Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 seems to be heavier than Xiaomi claims

A rather interesting report has surfaced online. Someone ended up measuring the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 thickness and weight in China, and the phone seems to be heavier than Xiaomi claims. This report has been relayed by Gagadget.

The Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 could be heavier than what Xiaomi claims

The Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 got announced earlier this month, in case you missed that. The phone comes in glass and carbon fiber variants. Xiaomi announced that the glass model weighs 259 grams, while the carbon fiber variant weighs 255 grams.

Well, based on the weight measurements made by a third party (gallery below), the glass model weighs 267.4 grams, while the carbon fiber model weighs 264.3 grams. This is not a small difference. Also, these new numbers make the MIX Fold 3 heavier than its predecessor (262 grams).

That’s not all, though. The phone also seems to be a bit thicker than what Xiaomi reported. The difference there is negligible, though. It has been measured to be 0.04mm thicker in unfolded form, and 0.28mm in folded form. As already mentioned, that difference is pretty much negligible.

That’s almost a 10-gram difference for both models

The difference in weight, however, is rather odd. We’re not really sure what happened here. That’s almost a 10-gram difference between measurements, which is… mind-boggling.

In any case, the Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 is the company’s brand new foldable smartphone. The device launched in China earlier this month, and unfortunately, it won’t be making its way to global markets.

The Xiaomi MIX Fold 3 has a truly compelling set of cameras on the back, with Leica lenses. It actually includes four cameras, all of which look promising. It is also quite thin, and also not too heavy for its size.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 fuels this handset while Xiaomi included plenty of high-end specs on the inside. It also supports very fast wired and wireless charging, two 120Hz AMOLED displays, and much more.