Xiaomi began the rollout of stable MIUI 12.5 for flagship devices in China recently and it is expected to expand up to 28 devices soon. Meanwhile, Xiaomi executive has confirmed that the MIUI 12.5 will also arrive on older devices like Xiaomi Mi 8 series, MIX 2S, and MIX 3.

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Xiaomi rolled out the MIUI 12 update for the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S and MIX 3 back in August 2020. The devices, which didn’t make the cut in the Android 11 eligible devices list, are said to get the MIUI 12.5 update as per the Xiaomi executive Zhang Guoquan’s post on Weibo.

He says that the MIX 2S has Snapdragon 845 chipset and the engineers have worked on the MIUI 12.5 on its update together with MIX 3. Speaking of which, the MIX 3, which also has Snapdragon 845 chipset, launched with MIUI 10 while the MIX 2S came with MIUI 9 out of the box.

Hence, the MIUI 12.5 will be the fourth MIUI update for the MIX 2S while the MIX 3 will get it as a third major update. It is appreciable of Xiaomi to support older flagships despite them going past the software support period.

Moving on, Zhang said that along with the MIX devices, the Xiaomi Mi 8, Mi 8 Explorer Edition will also get the MIUI 12.5 update. These devices got their last major MIUI 12 update in July and August 2020 respectively.

That said, Zhang hasn’t mentioned the 5G version of the Mi MIX 3 5G which got the direct update to MIUI 12 in September. But, we can expect it to be on the roster. What is uncertain is the update rollout date for the above-mentioned devices.

Zhang says that the update will come a little later after the company finishes the pending projects and ensures the test build is free of bugs. So, don’t expect the intermediate MIUI 12.5 on them anytime soon.

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Xiaomi recently hinted that it will be halting MIUI 11 Developer ROM updates by next week. This news began fuelling speculations that the company was planning to commence MIUI 12 development. To this end, the Chinese giant started rolling out the MIUI 11 beta 20.3.25 update which is expected to be the last MIUI 11 beta update ever.

Interestingly, the Mi 10 Pro and Mi MIX 2S models enrolled on the Developer program were absent from the models getting the weekly MIUI beta update. Thus, the two models didn’t get the latest MIUI 11 beta 20.3.25 update.

Xiaomi has now come out to clarify why the update wasn’t pushed to the two flagship models. The Chinese company stated in a Weibo post that the MIUI developers had issues with the compilation of the latest beta package for the duo, hence the suspension of the rollout. It is expected that the update will be pushed in no distant time.

MIUI 12 may not be announced until the second half of 2020, but the MIUI team is expected to start internal testing followed by closed beta and then open beta in the coming weeks. The update is expected to still be based on Android 10 in Xiaomi’s usual pattern while some models released later in the year will run MIUI 12 based on Android 11. Sadly, Xiaomi has not been swift in pushing the latest Android update and that isn’t expected to change any time soon.

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A few months ago, in October 2019, Xiaomi rolled out a stable MIUI 11 update for the Mi MIX 2S smartphone, however, the update was based on Android 9 Pie operating system. Later same month, the company rolled out another MIUI 11 update based on the latest Android 10 OS, in beta phase.

Now, the company has officially started rolling out stable MIUI 11 update for the Mi MIX 2S. The update version MIUI 11.0.1 is based on Android 10 operating system. The update log indicates that some third-party apps have not been pre-installed because of the compatibility issues.

MIUI 11 brings a host of new features to Xiaomi and Redmi devices like new sound effects and alarms, Mi Go travel suite, dark mode, and ambient display. If you want to know everything about the MIUI 11 OS, click here.

As for the specs, the Mi MIX 2S comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD Full-Screen display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels with 18:9 aspect ratio. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 AIE chipset.

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It features a vertically aligned dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto lens. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera that’s capable of snapping amazing bokeh effect shots through AI. It also includes support for facial recognition for unlocking the device.

