Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 Full Screen display, Snapdragon 835, 8GB RAM Announced

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 official with Snapdragon 835, 6" screen

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is finally official. This is the highly anticipated follow up to the original bezelless phone and Xiaomi has gone smaller with its successor.

Instead of the 6.4-inch 17:9 display of the first-gen Mi Mix, the Mi Mix 2 opts for a 5.99-inch 18:9 FullHD+ (2160x1080p) making its overall footprint smaller and bringing a higher screen-to-body ratio. Xiaomi boasts of a 12% reduced bottom bezel too and the front glass is curved on all sides.

The Mi Mix 2 naturally gets the top of the line Snapdragon chipset - the 835. It can be paired to 6GB or 8GB of RAM - the 6GB model has either 64GB, 128GB or 256GB of storage while the 8GB model is dubbed Special Edition has 128GB storage and a ceramic body.

There is a single camera on the back - the same a 12MP Sony IMX386 module, identical to the primary camera on the Xiaomi Mi 6 back and features 4-axis OIS. The front snapper has a modest 5MP resolution.

Power is delivered through a 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 - that's a drop of 1,000mAh compared to the original Mi Mix, which handled itself brilliantly in our battery life test. It's interesting to see how the Mi Mix 2 fares.

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 comes with MIUI 9 based on Android 7 Nougat.


The standard aluminum Mi Mix 2 comes in black, while the 8GB RAM ceramic Special edition is available in black or white. The 6GB+64GB Mi Mix 2 will run you RMB 3,299 (€420), the 6GB+128GB costs RMB 3,599 (€460), the 6GB+256GB is RMB 3,999 (€510). The 8GB+128GB ceramic unibody special edition is €700.​

 

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Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 with 5.99-inch 18:9 Full Screen display, Snapdragon 835, 8GB RAM announced

Xiaomi just announced the Mi MIX 2 at an event in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.99-inch 18:9 Full HD+ display with ultra narrow bezels, unlike the 6.4-inch display on the first generation Mi MIX with 17:9 aspect ratio and 12% smaller chin compared to the predecessor. It is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile platform with 6GB of RAM and there is also a Special Edition with 8GB of RAM. It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor and a 5-megapixel camera on the front on the right bottom that also supports face recognition.


It has a ceramic body and also has an earpiece on the front. It also has sound guided speaker that has 50mW high power speaker with sound guided tube for an enhanced audio experience. It has support for 6 modes and 43 bands. As we already know, world renowned designer Philippe Starck is the designer of the phone.


Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 specifications

5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 display with 1500:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3 color gamut
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.1) storage , 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (Special Edition)
Android 7.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 9
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
12MP rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, 1.25μm pixel size, f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording
5MP front-facing camera with facial recognition, 1080p video recording
Fingerprint sensor
Dimensions: 151.8x 75.5 ×7.7 mm; Weight: 185g (Standard); Dimensions: 150.5x 74.6 ×7.7 mm; Weight: 187g (Special Edition)
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
3400mAh (typical) / 3300mAh (minimum) battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging
The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 comes in Black color for the standard version with four-sided curved ceramic body with aluminium alloy frame and costs 3299 yuan (US$ 506 / Rs. 32,350 approx.) for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version, 3599 yuan (US$ 552 / Rs. 35,280 approx.) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the 6GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 3999 yuan (US$ 613 / Rs. 39,210 approx.).

The Mi MIX 2 Special Edition with full ceramic body comes in Black and White colors and costs 4699 yuan (US$ 721 / Rs. 46,060 approx.) for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version.