Overview Xiaomi Mi Mix - a concept of the future of the smartphone

Xiaomi smartphones, perhaps, the most popular Chinese vehicles in Russia. We've learned that the products of this brand is very simple and takes into account the interests of consumers.

Despite this, the industrial giant sets the pace of development of the industry. At the very least, trying to. One such attempt was the frameless smartphone Xiaomi Mi Mix.

Specifications

Appearance, ergonomics and connectors

The smartphone looks incredibly impressive. Sverhchotky huge screen, turning into the side faces, draws all the attention. Nothing like it on the market is definitely not.

As Sharp matrix screen is used with a resolution of 2040 × 1080. Additional pixels of the matrix required for the on-screen buttons that appear all the time, but do not interfere. Of course, this option is not ideal, but it is in any case better than the usual implementation of the soft keys, eat the extra space.

Box, of course, is, and it shows. But for the hands or surrounding objects no obstacles.

When such a value matrix has the most optimal resolution. The number of dots per inch closer to the value of that of the 5.5-inch smartphone with FullHD. For VR will not work, but for others ppi optimal scenarios.

The screen is slightly worse than Xiaomi Mi5s Plus, but keeps the brand's flagship pilot. Detailing pictures is excellent, as well as viewing angles - 178 degrees honest. The screen is bright enough, bright colors. If necessary use fine-tuning by means of system resources.

The back cover and glossy ceramic. Though the cover is bright, durable and pleasant to the touch, it still has some unpleasant features.

This perfectly smooth surface perfectly collects fingerprints. And without the cover constantly strives to slip out of hand.

The device has a conventional arrangement of controls: the right is the volume rocker and the power button, bottom - speakers and connector USB Type-C, on the left - a slot for SIM-cards. At the top end is a connector for headset and extra microphones for noise cancellation.

Since the screen occupies most of the surface, the traditional place of the earpiece and the front camera is empty. More precisely, the screen is occupied by it and can not be used.

Therefore, the company's engineers moved the front camera down. A Piezo used instead of the usual dynamic driver hid under glass.

Fingerprint scanner is equipped with only the option with 6 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal memory.

Overall impression of the Xiaomi Mi Mix - it is very big. Of course, smaller and a little more comfortable than Xiaomi Max with similar screen sizes. But the lack of side frames makes it impossible to use them for additional support points.

You have to use a proprietary system or use zoom when using your smartphone two hands.

Russian language available on the system. To install, you must first obtain a permit from the unlocking technical support Xiaomi. Then flash the custom firmware to created a fan community.

performance testing

Xiaomi Mi Mix became one of the first models of the company with a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. Not the most logical solution, because the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 cheaper and slightly inferior to the new processor.

On the other hand, I have a reason to upgrade Xiaomi smartphone. The new Snapdragon 835 has a lot of unique features, so that the modernized Mi Mix lose any part thereof, or it will cost you even more. Despite the flagship position, records conceptual smartphone is not intended.

The company has released two versions: 4/128 6/256 GB and GB. RAM - LDDR4, ROM - UFS 2.0. These letters recently Mi5 led to the title of "most powerful smartphone of the year." Apparently, the company deliberately limits demand, fictitious or programmatically reducing performance.

On the other hand, the country does not see the version with a smaller volume of non-volatile memory (64 GB each to the cost of about 100 dollars).

In the era of high-speed Internet, and cloud services 128 GB is enough for all. In addition, microSD in the top Xiaomi smartphones are not supported at lower volumes memory.

camera

In Xiaomi received a strange concept. Top processor, but at a low rate. Flagship smartphone, but with a fairly mediocre camera. The possibility of establishing in Mi Mix cameras are good, but not to the device for 50-60 thousand rubles.

Photos prove it. They are bright, pleasant. Except that any Chinese unit higher price category make pictures worse.

When taking selfie any difficulties. You have to turn the smartphone upside down. You do not want to flip - rise up, not to take pictures of the shoulders. Selfie fans of this device can not be recommended for sure.

Sound

Refusal of frames in the first place impact on the sound. Said Piezo sounds strange. At the time of the conversation felt the vibration of the screen, which is needed to transmit sound. So that the screen to beat in any case impossible.

In terms of sound transmission all bad: The voice sounds very good. There is a high frequency component inflated as when listening to music is not the most successful in reinforcing the headphones. Some people like the sound may seem artificial.

Roughly the same ringing sound speaker. Loud, clear, well. But do not hide the taste of plastic, but you get used to it fairly quickly.

The battery life, charging

Usually branding smartphones suffer from low autonomy. There is nothing easier than to make a very thin device with a small battery and call it fashion.

And here it comes in the overall size. Due to the huge diagonal in Xiaomi Mi Max placed imposing battery does not increase the thickness. So with the Xiaomi Mi Mix.

Its engineers equipped with a battery capacity of 4400 mA · hr. Taking into account the screen resolution is a little, but enough. In active mode, use it enough for a full day. This is enabled with LTE, GPS, constant synchronization and frequent surfing. Enough and the game play and a movie to watch.

At a moderate use of the device will be able to work without recharging for up to two days. When viewing a movie in the airplane mode FullHD smartphone last until 10 hours, surf through Wi-Fi or LTE consumes battery for 8-9 hours.

For those who this will seem a little, Xiaomi Mi Mix equipped with support for Quick Charge 3.0. The charging process takes no more than 2.5 hours.

conclusions

Smartphone leaves a mixed impression. On the one hand, this very steep conceptual apparatus. That such would be smart if the technological revolution was in a futuristic direction.

But we live in a world of consumption, where important user quality, and they have Xiaomi Mi Mix controversial. All because of the very high cost. Today, a younger version of 4/128 GB can be purchased for 772 dollar. Senior modification 6/256 GB worth 998 dollars.

At that price, an ordinary camera, specific sound, and the lack of any way to improve it, stain the hull and legkobyuschiysya screen completely unforgivable.

This time Xiaomi released no apparatus for the people and technology demo, which has already been successfully fulfills on a happy buyer. If you really want, you can take. But it is better to wait for the updated model.