The device comes with Xiao AI voice assistant that is claimed to be smart enough to take on the Apple’s Siri. Connectivity options on the device include Dual-SIM, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, and NFC.

The device draws power from a 3,400mAh battery which comes with support for Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. With 7.5W Qi wireless charging support, it is also the first smartphone from Xiaomi to come with support for wireless charging.

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In May, Google had introduced the Android Q OS through its I/O 2019 conference. At that time, the search engine giant had added two Xiaomi phones such as Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G phones to Android Q beta testing program. Later on, the Redmi K20 Pro was also included in the Android Q beta program. Today, the Chinese firm has confirmed the roadmap of Android Q beta testing schedule for as many as 11 smartphones through its MIUI forum.

Xiaomi will begin with the beta testing of Android Q update for 9 smartphones like Xiaomi Mi 9, Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Redmi K20 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 8, Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition, Xiaomi Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition, Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 and Redmi K20 in the last quarter of this year. In the first quarter, the Chinese firm will carry out the Android Q beta testing for Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphones.

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As far as Android Q update for other Xiaomi devices, it will be rolled out after the best testing is successfully completed and all the bugs are ironed out. Probably, the stable version of Android Q update for the first 9 Xiaomi phones mentioned above could be made available in first or second quarter of 2020. The Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro may receive the stable version of Android Q probably in the second quarter of 2020. Xiaomi is expected to launch the MIUI 11 update in the next months. Hopefully, the company may tag along MIUI 11 update along with Android Q update for its aforementioned smartphones.

Google is expected to introduce the final version of Android Q in August. The new OS will be first made available to Google’s Pixel devices and phones that are enrolled in the beta program such as Asus ZenFone 5z, Essential PH-1, Nokia 8.1, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, LG G8 ThinQ, OnePlus 6, OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, OPPO Reno, Realme 3 Pro, Redmi K20 Por, Sony Xperia XZ3, Techno Spark 3 Pro, Vivo X27, Vivo NEX S, Vivo NEX A, Xiaomi Mi 9 and Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G.

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Staying true to its reputation for offering the best bang for your buck, Banggood is doling out big discounts on select smartphones. Moreover, we will show how you can get extra discounts as well.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S (6GB RAM+64GB ROM)

Xiaomi made its long-awaited Mi Mix 2S smartphone available to the public this year in April. The phone sports a 5.99 inches FHD+ capacitive touchscreen, edgeless display with 2160×1080 pixels resolution and packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor with Adreno 630 GPU, under the hood.
The Mi Mix 2S variant that comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of RAM usually sells for $599.99, but you can now buy it for just $448.73 on Banggood. You can extend this 25 percent discount by using coupon code 12BGX2SG at checkout.

The coupon helps you save an extra $97.74 by reducing the phone’s retail price to only $350.99. You can visit this link to grab the discount, which will be valid for the black color version for a limited period of time.

Get 25 Percent Off On Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Smartphone

Sharp Z3 FS8009 (4GB RAM+64GB ROM)

Equipped with a 5.7 inches LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution, the Z3 FS8009 was launched last year in April. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor and it has an Adreno 510 GPU.

The Z3 FS8009 has now gone up for pre-order bearing a lowered price tag of $129.99 on Banggood. This is a noteworthy 19 percent reduction in the phone’s original asking price of $159.99. But there’s more for you to cheer about.
You can use coupon code 12bgz3 and save an extra $20 before you proceed to check out. In other words, you can bring the phone’s already lowered retail price further down to just $109.99 simply by applying the aforesaid coupon.

You can visit this link to avail the discount, which is valid for the gold color version of the Z3 FS8009 smartphone.

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Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro (8GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Xiaomi took the wraps off its long-awaited Mi 8 Pro phone in September this year. As expected, the phone grabbed everyone’s attention with its extra large 6.21 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2248 pixels.

Housed in a 7000 series aluminum frame, the Mi 8 Pro packed a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor along with Adreno 630 GPU, under the hood.
Much to the delight of those who have restlessly been waiting to get their hands on Mi 8 Pro without spending a lot of money, the transparent black color version of the phone has gone up for sale for a lowered price of just $528.99 on Banggood.

