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
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
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| 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 |
| 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)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Maleoon 955 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~3225.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14837 | 8357 |
| Single-core score | 2129 | 1641 |
| Multi-core score | 6630 | 5724 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14938 | - |
| Video editing | 7910 | - |
| Photo editing | 31681 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16101 | - |
| Writing score | 17461 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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