Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 & Mi Note 3 Now Official

Xiaomi just unveiled the Mi MIX 2 and the Mi Note 3. Last year, the China-based company stunned us with the beautiful, bezel-less Mi MIX phablet. This year, Xiaomi continues to amaze us with the aluminum-clad Mi MIX 2. This time around it has a smaller 6-inch display with an LG G6-like 18:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution (2,160 x 1,080 pixels). This made the bottom bezels of the Mi MIX 2 even slimmer, with the front camera still situated at the bottom part. A notable change is the presence of the earpiece above the screen.

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Hardware-wise, the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 packs an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset with 6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of non-expandable storage. It runs Android 7 Nougat with MIUI 9 on top. A rather smallish 3,400 mAh battery, which supports Quick Charge 3.0, will keep its lights on. As for the camera, the Mi MIX 2 sports a 12-MP Sony IMX386 primary camera with 4-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) and LED flash. Below it is a fingerprint scanner. As for the front-camera, it maxes out at 5-MP. Connectivity-wise, the Mi MIX 2 will support 43 wireless bands, including WCDMA in the US.

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A special edition of the Mi MIX 2 will also be announced, with its entire shell made out of ceramic. It will also have a whopping 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Its price is about $720. The regular Mi MIX 2 variants will retail from $506 to $613 depending on which configuration you get. Initial availability will be limited to China and some neighboring countries.

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Meanwhile, the Xiaomi Mi Note 3 also arrived alongside the Mi MIX 2. Covered in glass attached to an aluminum frame, the Mi Note 3 has a 5.5-inch IPS LCD of 1080p Full HD resolution. Ticking inside it is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset with 6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB of non-expandable storage. It runs Android 7 Nougat with MIUI 9 on top and a 3,500 mAh battery keeps its lights on. Unlike the Mi MIX 2, the Mi Note 3 sports a dual camera setup with dual-LED flash. It has two 12-MP primary cameras - one regular sensor with 4K video capture, OIS and phase-detection auto-focus, and another one with 2x telephoto, and a 16-MP selfie camera. It also has a fingerprint scanner, Available in Black and Blue, the Mi Note 3 will retail starting at $444.

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