At an event in New Delhi, Xiaomi has launched today its flagship smartphone, Mi MIX 2. The highlights of this phone is its 5.99-inch (2160 × 1080 pixels) Full HD Display with 18:9 aspect ratio compared to the 17:7 available on the Mi Mix. It is now 11.9% smaller than Mi Mix. The 18:9 aspect ratio has been made populart by Samsung and LG on their high-end smartphones.
The Mi Mix 2 gets the power from 2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor with Adreno 540 GPU. It comes with 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with internal storage of 128GB. This is Dual SIM phone and is packed with 3400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. This phone runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) with layer of MIUI 8. It also incorporates fingerprint sensor on the back.
On the imaging front, this phone is mounted with 12MP rear camera having 18k gold-plated camera rim with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Dual LED flash, 4K video recording and 4-axis optical stabilization. For selfies, it has 5MP front-facing camera with Super black lens coating and 1080p video recording capability.
For audio output, this phone incorporates a hidden 50mW speaker that only takes up a thin sliver of space between the top edge of the phone and the screen instead of the piezoelectric speaker solution in Mi MIX.
It offers standard connectivity options of 4G LTE with Global LTE support, 6 modes and 43 bands,, Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO ), GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth 5.0, and USB Type-C.
This phone has been designed by world-renowned designer Philippe Starck and has ceramic back with four-sided curved design with aluminium alloy frame. This phone has Gorilla Glass protection. It comes in black color. It has thickness of 7.7 mm and weighs 185gms.
Mi MIX 2 (6GB + 128GB version) is priced at INR 35,999. There will be a special preview sale on 17th October, at 12 Noon on Mi.com and Flipkart. Following this, it will go on sale across Mi.com, Flipkart, all Mi Home stores, Mi Preferred Partner stores, and Large Format Retail Partners during the first week of November.
