Sold for around $1,237 (VND 31.3 million), the cost to repair Xiaomi's MIX Fold 4 is only from $4 (VND 102,000).
Smartphones that cost more than 25 million VND are all high-end products, so many people believe that the repair cost for it will not be cheap at all. However, that does not mean that all products are the same with a product from Xiaomi.
Xiaomi's foldable smartphone repair costs are much cheaper than Samsung's.
Xiaomi's foldable smartphone repair costs are much cheaper than Samsung's .
Currently, Xiaomi's MIX series foldable smartphones are all relatively expensive, for example, $829 for the MIX Flip and $1,237 for the MIX Fold 4. But when it comes to repairing the device when it breaks down, the cost of each component can really surprise many people, even though they have to pay an additional $6 for labor to do the replacement work.
For example, repair parts for the MIX Fold 4 with its book-style folding design range from $4 for the rear ultra-wide camera to $496 for the internal display. The external display is much cheaper at around $164, while the speaker costs $6 and the battery is $39 since there are two batteries on the device.
For the clamshell MIX Flip, the cost of replacing components is much more affordable if users need to repair them. For example, the external screen costs about $69, while the internal folding screen costs about $239. Again, the maintenance fee is still $6, which is a small amount.
Even the MIX Fold 4 has cheap repair fees.
Even the MIX Fold 4 has cheap repair fees.
The price of motherboard replacement will vary depending on the memory version. For the MIX Fold 4, it will be between $356 and $398, while for the MIX Flip, it will be between $327 and $378.
With that being said, it’s great to know that the cost of repairing Xiaomi’s foldable phone isn’t too expensive. However, it’s best to keep the phone away from children as much as possible to avoid unnecessary expenses.
Xiaomi's new MIX Fold 4 smartphone has an incredibly thin and light design and competes directly with rivals Samsung 's Galaxy Z Flip6 or Honor's recently launched Magic V3. The highlight of the MIX Fold 4 is not only the larger main screen, 4 rear cameras with 5x periscope lens, but also sold at a much more affordable price.
Weighing just 226 grams, the MIX Fold 4 is as heavy as the Honor Magic V3 and almost as thin (4.59 mm when unfolded and 9.47 mm when folded). Xiaomi uses a curved frame design with edges tapering into an aluminum frame. The internal structure of the product includes T800H high-strength carbon fiber, which is extremely light but still improves impact resistance by up to 300% compared to the MIX Fold 3.
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This is also Xiaomi's first foldable smartphone with IPX8 certification, which means it can be submerged in water up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes. It has a 6.56-inch LTPO OLED display with Full HD+ resolution, 1-120 Hz adaptive refresh rate, and 21:9 aspect ratio.
The main 7.98-inch display is covered with ultra-thin glass (UTG) and also has a Full HD+ resolution and a 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate. Xiaomi claims both displays can produce a peak brightness of up to 3,000 nits and each has a 20MP front camera.
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Like recent flagship foldable rivals, the MIX Fold 4 is powered by a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage.
In terms of camera power, the product stands out with a Leica 4-camera cluster and Summilux lens. The main camera has a 50 MP sensor equivalent to 23mm with f/1.7 aperture and OIS (optical anti-shake). Combined with a 50 MP 2x telephoto camera (47mm) and a 10 MP periscope camera with 4x optical zoom and a 115mm lens. There is also a 12 MP ultra-wide camera equivalent to 15mm.
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The MIX Fold 4 uses the HuperOS operating system based on Android 14 and integrates a 5,100mAh Xiaomi Surge battery with 67W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