This is a 35 percent drop in the device’s original asking price of $816.31. On top of that, you can use coupon code 12BG8PCL2 to save an extra $39 at the time of checking out. As a result, the phone’s retail price reduces to only $489.99.

You can head straight to this link to grab this discount before the promo comes to an end.

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If you have restlessly been waiting for smartphone prices to drop, we got good news for you.

In collaboration with leading handset manufacturers like Xiaomi, Oukitel, and Huawei, GeekBuying is now doling out up to 50% off on a wide selection of smartphones that would normally set you back a pretty penny. Dubbed as ‘Xmas Smartphone’ the promo features a ’48-Hour Flash Sale’ section that is crammed with smartphones that you can buy without emptying your pocket.

The other section called ‘EU STOCK – Ships in 24 hours’ has been divided further into EU Stock, DE Stock, IT Stock, and PL Stock sub-categories. Each of the aforesaid section feature top-branded smartphones that have gone up for sale carrying heavily discounted price tags.

We’ll shed light on select smartphones that you can buy for lowered prices on GeekBuying. Aside from that, we’ll even show how you can save a considerable amount of extra money at the time of checking out. So without further ado, let’s check out the details.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Xiaomi made the long-awaited Mi Mix 2S available to the public earlier this year and as expected, it garnered huge popularity among smartphone lovers. The global version of this well-received smartphone would normally set you back a pretty penny but you can now buy it for just $399.99 on GeekBuying.
This is a significant 33% reduction in the phone’s retail price of $599.99. Moreover, you can use coupon code GIZ_CTYPOSVV to save $132 more at the time of checking out. The coupon helps you bring your grand total down to only $389.99. You can visit this link to grab the discount. Note that the promotion is slated to end in 12 days.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (4GB RAM+64GB ROM)

Sporting a mammoth 6.26 inches display, the Mi 8 Lite became an instant hit among those who fancy watching their favorite videos and playing popular games on a big-screen mobile device. While the phone usually sells for $346.99, Xiaomi is giving GeekBuying users an opportunity to buy it for only $249.99.

You can extend this 28% discount by applying coupon code GIZ_EYARJRQO. The aforesaid coupon helps you get an extra $62 off by bringing your already lowered grand total further down to just $229.99.
On the downside, the promotion will only be valid for one day. You can follow this link to avail the discount and use the coupon, which is likely to expire in a little while.

Huawei Mate 20 X (6GB RAM + 128GB ROM)

Equipped with a colossal 7.2-inch FHD+ (2244 x 1080 pixels) display, the Mate 20 X is an irresistible smartphone that was launched in November this year by Huawei. Aside from sporting a big screen, it boasts an impressive array of other features that we normally associated with a top-branded flagship smartphone.

While the handset’s top-end specifications completely justify the steep $943.99 price tag the Mate 20 X carries, you can now buy this Huawei branded smartphone for a lowered price of $835.99 on GeekBuying. But if this 11% discount doesn’t impress you much, you can apply coupon code GIZ_YTGCKDLH and get an extra $36 off.
In other words, you can reduce your order value to just $799.99 with the help of the above-mentioned coupon. You can follow this link to check out more details about the Mate 20 X and buy the smartphone without burning a hole in your pocket.

Nubia X (6GB RAM+64GB ROM)

ZTE took the wraps off its Nubia X smartphone this year in October. The recently launched phone comes with a 6.26 inches LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top for added protection.

This feature-rich smartphone has now gone up for sale carrying a lowered price sticker of $649.99 on GeekBuying.

This is a 15% decrease in the device’s original selling price of $765.99. In order to bring your grand total further down to just $619.99, you can apply coupon code GIZ_THUIGTVE before placing your order. Note that the coupon helps you get an extra $46 off when applied.

You can visit this link in order to get the discount. The promotion sale will be valid only for 12 days.

