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Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 vs Huawei Pura X Max

76 out of 100
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4
VS
76 out of 100
Huawei Pura X Max
Xiaomi Mix Fold 4
Huawei Pura X Max

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 Pura X Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 1 year and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2129 and 1832 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura X Max
  • Waterproof body (IP59 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 23.3 mm narrower
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Pura X Max 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
10.1
(Bad)
Value Index
16.9
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mix Fold 4
vs
Pura X Max

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 7.98 inches 7.7 inches
Resolution 2224 x 2488 pixels 1828 x 2584 pixels
Aspect ratio 10.15:9 -
PPI 418 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3000 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 89.8%
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 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Mix Fold 4
1114 nits
Pura X Max
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 159.37 mm (6.27 inches) 165.5 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 143.3 mm (5.64 inches) 120 mm (4.72 inches)
Thickness 4.59 mm (0.18 inches) 5.2 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Waterproof IPX8 IP59
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Mix Fold 4
89.3%
Pura X Max +1%
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Pura X Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 3300 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
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		 - 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little
- 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid
- 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 HiSilicon Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 and Huawei Pura X Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mix Fold 4 +16%
2129
Pura X Max
1832
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mix Fold 4 +17%
6630
Pura X Max
5671
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 14837 -
Single-core score 2129 1832
Multi-core score 6630 5671
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mix Fold 4
1991672
Pura X Max +6%
2107301
CPU 623232 690190
GPU 560801 344966
Memory 398946 580178
UX 408693 491967
Total score 1991672 2107301
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 -
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 14 HarmonyOS 6.1
ROM HyperOS 1.0 -
OS size 31 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 5300 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 - Yes
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
Mix Fold 4
23:22 hr
Pura X Max
n/a
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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: 12.5 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/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800 -
Sensor size 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 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 12.5 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
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV16F -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Additional lens - 8 MP
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/be)
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, NAVIC
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 Yes
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 -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Mix Fold 4
79.2 dB
Pura X Max
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2024 April 2026
Release date July 2024 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1300 $1610
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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 performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Mix Fold 4. But if the display, camera, connectivity, and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura X Max.

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