Xiaomi exec: Mix 4 is a phone for full-screen experience, not selfies

12 August 2021
William Lu confirms the technology is not there yet, the priorities behind the new phone was “display first”.

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  • ubc
  • 21 Aug 2021

it's always good with new tech introduce !! ( with someone else's money )

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    • Anonymous
    • y6V
    • 17 Aug 2021

    AnonD-994853, 13 Aug 2021Did anyone asked you to reply? did anyone ask you to make this account?

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      • Anonymous
      • EUf
      • 16 Aug 2021

      LUw, 14 Aug 2021I like it! Not because of not heaving the lens visible, but... moreProblem is, the under-display camera only works when the small area of screen above it is OFF, i.e. black. Think twice about it.

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        • qGK
        • 14 Aug 2021

        Was looking forward to this phone for months as I have the original Mi Mix and love it. Wanted the Alpha and would have paid double what Xiaomi wanted for it but alas they never released it.

        Honestly I'm disappointed in the Mix 4. The screen is noticably worse than other flagships, the design isn't spectacular like the original was. In fact it is very similar to my wife's OnePlus 7 Pro on the front which also doesn't have a cut out selfie camera but a fantastic retractable one. This isn't even a full screen phone. The screen to body ratio is worse than many older flagships.

        Ended up buying a Mi 11 ultra instead. Call me when the Mix line looks like the Alpha.

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          • LUw
          • mtT
          • 14 Aug 2021

          I like it! Not because of not heaving the lens visible, but because this solves an complete other issue. I video call daily for long hours, and my opposite always stares down on the screen, as do I. So we both don't look into the camera, but looking down. If the camera is under the screen, preferably 1/3 from the top, than it would make people look towards eachother, into their eyes, which improves the natural feeling of the conversation. Same like you would look into the camera, knowing that this way you really 'stare' into the other caller... But nobody keeps staring at the camera....unless you're a journalist:)

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            • Oblat
            • SiL
            • 14 Aug 2021

            I'm waiting for a wider phone to become available, for example 8.5cm.

              A full scr. experience is flat scr only. Btw, they should remove the front cam.

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                • Anonymous
                • uuT
                • 13 Aug 2021

                I could live without a selfie camera. Honestly dual rear camera setup with good quality is enough!! No macro and anything else is required too!!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • rJJ
                  • 13 Aug 2021

                  Mi max jo update for long time this is very bad from mi

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                    • DMX
                    • 8xX
                    • 13 Aug 2021

                    Sephlin, 12 Aug 2021You must be new, it's only the Chinese version, we are... moreComment of the typical novice, in 3 months there will be better options than that mobile

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                      • Bumer
                      • 7ZJ
                      • 13 Aug 2021

                      Ill never buy gain Xiaomi becouse they cancel android one program on Mi mix 3 5g.I have also technical issues with camera.

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                        • nu1
                        • 13 Aug 2021

                        Ali2020, 13 Aug 2021I need double selfie camera, if the camera.if visible or no... moreYou can speak for yourself. Go and buy one of the other 99.9% phones out there with notches, holes, teardrops etc.. I own poco f2 pro for 1 year and I've used the selfie camera 2-3 times. In my case what is the point in having a hole in the display which I'll be staring at ALL the time I use my phone and in the same time I'll almost never actually need it? There are different people with different needs so saying that something is useless in general is nonsense, it may be useless for you but in my case it's useless to have a hole drilled in my display.

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                          • AnonD-909757
                          • pZV
                          • 13 Aug 2021

                          Ali2020, 13 Aug 2021I need double selfie camera, if the camera.if visible or no... moreIf you don't like pop up, I have a solution for you :
                          Don't buy the few phones having it and just choose among the bazillions of phones who don't have it.
                          For me who like having a fullscreen experience AND not having a useless camera constantly looking at me, it is useful!
                          Why? Because idiots of your kind gave it a bad reputation by constantly spreading dramatically exaggerated lies about it, often using the same buzz words "fragile", "weight", "thickness", "take space", "durability", "waterproof", "IP rating", "moving parts", "cost" and other things that have been long TOTALLY DEBUNKED as PURE EXAGGERATIONS.
                          Here is why.

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                            • AnonD-909757
                            • pZV
                            • 13 Aug 2021

                            AnonD-994853, 13 Aug 2021Stupid idea. Video calls? And also emergency selfies? Not everyone is obsessed with video calls, many of us don't do it, or at least not with their phones.
                            There isn't such thing as "emergency selfie", but there is such thing as privacy, which is much more important than video call and other selfies, that front facing camera are greatly contributing against, mainly the UDC.

                            If you want so much to do those, just DON'T buy the rare phones that could be made without front camera and leave it be.
                            It isn't because it is not a product made for you that you have to try and destroy it.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • ucX
                              • 13 Aug 2021

                              You know how people cover the camera on their laptops? I wonder if this underscreen camera makes it clear when the camera is being used or not? That would be useful in today's world

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                                • Ali2020
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                                • 13 Aug 2021

                                I need double selfie camera, if the camera.if visible or not is not a problem for me. I don't understand this approach of hiding the camera under the display, it's as useless as the pop up selfie camera. Why there's no more pop up selfie camera phones?

                                  AnonD-994853, 13 Aug 2021Did anyone asked you to reply? Did anyone ask you to provoke?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 70d
                                    • 13 Aug 2021

                                    M1999, 13 Aug 2021I am also curious about the emergency selfies, but not ever... moreYou failed to see that those two sentences are related.

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                                      • 13 Aug 2021

                                      Anonymous, 13 Aug 2021And what emergency selfies are you talking about? Not every... moreI am also curious about the emergency selfies, but not everyone using the selfie cam is a narcissistic jerk... Is videocalling with your friends narcissistic now?!

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • sUS
                                        • 13 Aug 2021

                                        AnonD-994853, 13 Aug 2021Stupid idea. Video calls? And also emergency selfies? And what emergency selfies are you talking about? Not everyone is narcissistic jerk.