Xiaomi clones the Galaxy Fold, makes it 40% thinner, adds a bigger battery - Ars Technica

If you're disappointed by Samsung's relatively slow progress on foldables, say hello to the Xiaomi Mix Fold 2, which looks significantly more advanced than what we saw in this week's announcement from Samsung.

The Mix Fold 2 closely follows the layout of the Galaxy Z Fold 4—it's a book-style foldable that has a phone-like front screen and a tablet-like flexible inner screen.

The 16-mm-thick Galaxy Z Fold really fills out your pocket compared to a normal smartphone, so Xiaomi is making progress here.

The trick here—aside from Samsung not changing the Fold's thickness or battery capacity for four years now—is that the Xiaomi foldable is a bit bigger than Samsung's.

On the front, you get a 120 Hz, 6.56-inch, 2520×1080 OLED display, while the inner foldable display is a 120 Hz, 8.02-inch, 2160×1914 OLED.

Both screens are direct from Samsung Display, and the flexible display is made of the "Flexible Ultra Thin Glass" that Samsung pioneered.

Starting at RMB 8,999, or about $1,335, Xiaomi's bigger, better foldable is also cheaper than Samsung's.