Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

The Mi Mix 2 is the successor of Chinese brand Xiaomi's hugely popular Mi Mix smartphones that garnered great reviews from fans and critics alike, courtesy its unique design. Following from that front, the Mi Mix 2 features an infinity display that runs right from the forehead of the screen thus, ditching the earpiece, front camera and proximity sensor from the top.

Talking about its design, the Mi Mix 2 has got screen round edges from the top, whereas the bottom of the phone features slim bezels, where an 8MP front camera is spotted. The back of the phone has got the ceramic body, with a 16MP rear camera mounted on it along with an LED flash. The edges of the phone have been given a metallic frame.

Coming to the specifications, since the company ditches on the visible earpiece, there will be a "piezoelectric speaker" placed under the Mi Mix 2's 5.99-inch Full HD display. Underneath it, the phone is powered by 2.45Ghz octa-core Snapdragon 835 processor backed by 6GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. To keep the lights on is the 3400mAh turbocharging battery.

At the software front, the phone runs on MIUI 9 based Android Nougat software out of the box. The connectivity options on Mi Mix 2 include 4G VoLTE, Fingerprint sensor, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 LE, NFC, GPS, and GLONASS. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the back of the phone, just below the camera.

The phone has been best priced in India at Rs 35,999 and will be exclusively available at the Flipkart and Mi India's website. For a start, the phone will be on preview sale from October 17 onwards. Regular sale of Mi Mix 2 will begin from November on all major online and offline partner stores. You can subscribe to Smartprix to get the instant notification on the best deals and offers available on the Mi Mix 2.

The Mi Mix 2 takes after its flamboyant predecessor in most ways. However, Xiaomi has also dialed back on some aspects this time around and arguably managed to deliver a more sensible and approachable handset. The panel in the Mi Mix 2 is still an IPS LCD just like on the previous model. However, it is a surprisingly color accurate this time around.

The Mi Mix 2 comes with the Mi Gallery app that shows the camera row by default, but the second tab includes all images and videos on the phone. read more →

It is a gorgeous smartphone with its stunning all screen fascia and ceramic back. It has Qualcomm's latest flagship processor replete with 6GB RAM, 128GB storage and even dual SIM functionality supporting 43 bands around the world -- the most for a smartphone in the world.

The ceramic back is also interesting because it makes the phone resistant to scratches. The steel frame now curves and wraps around subtly which eliminates the rectangular nature of the phone and makes it ergonomic to hold. read more →

The Mi Mix 2 is one very exotic and unconventional smartphone.Xiaomi has put a big emphasis on the design of this handset, which has led to sacrifices being made in other key areas such as the camera department.

If you want to impress people with a great-looking phone, it might make sense for you to try and buy the Mi Mix 2. Still, we would only recommend it if you are tech-savvy and are ready to handle MIUI's peculiarities. read more →

The Mi Mix 2 is the perfect bezel-less phone for Android fans all over the world, but can be hard to get if you don't live in China or India. read more →