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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 - 4.0 / 5
Trim bezel design unlike any other
- Philippe Starck designed, aluminium frame and curved ceramic back Rear positioned fingerprint scanner 151.8 x 75.5 x 7.7mm; 185g
A serious screen
- 5.99-inch LCD screen (2160 x 1080 resolution) 18:9 aspect ratio Ultra-trim bezel design
Top hardware without top price
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 platform (octa-core 2.45GHz), 6GB RAM, Adreno 540 graphics 64GB on-board storage, microSD card slot for expansion LTE+, 43 bands and six network modes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2X2 MIMO & MU-MIMO No 3.5mm headphone jack
Software isn’t perfectly balanced
- Android 7.1 operating system, MIUI software reskin
Battery life
- 3,400mAh battery (USB-C charging) Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Cameras
- 12-megapixel rear camera (1.25um pixel size), f/2.0 aperture Front-facing camera positioned to bottom bezel Four axis image stabilisation for rear camera 18 carat gold camera rim for rear camera
To recap
It might seem alien at first, but there’s little need to be sceptical: the Mi Mix 2 wraps all the home comforts of an Android flagship in an altogether more affordable device, without compromising the design. It’s a great sign of the future to come from this maker.
