Xiaomi Mi 6 review: Social climber

26 May 2017
Seven years in the making. That’s what Xiaomi says and you can feel the pride of a job well done. Is it arrogance? Maybe. And it may be surprising but not completely unfounded. A five-inch screen in a hot, curved metal-and-glass body. A dual camera with 2x optical zoom. A Snapdragon 835. The Xiaomi Mi 6 has many virtues and well… modesty isn’t one of them.

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  • AnonD-665246
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  • 27 May 2017

tonez210, 27 May 2017There are no official global unit, only taiwan unit. So yo... moreCompletely agree with you

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    • AnonD-468436
    • g8a
    • 27 May 2017

    why xiaomi used imx386? imx378 was far better for a little extra price ( with ois and f1.8 )

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      • Anonymous
      • g36
      • 27 May 2017

      AnonD-664474, 27 May 2017XZ Premium has 4K HDR display, please don't make me laugh o... more4k display that renders at 1080 for 99% applications. Yeah
      Should I mention that mi6 has stereo speakers which are pretty loud too
      Should I mention the excellent frequency response on type c audio as done by gsma. Though I still consider lack of Jack a con
      Oh not to mention the back cameras are better here
      Also I forgot better battery life
      Oh in case I forget the buttons can be remapped and all functions can be made available on same front sensor akin to Motorola and This was long before Moto did it
      Oh finally not to mention that it is priced less than half of xzp where it's available and it's Target markets

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        • AnonD-468436
        • g8a
        • 27 May 2017

        hi gsmarena
        please let us download camera samples or write iso and shutter speed of them

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          • AnonD-606096
          • s07
          • 27 May 2017

          anon4321, 27 May 2017lmfao.."Big pixels"?? 0.1µm is 0.0001mm (that's the d... moreit matters wen theres 12 milion of them

            lmfao.."Big pixels"?? 0.1µm is 0.0001mm (that's the difference between 1.15µm and 1,25µm). In other words, more marketing garbage

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              • Anonymous
              • pWQ
              • 27 May 2017

              This could be a very good music-lovers phone for headphones-usage. Amazing audio quality from the audio chip, this is how it should always be on every single phone out there. :)

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                • AnonD-442781
                • H5W
                • 27 May 2017

                AnonD-368020, 27 May 2017Now I want to ask only one question : if one plus 3T and Mi... moreIf you don't care about the metal back the OP3T has, and you're willing to go without a headphone jack, then go with the Mi 6. Better performance, similar battery life, better design. Better software support. Slightly better camera.

                The other thing is the ui, Oneplus is simpler and closer to stock. Mi6 has more features/gimmicks. Comes down to preference really.

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                  • vbV
                  • 27 May 2017

                  Why SAR radiation values are not considered worth to be mentioned in the reviews of the phones?
                  What ar the Sar values of redmi 6 phone ?

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                    • AnonD-368020
                    • XQh
                    • 27 May 2017

                    Surprisingly One plus 5 may get launched in India earlier than Mi 6.

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                      • AnonD-368020
                      • XQh
                      • 27 May 2017

                      Now I want to ask only one question : if one plus 3T and Mi6 are at same price which one should I Buy???

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                        • 6cc
                        • 27 May 2017

                        AnonD-523334, 27 May 2017Xiaomi won me again. just confused between U11 or Mi6. Weat... moreMicroSD slot in favor of U11.
                        And of course the headline squeeze feature.

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                          • 7k7
                          • 27 May 2017

                          Best frequency response ever! Second best sunlight legibility for any LCD panel and third best after S8 and i7. second best battery life of current 2017 flagships after S8

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                            • AnonD-523334
                            • 7k7
                            • 27 May 2017

                            Only shortcoming author mentioned in the "final words" is 1080p resolution, which is actually a good thing for me,because it not only increases battery life and gaming frame rates, it also decreases the amount of RAM occupied by apps and system.

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                              • AnonD-523334
                              • 7k7
                              • 27 May 2017

                              Kiki, 27 May 2017Htc u11 is more expensiveThanks buy already mentioned in Mi6 list. just listing pros

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 2TX
                                • 27 May 2017

                                Nick.B, 27 May 2017One is for sure - samsung is paying a lot of reviewers and ... moreMy Galaxy note 5, S7 and S8 shoots much better than lg v20 and huawei p9 plus, review by me and not payed by Samsung.

                                See I can do the same to?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • tCV
                                  • 27 May 2017

                                  I can see a mixture of design from huawei honor8 and samsung, probably a bit apple, lol

                                    Kaloyan, 27 May 2017That's hilarious, Samsung paying not to include Sony in a X... moreOne is for sure - samsung is paying a lot of reviewers and magazines
                                    my lg v20 and huawei p9 plus shoot much much better photos than galaxy note5, s7 and s8. Compared them side by side with my own eyes. Not payed samsung reviews.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • YUf
                                      • 27 May 2017

                                      why can't GSMA confirm the USB standard? Last year I bought an Mi5 & checked the transfer speeds using my Anker USB 3.0 OTG cable and my SanDisk Extreme flash drive. It doesn't go above 30MB/s. (If it goes beyond 40MB/s it must be a 3.0/3.1 connection)
                                      If I get my hands on Mi6 I will try the same. How do you guys check it anyway?

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                                        • AnonD-664474
                                        • Kg{
                                        • 27 May 2017

                                        Anonymous, 27 May 2017This phone has 72% ratio with a smaller screen (which is ha... moreXZ Premium has 4K HDR display, please don't make me laugh of the statement that 1080p looks better.

                                        It has dual front facing stereo speakers which will whack any single downward facing mono speakers everyday.

                                        Xiaomi has buttons? Cool, Sony has virtual keys - which one is more future proof? Lol.

                                        Fingerprint reader in such an absolutely ridiculous placement. Nothing's better than having the reader on the side of the phone.

                                        Oh, and should I mention the far superior front camera of the XZ Premium? Nah it will add more insult to the injury of your Mi 6.