Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 vs Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.98-inch Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 19, 2024, against the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro and came out 2 years and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 75.9 mm narrower
  • 10% higher pixel density (418 vs 381 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 71 grams less
  • 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2129 and 1641 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
  • Has a 2.22 inches larger screen size
  • Waterproof body (IP59 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 15% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 to Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: battery life, camera, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in gaming and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 7.98 inches 10.2 inches
Resolution 2224 x 2488 pixels 2232 x 3184 pixels
Aspect ratio 10.15:9 12.8:9
PPI 418 ppi 381 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass -
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 7 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
Mate XT 2 Ultimate
10.2″ (12.8:9 ratio) = 49 in2
Mix Fold 4
7.98″ (10.15:9 ratio) = 31.6 in2
~54% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.37 mm (6.27 inches) 157.2 mm (6.19 inches)
Width 143.3 mm (5.64 inches) 219.2 mm (8.63 inches)
Thickness 4.59 mm (0.18 inches) 4 mm (0.16 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IP59
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
89.3%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro
Max clock 3300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 2 cores at 1.75 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz:
- 2 cores at 2.7 GHz:
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz:
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Maleoon 955
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~3225.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Mix Fold 4 +78%
14837
Compute Score (GPU) 14837 8357
Single-core score 2129 1641
Multi-core score 6630 5724
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1991672
CPU 623232 563427
GPU 560801 526183
Memory 398946 427519
UX 408693 308642
Total score 1991672 1825771
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1410 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 25 FPS -
Section 1 29 FPS -
Section 2 24 FPS -
Section 3 21 FPS -
Graphics score 6558 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14938 -
Video editing 7910 -
Photo editing 31681 -
Data manipulation 16101 -
Writing score 17461 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 HarmonyOS 7.0
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 31 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5600 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (31% in 10 min) Yes
Full charging time 0:55 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr -
Watching video 15:08 hr -
Gaming 05:24 hr -
Standby 108 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (1080p) -
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 10 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 -
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.9 f/2.2
Focal length 47 mm 81 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV60A -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV13B10 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 8 megapixels
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV16F -
Sensor size - 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP, 1/3.6"
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2024 September 2026
Release date July 2024 October 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1300 -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate. But if the display, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4.

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