Xiaomi's flagship 6.4-inch large screen smartphone 'Mi MIX' review with three-sided bezelless and unparalleled luxury
Mi MIX --Mi Global Home
http://www.mi.com/en/mix/
◆ Appearance check
The Xiaomi Mi MIX comes in a fairly large black box.
The sides open up ...
A black box with the 'mi' logo came out from inside.
When you expand the side, Mi MIX main body appears.
The inside of the box has three layers, and the smartphone body and accessories are subdivided.
Description written in gold letters on a black background. Basically, the atmosphere is clearly different from the packaging of conventional Xiaomi smartphones, which was not easy.
The contents are Mi MIX main body, AC adapter, Type-C USB cable, and simple instructions.
Immediately remove the protective film attached to the display.
Mi MIX is a phablet equipped with a 6.4-inch (2040 x 1080) liquid crystal display.
What you feel in your hand is 'amazing luxury'. The full ceramic housing is plated. Not only the side to the back but also the buttons are plated, and the sense of unity with the glass of the display is outstanding.
As for the camera and fingerprint authentication sensor on the back, only the top model 'Mi MIX 18K' equipped with 6GB memory / 256GB storage has a gold-plated edge ring. I feel the luxury that reminds me of a jewel.
However, it takes courage to use a 6.4-inch phablet with a fully glass and plated housing naked. It may be safe to put a protective film on the surface and attach a cover, in anticipation of losing the good design.
By the way, in the following movie, we are doing a scratch test of Mi MIX, and it is clear that it is surprisingly hard to get hurt.
Earphone jack on the top.
SIM card slot on the left side.
Speaker, Type-C USB port, microphone on the bottom.
On the right side are the power button and volume button from the left of the image.
The front camera is attached to the lower right.
There are no speakers or proximity sensors on the top of the surface. Mi MIX uses 'cantilever piezoelectric acoustic technology' that vibrates the screen instead of the speaker to produce sound. It is also called 'Ultrasonic proximity sensor' embedded in the display. The ultrasonic sensor replaces the proximity sensor.
The back is flat.
The 16-megapixel rear camera doesn't have the bulge of the iPhone 7. A fingerprint authentication sensor is mounted under the rear camera.
The letters 'MIX DESIGNED BY MI'.
・ Size comparison
The Mi MIX is slightly larger than the iPhone 7 Plus with a 5.5-inch display. You can see that the Mi MIX is compact despite the large screen of 6.4 inches thanks to the three-sided bezelless design.
The thickness of the iPhone 7 Plus is 7.3 mm and the Mi MIX is 7.9 mm, which is slightly thicker for the Mi MIX.
◆ I tried using it
·display
The biggest feature of Mi MIX is that the upper, left and right bezels have a three-sided bezelless design that is as narrow as possible. The pixel density of a 6.4-inch (2040 x 1080) liquid crystal display is 363 ppi. In addition, since the 2.5D glass has a bezel-less design and the edges are slightly rounded, the protective glass film cannot cover the edges of the screen.
It has a 17: 9 screen ratio of 1920 pixels in height and 120 pixels in height for softkeys and 2040 pixels in height.
The width is the same as the 5.5 inch class thanks to the design with almost no bezels on both sides. You can put a big screen in your hand.
The screen occupancy rate is an amazing 91.3%. When the free application '
・ Spec benchmark
Mi MIX is an Android device equipped with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. However, due to Xiaomi's unique MIUI, it has an iOS-like button layout without a drawer icon.
Equipped with 6GB LPDDR4 memory and 256GB UFS 2.0 storage. With plenty of memory storage that can be mistaken for a notebook PC, it boasts the specifications of the highest peak of 2016 model smartphones. In addition, the battery is plenty with 4400mAh.
Benchmark measurement with '
・ Quick ball
Although it is bezel-less, the Mi MIX, which has a large 6.4-inch screen, is almost hopeless that the thumb reaches the diagonal part when operating with one hand. No more hassle with one-handed operation. Therefore, Xiaomi has an auxiliary button called 'quick ball'.
The quick ball can be seen faintly in the arrow part.
When you tap this quick ball, buttons with functions such as 'Back', 'Screenshot', and 'Home' will appear in a semicircle. By arranging five shortcut buttons that allow various operations within the reach of the thumb, comfortable one-handed operation is possible.
You can see how the quick ball makes one-handed operation comfortable in the following movie.
The quick ball can be freely repositioned to the left or right edge of the screen, so you can use it with either your left or right hand.
The 5 shortcut buttons that appear with the quick buttons can be customized. Tap 'Additional setting' in the settings app.
Tap 'Quick ball'.
Tap 'Select shortcuts'.
After that, tap the button you want to change and change the shortcut. You can also change the order of the shortcuts by dragging the 'knob' icon on the left.
In addition to various operations such as 'ON / OFF of data communication' and 'ON / OFF of automatic screen rotation', you can also specify an application as a shortcut.
By the way, Xiaomi Mi MIX is equipped with a 'one-handed mode' that reduces the display size of the screen to make it easier to operate with one hand, which is an overwhelming function that loses the goodness of the large screen display.
·camera
Mi MIX is equipped with a 16-megapixel rear camera with an F-number of 2.0.
The Mi MIX has a 3-sided bezelless design, so the 5-megapixel front camera is on the bottom right.
For this reason, if you take a selfie with the same feeling as a general smartphone, the angle will be from below.
So, if you shoot with the main unit turned upside down with the automatic screen rotation turned on ...
I was able to take a selfie successfully. However, it is troublesome to change the main body every time, so it seems to be inconvenient for people who love taking selfies.
-Dual Sim Dual Standby (DSDS)
Mi MIX is equipped with a dual SIM slot, and two nano SIM cards can be installed. Of course, like the
Not only can you receive calls with two numbers, but you can also choose which SIM card number to use when making a call.
◆ Summary
When I try to use Mi MIX, I find that beautiful design has some inconveniences. Fingerprints are unavoidable on the mirrored body, and it quickly becomes dirty without the cover attached. However, there is a very annoying problem that it is troublesome to wipe off the dirt and the beauty is spoiled by attaching the cover.
Also, the flat rear camera, which is the same size as the fingerprint sensor, is often touched by mistake, and I feel that I couldn't move it a little higher.
However, it is also true that smartphones whose performance is reaching a plateau will not be seen unless there is something that is a bit different from other smartphones. Mi MIX is an ambitious work of Xiaomi's whole body packed with 'the best performance of the current smartphone', 'large screen like a tablet' and 'beauty of three-sided bezelless' in the hand, and it is attractive to attract certain users firmly. It seems that it can be said that it is a smartphone with.
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