Check Out GeekBuying’s Xmas Smartphone Sale

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GeekBuying is offering smartphone lovers a lot to cheer about this Christmas. The Chinese online store is doling out up to 50% off on a wide selection of well-received handsets that would normally set you back a pretty penny on online as well as offline stores.

Dubbed as ‘Xmas Smartphone Sale,’ this event is split into multiple categories including a ’48 Hour Flash Sale’ section that features top-branded smartphone at unbeatable prices.

Here are a few smartphones that you can now get your hands on without emptying your pocket. Moreover, we’ll show how you extend the discounts GeekBuying is currently offering on top-branded smartphones.

Huawei Mate 20 X (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Huawei’s long-awaited Mate 20 X smartphone was unveiled this year in October. Sporting a mammoth7.2-inch FHD+ (2244×1080) display, it became an instant hit among smartphone lovers who fancy watching their favorite videos on a big-screen mobile device.

Huawei has collaborated with GeekBuying to bring the coveted Mate 20 X smartphone to cost-conscious at a lowered price of $835.99. This is a significant 11% drop in the device’s original asking price of $943.99.
On top of that, you can get an extra $36 off by applying coupon code GIZ_YTGCKDLH at the time of checking out. The aforesaid coupon helps you reduce your grand total to only $799.99. You can visit this link to grab this discount before the promo ends.

Huawei Honor 9 (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Even more than a year after hitting the store shelves, the Honor 9 smartphone continues to garner popularity among Huawei fans. This is hardly surprising given that the phone is loaded with impressive features and has top-end specs.

While its high-end features and specs completely justify the $594.99 price tag the Honor 9 smartphone normally carries, you can now buy it for only $409.99 on GeekBuying. This 31% drop in the device’s original asking price can be extended with the help of coupon code GIZ_VIJGFBCV.
The aforesaid coupon helps you save an extra $110 by bringing your cart total down to only $399.99 before you proceed to checkout. Regrettably, the promo is slated to end in just 3 days. You can follow this link to avail the discount without wasting time.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

The Mi Mix 2S smartphone was launched in April this year and there are no prizes for guessing that the phone was well-received by smartphone enthusiasts. Taking its popularity into consideration, Xiaomi is now offering the Mi Mix 2S smartphone for a slashed price of just $399.99 on GeekBuying.

This is a 33% reduction in the phone’s retail price of $599.99. Aside from taking full advantage of the aforesaid discount, you can use coupon code GIZ_XXSENXHQ and bring your grand total down to only $395.99. In other words, you can use the coupon to save an extra $126 before checking out.
The Mi Mix 2S is an irresistible smartphone that sports a 5.99 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display and is powered by a Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 processor. Moreover, it packs an Adreno 630 GPU for unmatched gaming and video watching experience.

You can head straight to this link to check out the phone’s full specifications and get the discount before the promotion comes to an end in 1 day.

Vargo VX3 (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Vargo launched the VX3 smartphone earlier this month and the device is expected to sweep smartphone lovers off their feet with its awe-inspiring features and appealing design. This recently launched smartphone has now gone up for sale carrying a lowered price tag of $149.99 on GeekBuying.

This is a 34% reduction in the handset’s original selling price of $225.99. Those interested in saving an extra $16 can use coupon code GIZ_TNPFERYK and bring the already reduced grand total further down to only $149.99.
Housed in a sturdy case made using metal material, the VX3 sports plastic wire lines that bear a striking resemblance to lines found on the Meizu Pro 6 and iPhone 7 smartphones. Moreover, the device comes with 6 GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage and has a curved glass screen incorporated into the body.

You can follow this link to check out more details about the Vargo VX3 and avail the discount. Note that the promo will be valid only for 1 day.

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GearBest is doling out big discounts on a wide selection of well-received smartphones. In addition to taking full advantage of these discounts, you can save a considerable amount of extra money during the checkout process. Continue reading to know how!

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

The Mi Mix 3 would normally set you back a pretty penny, but you can now get your hands on this feature-laden smartphone for just $704.99. This is a significant 32% reduction in the phone’s steep retail price of $1038.99.
On top of that, you can save an extra $100 by applying coupon code OARHFXXL before placing your order. As a result, your grand total reduces to only $649.99. Regrettably, the promo was on the verge of wrapping up at the time of writing. You can follow this link to avail the discount before the promo ends.

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Xiaomi’s well-received Mi Max 2 boasts an array of awe-features that completely justify the $343.60 price tag it usually carries. Much to the delight of cost-conscious buyers, the Chinese electronics giant is now offering the feature-rich phone for a dropped price of only $155.99 on GeekBuying.
You can extend this 55% discount by applying coupon code GKBBF10 at the time of checking out. The aforesaid coupon helps you save an extra $10 by bringing your grand total further down to only $145.99 before you click the ‘Place Your Order’ button.

In order to grab the discount, which is slated to end in 2 days, you can follow this link.

Xiaomi Mi 8

Deemed as one of Xiaomi’s most well-received smartphones, the Mi 8 has gone up for sale bearing a lowered price tag of just $399.99 on GeekBuying. This 45% discount will be valid for the phone’s original selling price of $728.99 only for a few hours.
You can save $150 more by using coupon code VUNMMNRR while checking out. After applying the above-mentioned coupon, your grand total comes down to just $369.99. You can follow this link to avail the discount before the promo ends.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

The Mi Mix 2S garnered considerable popularity among Xiaomi fans after hitting the store shelves earlier this year. Taking this popularity into consideration, Xiaomi is now offering the Mi Mix 2S smartphone for an unbeatable price of just $419.99 on GeekBuying.
This is a significant 30% decrease in the device’s original selling price of $599.99. On top of that, you can use coupon code XXZNANPU to get an extra $142 off while placing your order. The coupon reduces your cart total to just $379.99. You can visit this link to get this discount before the promo ends today.

OnePlus 6

The OnePlus 6 is one of the most popular smartphones to have released this year. You’d normally end up spending a lot of money on this coveted OnePlus-branded phone, but the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is offering the 6GB RAM+64GB ROM model of the OnePlus 6 smartphone for only $398.99 on GeekBuying.
This is a 31% discount which will only be available on the above-mentioned model for 3 days. If you’re interested in grabbing this discount, you can visit this link.

OnePlus 6T

The long-awaited OnePlus 6 successor dubbed, the OnePlus 6T was launched earlier this year. Following in the footsteps of its well-received precursor, the OnePlus 6T became an instant hit among smartphone lovers. Regrettably, the phone doesn’t come cheap.

In a bid to make the OnePlus 6T available even to those living on a tight budget, OnePlus is offering a noteworthy 29% off on the device’s original asking price. As a result, the OnePlus 6T that normally sells for $812.99 can now be yours if you’re willing to shell out just $575.99 on GeekBuying.
Moreover, you can use coupon code ZOHQZKCZ to get an extra $101 off at the time of checking out. The coupon helps you reduce your cart value to only $528.99 without breaking much of a sweat. You can visit this link to avail the discount before the promo comes to an end today.

Huawei Honor 8X

Huawei made the hotly-anticipated Honor 8X smartphone available to the public in September this year. As expected, the phone was extremely well-received by smartphone enthusiasts despite the fact that it carried a relatively steep $476.99 price tag.

Huawei is now offering the Honor 8X for a considerably reduced price of just $319.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 33% drop in the phone’s original asking price and you can even extend it by using coupon code GKBBF10 during the checkout process.
The coupon brings your already reduced cart value further down to only $309.99. In other words, you can save an extra $10 simply by applying the above-mentioned coupon. Since the promo is slated to end soon, it is imperative for you to follow this link without wasting time if you’re interested in receiving the discount.

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This year’s Global Shopping Festival promises to offer a lot to cheer about in the form of great discounts, unmissable deals and lots more. As part of its 1111 Sale, GeekBuying will be giving buyers an opportunity to buy their favorite items without emptying their pockets.

