Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3
Brand: Xiaomi
Category: Mobiles
  • Processor: Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (Octa-core)
  • RAM: 6GB/8GB / 8GB/10 GB RAM
  • Storage: 128 GB/ 256 GB
  • Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Camera: 12 MP (wide) + 12 MP (telephoto)/ Mechanical pop-up 24 MP + Mechanical pop-up 2 MP
  • OS: Android 9.0 (Pie)

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.4 4.2 1
  • Performance 9 / 10
  • Display 9 / 10
  • Design 8 / 10
  • Software 8 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Battery 8 / 10
  • Value For Money 8 / 10

A couple of days ago, the Xiaomi launched its new smartphone that is the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. It has come with the Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, Onyx Black and Forbidden City Blue colours. The main highlight of the phone is wireless charging which makes the phone super cool. It has a price of the 500 EUR which is 41,688 in Indian Rupees.

Some Specification and Features of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 are:

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 comes with the 6.39 inch with the Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. It has a resolution of the 1080 x 2340 pixels with the 403 ppi. The display shielded with the Corning Gorilla Glass for the protection. The dimensions of the phone measures at 157.9 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm with the weight of 218 g (7.69 oz). Front glass is covered with the aluminum frame (7000 series) and ceramic at the back panel.

The smartphone runs on the MIUI 10 User Interface which is based on the Android 9.0 (Pie) operating system. It is powered by the Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Chipset and Octa-core (4×2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) processor. It has a spot of Adreno 630 GPU. It comes in two variants and that is:

  • 6GB or 8GB RAM device with the internal memory of up to 128 GB card, and
  • 8GB or 10 GB RAM device with the internal memory of up to 256 GB.

Coming to the camera section, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 packs with the Dual 12 MP (wide) + 12 MP (telephoto) primary camera and Dual Mechanical pop-up 24 MP + Mechanical pop-up 2 MP front camera for shooter selfie and video calls. The primary camera is capable of 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps video recording. It includes the LED flash, HDR and panorama. Sensors on the phone have included are:

  • Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted),
  • Accelerometer Sensor,
  • Gyro Sensor,
  • Proximity Sensor, and
  • Compass Sensor.

The Smartphone has packed with the powerhouse of the Li-Ion 3200 mAh with the Non-removable battery. It has a feature of the Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+) which is quite good. The connectivity options have included:

  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot,
  • Bluetooth- 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE,
  • GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS,
  • NFC, and
  • USB- Type-C 1.0 reversible connector.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 - Specs

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Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Dimensions
    157.9 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm (6.22 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
  • Weight
    218 g (7.69 oz)
  • Colors
    Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, Onyx Black, Forbidden City Blue

Display

  • Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor)
    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
  • Size
    6.39 inch
  • Resolution
    1080 x 2340 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    16 M
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    403 ppi
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Features
    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
    Browser HTML5
    - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0+)
    - Wireless charging
    - XviD/MP4/H.265 player
    - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
    - Photo/video editor
    - Document viewer

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    MIUI 10

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    Adreno 630
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    6GB/8GB / 8GB/10 GB RAM
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    128 GB/ 256 GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    12 MP (wide) + 12 MP (telephoto)
  • Video
    2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
  • Camera Features
    LED flash, HDR, panorama

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    3200 mAh

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack