Xiaomi’s Mi MIX 3 5G was announced back at MWC in February. The phone not only comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 5G modem but also replaces the Snapdragon 845 processor in the non-5G model with the newer Snapdragon 855 chipset and packs a bigger battery.
If you live in Spain or Italy, you will be able to purchase the Mi MIX 3 5G starting this Thursday, May 23. The announcement was made on Twitter by Xiaomi‘s head of Western Europe.
Big announcement as we start our Monday….#MiMIX3 5G will go on sale in Spain and Italy on May 23!
We are the FIRST to start selling a 5G smartphone in both these markets🥇 #5GIsHere pic.twitter.com/ZV9ik8ipzx
— Owen (@owen_ouwen) May 20, 2019
The Mi MIX 3 5G is priced at €599 (€699.90 in Italy) for the variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes in Sapphire Blue and Onyx Black. The purchase page on the official Xiaomi Spain website lists only the blue variant and reveals sales will commence at 13:00 local time.
The Mi MIX 3 5G has a 6.39-inch FHD+ display with a 93.4% screen-to-body ratio. It is able to achieve this as a result of its slider (magnetic) design. Pull it down and you are greeted by 24MP + 2MP dual front-facing cameras, the earpiece, and LED flash; parts that will usually be housed on a bezel.
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The rear is home to dual 12MP cameras (wide + telephoto) with support for 960fps super slow-motion recording, 4-axis image stabilization, scene recognition, Night Mode and HDR photography. It has a single SIM slot, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. There is a 3800mAh battery under the hood with support for Quick Charge 4+ and 10W wireless charging.
