Xiaomi Mi Mix review: Mi-Sci-Fi

1 December 2016
Xiaomi Mi Mix is one of those rare jewels on the market that needs no introductions. An all-ceramic smartphone with an edge-to-edge screen is a device that draws all the attention. It’s a high-tech dream come true and it sure looks like a Sci-Fi movie prop.

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  • 05 Dec 2016

Solid Snake, 04 Dec 2016I guess the 91.3% refers to diagonal line of screen / diago... moreno.

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    • Anonymous
    • pWQ
    • 05 Dec 2016

    One Finnish retailer (located in China, sells a lot of Chinese products) sells this phone ~1000 euros. :( I knew it was highly priced, but still... Maybe later, then.

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      • Anonymous
      • I5x
      • 05 Dec 2016

      samurai, 02 Dec 2016I heard this phone is only going to be sold in ChinaIf you live in the USA, just wait until 5th January 2017. Xiaomi might be will bring something to USA.

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        • Solid Snake
        • tqM
        • 04 Dec 2016

        I guess the 91.3% refers to diagonal line of screen / diagonal line of body,

        since simply by 0.913 * 0.913 you get 0.84 approximately.

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          • w45
          • 04 Dec 2016

          cubig, 03 Dec 2016"MIUI 8 is a clean and light shell on top of Android Marshm... moreIt is very light, the latest MIUI8 still runs super smooth on the 4-5 year old Mi2.

          You're mistaking MIUI's exceptional battery use control which is what puts Xiaomi in the lead as one of the longest lasting phones on a single charge.

          If you don't want an app restricted in the background just go the the app switcher view and swipe down on the app, select the lock. Done. It takes only a few seconds

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            • Anonymous
            • vgN
            • 04 Dec 2016

            cubig, 03 Dec 2016"MIUI 8 is a clean and light shell on top of Android Marshm... moreIts reall seems legit

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              • s07
              • 03 Dec 2016

              samurai, 02 Dec 2016I heard this phone is only going to be sold in Chinajust like all xiaomi phones . ok some get to india but if you want one you either import it on ebay or some retailer

                Anonymous, 03 Dec 2016So another phone that this company made you stops you from ... moreNo, it means bad audio quality stops me from buying Mi 5s Plus. Both the Mi 5s and Mi Mix have good quality. That's why Xiaomi messed up.

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                  • cubig
                  • Kin
                  • 03 Dec 2016

                  "MIUI 8 is a clean and light shell on top of Android Marshmallow"

                  seriously light shell ? it's very heavy, i use mi 5 before, and miui aggresively clearing background apps, i open chrome with 5 tabs, and then switch to another app, and return again to chrome, it reloads

                  and that very iOS like multitasking interface is very slow if you compare it to stock android

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pVM
                    • 03 Dec 2016

                    Pabliell, 03 Dec 2016You messed up Xiaomi, you messed up big time! Mi 5s got goo... moreSo another phone that this company made you stops you from buying Mi Mix?
                    That is like saying that I willike never buy a car from Tesla because I didn't like one of their models.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4%j
                      • 03 Dec 2016

                      AnonD-616486, 03 Dec 2016Will this work in the US with T-Mobile with all 4G access? No, did not has B12, so will lost coverage in some spot.
                      This device has FDD-LTE: B1,B2,B3,B4,B5,B7,B9.
                      T-mobile's FDD-LTE: B2,B4,B12.
                      If Xiaomi will bring Mi Mix next year to US, may be they will add B12 (not vitamin ok...)

                        You messed up Xiaomi, you messed up big time! Mi 5s got good speaker and audio quality, Mi Mix got it also. So why the hell you didn't do it for the Mi 5s Plus? That's the only thing stopping me from buying it!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • pVM
                          • 03 Dec 2016

                          Imperator Neubaticus, 03 Dec 2016Nice battery life and even better build. I just don't like ... more510 bucks (3500 yuan) for those specs is not much. If anything, barring the less than stellar camera I would call it a bargain.

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                            • 03 Dec 2016

                            Will this work in the US with T-Mobile with all 4G access?

                              Nice battery life and even better build. I just don't like the design with one bezel at the bottom. Front facing cam is also placed awkwardly. And the main cam itself is underwhelming. Overall a more than decent phone in my book. Just not worth the price.

                                Someone Else, 02 Dec 2016Xiomi Mi 6 MIX concept with 100% display. Check it out. ... moremi mix is amazing phone, can't wait for mi6 mix.. heart melted...

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • pVM
                                  • 03 Dec 2016

                                  AnonD-345931, 02 Dec 2016Technically, your OS itself didn't get updated. Yours is st... moreIt's a completely different phone than how I bought it. I've never seen a phone more updated than this one (stock vs now). I'm running miui 8 and I have almost complete feature parity to all other xiaomi phones.

                                  The android version that my rom is based is irrelevant since most of the code in Xiaomi phones comes from Xiaomi. MIUI is a mostly in house OS. It's like saying that Nougat is technically a not very up to date version of Android since it does not run the latest version of Linux kernel (far from it in fact).

                                  Then again it doesn't matter since most of the code comes from Google (in Nugat's case), similarly as long as I run MIUI 8 I get most if not all the benefits of running a modern 2016 OS. It's also tailored to my device's hardware, so it doesn't slow down than if Xiaomi had their MIUI versions following android versions strictly.

                                  So yes my phone is still being supported. How about yours? (Those that are older than 2 years old)

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                                    • 3ZP
                                    • 03 Dec 2016

                                    This device is certainly godlike in its own category :p. But the "earpiece" quality is super underwhelming. Check Jerryrigeverything and youll see what i mean...

                                      AnonD-606096, 02 Dec 20164k screen is the most useless thing i can think off Actually 4K resolution is far from resolution needed to render 3D image that you can perceive as close to reality. If phones are about sharing and connecting, not giving it maximum depth is failure in innovation.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • pWQ
                                        • 02 Dec 2016

                                        AnonD-606096, 02 Dec 20164k screen is the most useless thing i can think off If we're talking about just phones, then yes. But on desktop, more space is often needed. I have 3440x1440 and it's not enough in some situations.