Xiaomi recently launched the Mi MIX Alpha concept smartphone with a staggering price tag of 19,999 Yuan, which roughly converts to $2,807. The phone features a wraparound display and is the world’s first to come with a camera sensor of over 100-megapixel.
The company has already confirmed that the Mi MIX Alpha will go on sale with limited quantities. So, there have been reports about Xiaomi working on another Mi MIX smartphone having some of the features of MiX Alpha that can be mass produced.
Some reports are hinting at Mi MIX 4 which will feature 108-megapixel camera sensor from Samsung, the same one that’s present on the Mi MIX Alpha. We also recently reported that the phone is expected to launch in October, as the listing on JD.com suggested.
However, Xiaomi China’s brand promotion manager and president of the conference, Edward Bishop, confirmed through a post on Weibo that there won’t be any other Mi MIX series smartphone getting launched this year.
The smartphone getting launched in October is not a part of Mi MIX series but will instead be a part of the newly introduced Mi CC series. This also puts the rumours to rest related to a MIX series smartphone with 16GB RAM by several Chinese publications.
The Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha is the world’s first smartphone with a curved display that wraps around almost the entire device. Except for the tiny vertical strip that houses the camera at the back, the display surrounds the entire smartphone, including the sides and the back.
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This is a single display panel of 7.92-inch that wraps around the entire body bringing the screen to body ratio to a staggering 180.6%! This is made possible also because of the extremely narrow 2.15mm bezels on the top and the bottom.
The device is confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 855+ processor with 5G dual SIM support. There will be at least one version with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The battery isn’t very large at 4,050mAh but it does support 40W fast charging just like the Mi 9 Pro 5G.
It is also the world’s first smartphone to feature a 100MP+ resolution camera sensor. This is made possible by using the Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX 108MP camera sensor at the back of the device. The sensor was developed in close collaboration with Xiaomi, hence it’s no surprise that we are seeing it first on the Mi Mix Alpha 5G.
The 108MP primary sensor on the Mi Mix Alpha is ultra-large with a 1/1.33″ sensor which is capable of outputting 12032 x 9024-pixel resolution images. It is coupled with a 12MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom and a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera lens.
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha will be produced on a very small scale on a trial basis at first. The company has priced it at a staggering 19,999 Yuan (~$2814), which is even more than Samsung’s new foldable smartphone.
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