Xiaomi Mi Mix 3's slide-out camera allegedly shown on video (but there's a catch)

After Honor teased the Magic 2 with a pop-up camera, Xiaomi’s co-founder was quick to reveal that the Mi Mix 3 will have a similar design, both taking after the Oppo Find X. That may not be the whole story, however.

A short video that shows a Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 being handled reveals that the mechanism is manual. It appears to be a slider design with the bottom “half” sliding up to reveal the earpiece, selfie camera and other gadgetry.

That’s not how the Find X camera works, that one is motorized. But this could be the more reliable design in the long run. Of course, we're still not sure that this is the real device. For reference, here's the image posted by the Xiaomi boss:

Source (in Chinese) | Via