Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 With 5.99-inch 18:9 Full-Screen Display, 8GB RAM Announced; Pricing, Specifications, Availability, And More

In an event in China, Xiaomi has announced the company’s latest smartphone – Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 at a starting price tag of 3299 yuan. The smartphone comes in Black color and it will go on sale starting on September 15th, 2017 while the registrations for the sale already started on Monday. The Xiaomi MI Mix 2 comes in different variant – 6GB RAM & 64GB internal storage cost 3299 yuan while 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage variant cost 3599 yuan and the 6GB RAM with 256GB internal storage variant cost 3999 yuan. The Mi Mix 2 Special Edition with full ceramic body comes with 8GB RAM & 128GB internal storage and cost 4699 yuan. The Special Edition comes in Black & White color and it will go on sale in November. For your information, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is the successor of Xiaomi Mi MIX that was launched last year, and Philippe Starck is the designer of the phone.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2

Display, Processor, Memory, Operating System

On the specifications front, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 features 5.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display with a resolution of 2180 x 1080 pixels & 1500:1 contrast ratio. The smartphone is powered by 2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU and runs on Android 7.1 Nougat operating system with MIUI 9 on top of it. The smartphone comes in three variants – 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 256GB internal storage. The special edition comes with 8GB RAM & 128GB internal storage.

Camera

The smartphone comes with a 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, and 5MP front-facing camera with facial recognition, 1080p video recording for selfie & video-calling.

SIM Support, Connectivity, And Sensor

The smartphone has dual-SIM support and comes with connectivity features like 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C. The smartphone comes with sensors like accelerometer, ambient light sensor, barometer, digital compass, gyroscope, and ultrasonic proximity sensor.

Dimensions, and Weight

The standard version of smartphone measures 151.8x 75.5 ×7.7 mm and weighs 185g. The Special Edition of smartphone measures 150.5x 74.6 ×7.7 mm and weighs 187g.

Features and Comparison

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is 11.9 percent smaller in the body when compared to the Xiaomi Mi Mi MIX and it is 2.5 percent thinner, 11.5 percent lighter. Apart from this, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is 7 percent smaller than the iPhone 7 Plus. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 features higher screen-to-body ratio when compared with Xiaomi Mi MIX. The bottom chin is 12 percent slimmer and there is a fingerprint sensor with 18K gold coated rim. The smartphone has a bezel-less display with 18:9 aspect ratio and comes with facial recognition technology.

The Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 uses the hidden sound-guided speaker as well as an ultrasonic proximity sensor. According to the company, “hidden sound-guided speaker”, details it to be a “cantilever piezoelectric ceramic acoustic technology” that resonates the sound through the metal frame and delivers it through the screen itself – completely hiding the speaker on the smartphone. This is achieved with 50mW high power membrane speaker with the sound guiding tube and a sound hole. The smartphone also supports 6 modes and 43 bands.

Battery

The smartphone packs 3400mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 vs Xiaomi Mi MIX

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 specifications

• Display: 5.99-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels & 1500:1 contrast ratio
• Processor: 2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
• Memory (Standard Version): 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB/128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
• Memory (Special Edition): 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage
• Operating System: Android 7.1 Nougat with MIUI 9
• Rear Camera: 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
• Front Camera: 5MP front-facing camera with facial recognition, 1080p video recording
• Fingerprint sensor: Yes
• Dimensions (Standard Version): 151.8x 75.5 ×7.7 mm
• Weight (Standard Version): 185g
• Dimensions (Special Edition): 150.5x 74.6 ×7.7 mm
• Weight (Special Edition): 187g
• Connectivity: 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), Bluetooth 5.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
• Battery: 3400mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging