Weekly poll: Would you be getting the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 if it weren't a China-exclusive?

20 August 2023
Probably the best foldable you can't buy.

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Core, 20 Aug 2023Its a bit sad and vain that someone would let what others t... moreLOL, another liar probably just using a cheap Redmi phone pretending to be some elite.

    Anonymous, 20 Aug 2023$1000 is nothing extreme in many places in the world. I kno... moreLOL, liar. Even the Chinese themselves don’t want to be seen with a Xiaomi phone if they can afford to.

      Mix Fold 2 is better. No selfie camera inside

        I don’t see the practicality of getting any foldable phone. They are expensive fashion statements you can show off to your friends. Other than that, they have a subpar battery life, no protection as in a case and I can buy 2 or 3 decent phones for the price of a foldable. Also is the fold part itself going to stand the test of time if you keep it for more than say two years? Maybe, maybe not.

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          • Anonymous
          • YUU
          • 20 Aug 2023

          Trust me, by next Sunday when the results out. It will be something like this "Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 is well beloved with many interest in getting one".
          You know that the poll is being "rig" since the article / poll being written in the beginning 😏

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            • Anonymous
            • YUU
            • 20 Aug 2023

            Trust me, by next Sunday when the results out. It will be something like this "Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 is well beloved with many interest in getting one".
            You know that the poll is being "rig" sin

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              • Anonymous
              • KA4
              • 20 Aug 2023

              I'll buy one when it's $200

                Hi res, big sensors and 10x zoom vs nice bigger screen.
                There are people who dont care tho.
                Also, exclusivity means a little, if you can order with free shipping on top. Repair may be costly but not impossible.
                Another problem may be a security, but it's more about who will spy on you...

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                  • Anonymous
                  • NUw
                  • 20 Aug 2023

                  Foldables are a cool concept for now, but there's too many compromises at the moment. Battery life, durability, camera, software support/compatibility, etc. And, of course, price.

                  I'll live with a single, smaller screen if it means all of the above are far better.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • KA4
                    • 20 Aug 2023

                    I'll buy one for $150. Like rest of Xiaomi phones

                      No.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • K72
                        • 20 Aug 2023

                        REAL TALK: As if we could afford it and even if we could, should anyone buy an expensive form factor that is still too fragile when compared to a normal brick smartphone? I think foldables right now are made for tech reviewers and enthusiasts to test - and of course to get a profit. But then reality kicks in that majority of people are fine with their current devices. Tech reviewers and enthusiasts should know that the world doesn't revolve around them, just because this tech is the future and the best doesn't equally mean that the rest of the consumers are following.

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                          • WhoCaresTM
                          • 0mU
                          • 20 Aug 2023

                          Not interested in foldables at all.
                          Even if they were the same price as regular flagships, and had the same specs, especially camera, and even if they were as robust as regular phones...no thanks. I'd rather have a proper phone and tablet, rather than something that's kinda both but not really any of the two.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3E2
                            • 20 Aug 2023

                            Having said the above, I agree with the general sentiment above. Xiaomi is being left behind. There is another company (honor) that has built an even slimmer foldable with more pen support than this one.

                              Anonymous, 20 Aug 2023Dude , literally the majority of the components were built ... moreNo, he's from the other dimension where no single part is made in china.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • j5u
                                • 20 Aug 2023

                                blue, 20 Aug 2023No need to. Most of my stuff is made in the EU. Only a few ... more@blue, your final good may be assembled in EU but i bet 90% of the components are sourced from China

                                  Anonymous, 20 Aug 2023Not getting a foldable ever, they are extremely impractical... moreIt folds anyway…

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                                    • blue
                                    • 0CN
                                    • 20 Aug 2023

                                    Bigmeme, 20 Aug 2023Okay then throw away 80% of the stuff in your home 🤣No need to. Most of my stuff is made in the EU. Only a few things were made in China (and they are mostly very close to the end of their lifetime).

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 3E2
                                      • 20 Aug 2023

                                      potato4k, 20 Aug 2023Meh. Nobody wants to buy $1000 Xiaomi, no matter how you fo... more$1000 is nothing extreme in many places in the world. I know people,envy who bought the xiaomi 11 ultra because of its superior photography at the time. If anything most of them didn't want to be seen with a basic iPhone in their hands. IPhone are increasingly associated with being basic in some parts of the world already.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3E2
                                        • 20 Aug 2023

                                        Anonymous, 20 Aug 2023Not getting a foldable ever, they are extremely impractical... moreNever getting a smartphone ever , they lack tactile keyboards (nobody is going to use software keyboards, lol), I hate bigger screens (small screens are the future), their battery barely lasts a day (my blackberry lasts several days before charging).

                                        In short. Blackberry >>> touch based smartphones (lol, I love your regressives. Always picking the wrong fight and being such hilarious holdouts).

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