The Second Phone with 10 GB RAM it’s not a small thing. Launched in Beijing, the new flagship device has an all-screen look that, refreshingly, isn’t obscured by a notch. Instead, the crucial smartphone components such as the selfie camera and proximity sensor that make the notch a necessity on many handsets – including Xiaomi’s own Mi 8 – are housed in a component that rests behind the screen. This design is not new to anyone old enough to have owned smartphones in the early 2000s, when brands such as LG and Danger released phones that slid open to reveal a keyboard or dial pad. If you owned one of those devices, you’ll remember the satisfying “click” each time you opened or closed the device. The Mi Mix 3 offers that same audio and tactile feedback. Other than the slider design, there’s not much about the Mi Mix 3 that really stands out. This isn’t so much a knock at the phone, but a comment on how flooded the market is with new Androids. With the Mi Mix 3, you’ll find a 6.4-inch OLED display sourced from Samsung; a Snapdragon 845 processor paired with either six, eight, or a whopping 10GB of RAM; and the usual dual-camera system on the back. All of the above are still top tier specs, they’re just not new.
During my day of testing, I found the phone operated smoothly. Xiaomi’s MIUI software is on version 10 and it is cleaner, leaner, and more aesthetically pleasing than other Chinese Android skins. It helps that underneath the MIUI is the latest version of Android, 9.0. The unit I tested has 8GB of RAM and performed very smoothly. I can’t imagine the 10GB RAM version bringing any tangible performance boost.
I didn’t notice much, if any, improvement to the rear or front camera set-ups compared to the Mi Mix 2S that hit the market this past spring – there is a new front-facing depth sensor to help produce bokeh selfies, however. The performance and power of the device are good (although nothing special), but I really like the slider. While it affords a notchless design that improves immersion when watching videos or gaming, I mostly just find it very satisfying to slide a moving part up and down, and feel the mechanism clicking into place.
Because the Mi Mix 3’s entire body moves and is controlled by hand, it feels less likely to wear out or malfunction than the smaller mechanical pop-up module seen in the Oppo Find X – but that’s just a guess on my part. Of course, as is usual with Xiaomi devices, the Mi Mix 3 is great value compared to almost everything else out there not named OnePlus. The base model of the phone with 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage sells for 3,299 yuan (US$475), while the top-of-the-line variant with 10GB RAM, 256GB of storage and extra fluff like gold trims, sells for 4,999 yuan. Every phone comes with a free wireless charger in the box.
So far, the only shortcomings of the Mi Mix 3 – and these are really only shortcomings if I compare it to phones that cost twice as much – is the relatively small 3,200 mAh battery and lack of water resistance.
The Mi Mix 3 also comes in a 5G version touted by Xiaomi as the world's first such commercially available phone, though it's not expected to launch till the first quarter of next year. This might disappoint fans who were excited by a leak showing 5G support on the phone last month, but the delay won't matter too much -- even if 5G capabilities were available on it now, you won't be able to use it until network buildouts are completed. This is true even in Xiaomi's home country, even though China is at the forefront of 5G development.
The Mi Mix 3 features powerful cameras on its front and back. On the back are 12-megapixel dual rear cameras -- wide-angle and telephoto -- with f1.8 and f2.4 apertures respectively that can support slow-motion videos at 960 fps. For selfie lovers, Mi Mix 3 sports a 24-megapixel primary camera backed up by a secondary 2-megapixel camera. These can be found on the retractable module along with a soft light.
The cameras also come with AI-powered features, including AI beautify, AI portrait mode and AI studio lighting on both the front and back. The rear cameras also have AI scene detection and AI background music, which adds audio to your videos automatically. Xiaomi also said that an AI face unlock feature will be added in future updates, but this feature will be limited to selected markets.
The Mi Mix 3 will come in three versions. You can get 6GB or 8GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage, or the top-end model with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It will be available in three colors: onyx black, jade green and sapphire blue.
The 10GB RAM variant (with 256GB onboard storage) is unveiled as a Forbidden City special edition available in a different hue of blue, featuring a Chinese mythical beast in gold called Xie Zhi.
Specification:
- Size: 6.39 inches
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 630
- Memory: 512 GB, 10 GB RAM or 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
- Rear Camera: 12 MP (wide), f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
- Front Camera: Mechanical pop-up 24 MP, 1/2.8", 0.9µm Mechanical pop-up 2 MP, depth sensor
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery
- Colors: Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, Onyx Black, Forbidden City Blue (10 GB only)
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