If you have not yet heard, Xiaomi’s flagship Mi Mix has got a new iteration, the Mi Mix 3, and it is all screen, thanks to the la Oppo Find X pop-up selfie cameras. Noticed we said cameras? Yeah, Xiaomi one up Oppo with giving its Mi Mix 3 not one, but two cameras, comprising of one 24 MP Sony IM576 sensor and a 2 MP OV02a10 sensor. Around the back, it has two cameras too, made pop of a 12 MP Sony IMX363 and a 12 MP Samsung S5K3M3+ sensors.
Both front and rear shooters are, as expected, AI-enabled. With the front cameras and sensors out of the way, the Mi Mix 3 now touts an expansive 6.39-inch Samsung AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ration, 2,340 x 1,080 resolution that works out to 403ppi. This gives the device an incredible 93.4 percent screen-to-body ratio. Finally, all screen display is actually all screen display, and it is going to be norm from here on. Also, ‘yay’ to no notch!
Under the hood, it is the current flagship chip, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 AIE with graphics duties undertaken by an Adreno 630 710 MHz GPU. The processor is rather rudimentary as far as today’s flagship’s devices is concerned. What surprises us is the RAM. The range-topping model actually packs an astounding 10 GB of LPDDR4x RAM, along with 256 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It may looks like Xiaomi is putting everything out there, but not quite, IMHO, because, the battery is surprisingly modest, coming in at just 3,200 mAh, but to make up for the lesser capacity, it gets a 18W QuickCharge 3.0 support, as well as 10W wireless fast charge support.
It also does not appear to tout under fingerprint display – a technology that we predict will be norm in 2018/209. Anyways, in the spirit of Xiaomi’s tradition, the announcement also sees the Mi Mix 3 getting a special “Palace” Edition Mi Mix 3. This special edition device is a collaborative effort between the Palace Museum and it features a special color glaze inspired by some ancient relic which I never understand. Apart from color, the special edition device also sports a Chinese auspicious beast engrave on the back of the phone.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is expected to be available starting November 1st with pre-order to start on October 31. Prices, in case you are curious, start at 3,299 yuan (about US$574). Strangely, pricing is only available for the 6 and 8 GB models, not for the aforementioned 10 GB model, nor the Palace edition. Anywho, continue reading to find a summary spec table.
| OS |
| Android OS X.X (to be verified) |
| Chipset |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, octacore Kryo 385 CPU up to 2.8 GHz with AIE 845 |
| GPU |
| Adreno 630 GPU, up to 710MHz |
| Display |
| 6.39-inch Samsung AMOLED screen 19.5 : 9 custom aspect ratio FHD+ 2,340 x 1,080 (403 ppi) 430-nits (TYP), 600-nits (HBM) brightness 60,000 : 1 contrast (min) NTSC 103.8% (typ) Support AOD display Support sunlight screen Support night screen Support eye protection mode Support for step-less color temperature adjustment Support standard mode Support for HDR display |
| Memory |
| 6 GB + 128 GB model (black) 8 GB + 128 GB model (black, sapphire blue, emerald) 8 GB + 256 GB model (black) 10 GB + 256 GB model (Palace Special Edition) Note: all RAM is of LPDDR4x dual channel memory and storage is of UFS 2.1. |
| Network |
| 4G dual SIM Support Mobile/China Unicom/Telecom 4G+/4G/3G/2G Support dual card VoLTE HD voice Dual SIM usage When using both SIM card slots, either card can be set as the primary card, which supports 4G+/4G/3G/2G calling and data Note 1: Whether to support 4G depends on the local carrier network; two telecom cards cannot be used simultaneously Note 2: Limited to carrier network and service deployment, currently only supports China Mobile VoLTE service, which can support other operators' VoLTE requirements through software upgrades Network Bands For 6 GB + 128 GB and 8 GB + 128 GB 4G FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20 4G TDD-LTE B34/B38/B39/B40/B41 (2,496 MHz-2,690 MHz) 3G WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 3G TD-SCDMA B34/B39 3G CDMA EVDO BC0 2G GSMB2 / B3 / B5 / B8 2G CDMA 1X BC0 For 8 GB + 256 GB and 10 GB + 256 GB 4G FDD-LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66 4G TDD-LTE B34/B38/B39/B40/B41 (2,496 MHz-2,690 MHz) 3G WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B9/B19 3G TD-SCDMA B34/B39 3G CDMA EVDO BC0/BC1/BC6/BC10 2G GSMB2 / B3 / B5 / B8 2G CDMA 1X BC0/BC1/BC6/BC10 |
| Camera |
| AI dual rear cameras 12 MP SONY IMX363 sensor 1.4μm large pixel, f1.8 large aperture, 2PD dual-core focus 12 MP SAMSUNG S5K3M3+ sensor 1.0μm pixels AI dual front cameras 24 MP SONY IMX576 sensor, 4-in-1 1.8μm large pixel 2 MP OV02A10 sensor, 1.75μm large pixel Rear cameras features AI dual cameras Portrait mode, bokeh effect Dual PD dual-core focus 4-axis optical image stabilization Monochrome temperature flash Dark light enhancement technology High dynamic range adjustment technology Panorama mode Continuous shooting mode Face recognition Thousands of AI beauty Rear video beauty 960 fps slow motion shooting 960 fps smart soundtrack Handheld super night mode Front cameras features Front automatic HDR Front screen fill light Countdown self-timer Facial recognition Mirror function Video anti-shake Front video beauty "Dreamy eyes" Front camera AI scenes Rear AI scene camera 27 tags, up to 238 scenes recognition AI dream blur AI studio lighting effect AI smart effects AI super resolution camera Video 4K video, 60/30 fps 1080p, 60/30 fps 720p, 30 fps Slow motion video, 720p/1080p, 120/240/960 fps |
| Battery |
| 3,200 mAh (typ) no-removable battery Supports 18W QC 3.0 + 10W wireless fast charging |
| Connectivity |
| 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual band 2.4/5G WiFi, WiFi Direct, WiFi 2x2 MIMO, MU-MIMO, WiFi Display, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, NFC, USB Audio |
| Sensors |
| Ultrasonic proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Electronic compass, Vibration motor, Ambient light sensor, Fingerprint sensor |
| Positioning |
| Simultaneous reception of L1 / L5 dual-frequency GPS signals GPS: L1+L5 Galileo: E1+E5a QZSS: L1+L5 GLONASS: L1 Beidou: B1 |
| Audio/Video |
| Supports H.265/HEVC (Main profile), H.264 (Baseline/Main/High profile), MPEG4 (Simple profile/ASP), VC-1 (Simple/Main/Advanced profile), and supports PCM and AAC/ AAC+/eAAC+, MP3, AMR – NB and WB, FLAC, WAV, APE and other audio formats support high dynamic range display when playing HDR10 video content. Supports AAC/aptX/aptX-HD audio. |
| Dimension |
| 157.89 x 74.69 x 8.46 mm, 218g (6.22x 2.94 x 0.33 inches), 7.69 oz. |
| Colors |
| Black, Jade Green, Sapphire Blue |
Images: Xiaomi.