You can check your ‘Daily Check In’ in this promotion and get a chance to win a sitewide $20 off, provided you check into this promotion daily starting from November 11th to November 9th. One lucky winner will get an $1111 off Coupon.

This is 48-hour spree wherein you need to check in a minimum 5 out of the 9 days to stand a chance to win a sitewide $11.11 off coupon. You can click the ‘Check In’ icon to win a $20 off coupon.

It is imperative for you to bear in mind that these coupons will only be valid until December 12th UTC+8.

It is also worth noting that the ‘Dail Check In’ coupons can only be used during the 48-hour spree. Moreover, each participant can win only one Check-in & Win Coupon.

Flash Sale


But if that didn’t stir your interest, the popular Chinese online store is also doling out big discounts on a wide selection of products as part of its 1111 Sale promo. On top of that, buyers can check out the Flash Sale in every eight hours for six rounds.

For the sake of an instance, you’d need to spend only $129 in order to get a coupon or $100-$10 if you share the promotion.

Hot Promotion Deals

Meanwhile, you can still take advantage of the ‘Hot Promotion Deals’ that are currently up for grabs. Buyers will be able to avail these deals until November 12th 16:00 (Beijing time).

1111 Gift Rain

The 1111 Gift Rain promo has been split into multiple categories in a bid to help buyers find exactly what they’re looking for without breaking much of a sweat. The promo features Brand Sponsors, Hot Prizes, Local Stock, Recommended categories and a slew of other deals.

If you’ve restlessly been waiting to get your hands on a top-end smartphone without breaking the bank, we got good news for you. As part of the 1111 sale, GeekBuying is offering a myriad of well-received smartphones at unbeatable prices for a limited period of time.

In addition to taking advantage of the aforesaid discount, you can use specific coupons to save a considerable amount of extra money during the check out process. So without further ado, let’s check out the details.

HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro Smartphone

The Mate 20 Pro smartphone with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage would normally set you back $1234.99 on online and offline stores, but you can now buy it for just $999.99 on GeekBuying. This is a noteworthy 19% reduction in the phone’s retail price.

You can use coupon code 07GEEKBUY to get an extra $50 off. This helps you bring your already lowered grand total further down to just $949.99. Regrettably, the promo is slated to end in just 1 day and the coupon is slated to expire on November 12th.

You can follow this link to avail the discount and use the coupon before the promo comes to an end.

OnePlus 6 Smartphone

Deemed as one of OnePlus’ most well-received smartphones, the OnePlus has gone up for sale bearing a dropped price tag of $408.99 on GeekBuying. This is a significant 29% drop in the phone’s steep retail price of $579.99.

The aforesaid discount is available for the 6GB RAM+64GB ROM variant. You can use coupon code 06GEEKBUY to save an extra $15 before placing your order. After applying the coupon, your grand reduces to only $393.99.

On the downside, the promo will come to an end in just 1 day and the coupon is also slated to expire on November 12th. You can visit this link to avail the discount and use the coupon without wasting time.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Smartphone

The Mi Mix 2S smartphone became an instant hit among Xiaomi fans after hitting the store shelves this year in March. Much to the delight of those who have restlessly been waiting to get their hands on the coveted smartphone, Xiaomi is offering the Mi MIx 2S for a reduced price of just $399.99 on GeekBuying.

But if this 35% reduction in the phone’s original selling price of $612.99 isn’t enough to cheer you up, you can use coupon code 06GEEKBUY and save $15 more. As a result, your grand total reduces to just $384.99.

Regrettably, the coupon will expire on November 12th. Moreover, the promotion sale is also set to end in 1 day. You can follow this link to ensure you do not end up missing this opportunity to buy the Mi Mix 2S at an unbeatable price.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Smartphone

You can get a noteworthy 30% off on the Mi 8 smartphone that usually sells for $559.99 on online and offline shops. Thanks to the aforesaid discount, you can now buy the 6GB RAM+128GB ROM variant of the Mi 8 smartphone for a reduced price of just $389.99 on GeekBuying.

