 10MP telephoto shooter with 30X Space Zoom and 3x optical zoom. The Xiaomi device also ships with a 50MP primary camera, but with a 13MP ultra-wide and 8MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. In the front, the former has a 10MP camera, while the latter has a 20MP sensor.

In terms of battery capacities, the Z Fold 4 sports a 4,400mAh battery, while the MIX Fold 2 comes with a 4,500mAh unit. The Z Fold 4 also has an IPX8 rating, while the MIX Fold 2 misses out on any kind water-resistance. On the software side, both the phones ship with Android 12. Pricing starts at $1,799 for the Z Fold 4 and 8,999 Yuan (around $1,327) for the MIX Fold 2. However, while the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is available globally, the MIX Fold 2 is only available in China for now.

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