Xiaomi is gearing up to announce a phone with what could end up being the highest screen-to-body ratio ever, nearly 95%. How does the Mi Mix 3 do it?
A green Mi Mix 3 may be in store
Well, by employing the slider model that is becoming all the rage with Chinese manufacturers which were until recently being accused of blindly copying Apple's notch-y concept for an "all-screen" phone design, instead of coming up with something original.
Well, back to the future it is with the newest Mi Mix, as all leaks and teasers hint at a slider design where the whole screen half clicks down to reveal the front-facing 3D-sensing camera kit and other frontal paraphernalia. Xiaomi also found a place for the thin earpiece slit there and a notification light, though - something that can't be said for otherwise "landing strip" notch-y phones (cough, Pixel 3 XL, cough).
Snapdragon 855 likely won't be on the menu
The "bezel-less" handset is about to be announced tomorrow, but a leaked poster from a Chinese store depicts a new and bold dark green color for the casing. That's the important new, the less important stuff is that the Mi Mix 3 apparently won't come with Snapdragon 855 as previously tipped, as a Geekbench entry suggests it will still sport Qualcomm's finest for 2018, the Snapdragon 845.
Insiders have also tipped that a "Forbidden City" Special Edition of the Mi Mix 3 is slated for unveiling tomorrow, and that is the rumored model with the whopping 10GB RAM. Whether this "Forbidden" Mi Mix 3 will be the Snapdragon 855-ready model that could be released at a later date, remains to be heard.
A Snapdragon 845 paired with a 5G modem is also not out of the question, and there could be no less than 10GB RAM to back the whole setup in this very model.
Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena since 2010, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.
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