Xiaomi is about to turn a dozen years old, and ahead of that, company founder Lei Jun has been busy commemorating some of its most popular phones. Yesterday, a poll posted by Jun showed that Xiaomi Mi 6 has continued to be a fan favorite, beating the likes of Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 10 by a significant margin.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 was launched back in April 2016, making it exactly five years old now, but has amassed a cult following over the years. It was the first flagship phone from Xiaomi with a dual rear camera setup but was also the last to have a 16:9 display with thick bezels on the top and bottom, making it a very memorable design. Its successor — the Xiaomi Mi 8 — had a kind-of bezel-less design with a notch implementation and people weren’t too fond of notches at the time.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 also had a very slim and light build and was fairly compact with its 5.15″ screen, although there was a ceramic back variant too with an increased weight.
Lei Jun had earlier revealed three of his all-time favorite models and the trio also included the Xiaomi Mi 6. Last year, it was officially revealed that there are still over 2 million active Mi 6 users and it’s probable that the figure hasn’t gone down much since. This explains the 21,000 votes for the phone on the poll.
Such was the love for the phone that Xiaomi was even tipped in 2020 to re-launch it in a more modern form-factor, complete with a bezel-less design. However, the project was canceled since the model never turned into reality.
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