Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 launches with bezel-less design, magnetic slider, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 brings a series of firsts to Xiaomi. It’s the first Xiaomi phone to have a manual slider. It’s the first Xiaomi phone to feature up to 10GB of RAM. It’s the first Xiaomi phone that will have an upcoming 5G variant early next year. It’s the first Xiaomi phone to feature 960fps slow motion video recording. There is a lot to get into here, so let’s start with listing the full specifications of the phone.
Full Specifications
Display
6.39-inch Full HD+ (2340×1080) AMOLED with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 403 PPI
93.4% screen-to-body ratio
600-nit brightness and 103.8-percent NTSC gamut
Camera
Rear camera
12MP primary camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixels, f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS
12MP telephoto camera with Samsung S5K3M3+ sensor, 1.0μm pixels, f/2.4 aperture
Video recording up to 4K at 60fps, 960fps slow-motion at 1080p
Features: Night Mode, AI scene detection, 960fps slow motion video recording
Front-facing camera
24MP primary camera with Sony IMX576 sensor, 4-in-1 pixel binning to simulate 1.8μm pixels
2MP depth sensing camera
Network & Connectivity
Bands
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
HSPA: 800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100MHz
FDD-LTE: Band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/18/19/20/25/26/27/28/29/30
TDD-LTE: Band 34/38/39/40/41
Ports
USB Type-C port
Dual nano SIM slots
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11ac (4×4 MU-MIMO)
Bluetooth 5.0
Dual 4G VoLTE
NFC
Performance
Software MIUI 10 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo
SoC
Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (4x Kryo 385 Gold cores @ 2.8GHz + 4x Kryo 385 Silver cores @ 1.8GHz)
Adreno 630 GPU
Storage
6GB/8GB of RAM with 128GB/256GB of storage; Palace Museum variant: 10GB of RAM with 256GB of storage
Audio
No 3.5mm headphone jack, 3.5mm to USB Type-C adapter bundled in the box
Mono speaker
Battery Life
The Mi Mix 3 is powered by a 3,200mAh battery with fast charging. It also supports 10W wireless charging with the Qi standard.
Price & Availablity
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will be available in three colors: Onyx Black, Sapphire Blue, and Jade Green. The 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant costs CNY 3,299 ($474), while the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant costs CNY 3,599 ($515). The 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant costs CNY 3,999 ($575). Xiaomi will bundle a 10W wireless charger and a case in the package.
The 10GB RAM variant will go on sale at the end of November, and it has 256GB storage. It will cost CNY 4,999 ($720). It comes in a different Blue color.
Pre-orders for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 are now open for the regular variants, and availability will start from November 1. Xiaomi revealed that the Mi Mix 3 would be available internationally, including in India.
5G variant
Xiaomi also announced that a 5G NR variant of the Mi Mix 3 will launch in Q1 2019. It will be launching in Europe, but availability in other markets wasn’t revealed yet