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Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

Prototype Testing: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha

Xiaomi loves to experiment and the Mi MIX line is the evidence of that. What started off as a very bold design change with the start of full-frontal displays, has now become a recognized brand which might be among the most exciting of them all. The latest of these is the ALPHA which is not been tipped for launch and has been introduced only to show people what the company is capable of and also to show what can people expect from the future of smartphones.

Lets start with the specifications to get an idea of what we have here:

Dimensions154.4 x 72.3 x 10.4 mm (6.08 x 2.85 x 0.41 in)
Weight241 g (8.50 oz)
BuildGlass front, ceramic/glass back, titanium alloy frame (TC4)
SIMDual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAYTypeFlexible Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size7.92 inches, 201.8 cm2 (~180.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution2088 x 2250 pixels (~388 ppi density)
PLATFORMOSAndroid 10.0; MIUI 11
ChipsetQualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)
CPUOcta-core (1×2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPUAdreno 640 (700 MHz)
MEMORYCard slotNo
Internal512GB 12GB RAM
 UFS 3.0
MAIN CAMERATriple108 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/1.33″, 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
12 MP, f/2.0, 54mm (telephoto), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.8″, 1.0µm, Laser AF
FeaturesDual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
SELFIE CAMERATripleNo – uses main camera
FeaturesDual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video3240p@30fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
SOUNDLoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackNo
COMMSWLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPSYes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
RadioNo
USBType-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURESSensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer


BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 4050 mAh battery
ChargingFast battery charging 40W

Now that the specifications are out of the way, we can talk about what makes this phone so extra-ordinary! It has a wraparound display!! Unheard of anywhere else and that is why Xiaomi’s Mi MIX is the most exciting of all smartphones. The display wraps around the phone, only leaving a vertical camera strip. The front of the device is all screen! For the front camera, Xiaomi has added a feature that forces the user to use the rear end of the display and use the rear 108MP for selfies! This is an extremely outrageous design choice, however, the practicality of the phone might be put into question. Therefore, for now, the device is only a prototype with no intentions from Xiaomi to release the device.

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