Aside from that, you can use coupon code 06GEEKBUY to save an additional $15 before placing your order. The above-mentioned brings your grand total further down to only $374.99.

On the downside, the promo is slated to end in 1 day and the coupon will also expire on November 12th. You can capitalize on this discount by following this link before the promo comes to an end.

Huawei Honor Note 10 Smartphone

Huawei made its long-awaited Honor Note 10 smartphone available to the buyers this year in July. As expected, the phone garnered skyrocketing popularity among Huawei fans, but it couldn’t lure cost-conscious buyers.

In a bid to make the Honor Note 10 smartphone available to cost-conscious buyers, Huawei is now offering the feature-laden at a reduced price of just $419.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 40% drop in the phone’s original asking price of $699.99.

In order to get an additional discount, you can apply coupon code 06GEEKBUY during the check out process. Note that the promotion will come to an end in just 1 day and the coupon will expire on November 12. You can visit this link to ensure you take full advantage of this discount.

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Xiaomi fans, rejoice. A wide selection of Xiaomi-branded smartphones has gone up for sale carrying heavily discounted price tags.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Smartphone (Global Version)

The global version of the Mi 8 usually sells for $599.99, but you can now buy it at a dropped price of just $424.56 on Banggood. This 29% reduction can be extended further by using coupon code 1111M8G during the check out process.

The coupon helps you save an extra $59.44 and reduce your grand total to $65.12. This discount will be valid for the black and blue color versions of the smartphone that ship with 6GB of RAM and 64GB ROM.
Alternatively, you can use coupon code 11BGM8GCL2 and get an additional $55.19 off. Your grand total also reduces to just $369.37 after applying the aforesaid coupon. You can follow this link to get the discount and use the coupons before the promo ends.

Xiaomi Pocophone F1 (Global Version)

The global version of the recently launched Pocophone F1 smartphone offering 6GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage can be yours for $339.99 on Banggood.

But if you’re not willing to spend that kind of money, all you need to do is to apply coupon code 1111F1 to bring your grand total down to just $292.39. Note that the discount will be valid only for the black color version for a limited period of time. You can click here to receive this discount before the promo ends.

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Global Version)

The well-received Mi A2 Lite is now available for just $165.99 on Banggood. This significant 28% drop in the phone’s original selling price of $231.49 will be valid for both black and gold color versions of the smartphone with 3GB of RAM and 32GB ROM.
In addition to taking advantage of this discount, you can use coupon code 11BGA23 and get an extra $16.60 off during the checkout process. The coupon helps you bring your grand total down to only $149.39. You can visit this link to get the discount.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Smartphone

The black-tinted Redmi Note 5 smartphone with 4GB of RAM and a hearty 64GB of onboard storage has gone up for pre-order bearing a dropped price of $205.99 on Banggood. Alternatively, you can noteworthy discounts on the rose gold, blue and red color versions of the phone.

But if the aforesaid 31% discount doesn’t impress you much, you can apply coupon code 1111RN5 and save an extra $35.02. After applying the coupon, your grand total reduces to only $170.97. You can follow this link to receive the discount.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro (Global Version)

The Redmi Note 6 Pro smartphone comes with 3GB of RAM and offers 32GB of internal storage. While the phone normally sells for $229.99 on online and offline stores, you can now buy it for just $197.99 on Banggood.

This is a 14% discount which will be valid for the black and rose gold color version of the smartphone. You can get an extra $29.70 off and reduce your grand total to just $168.29 with the help of coupon code 1111R6CL, which you need to apply before proceeding to checkout.
Alternatively, you can apply coupon code 11BGR6P4 and save an extra $23.76 during the checkout process. Your grand total comes down to only $174.23 after applying the above-mentioned coupon. You can follow this link to avail the discount before the promo comes to an end.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 (Global Version)

The coveted Redmi 6 smartphone ships with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage, and it sells for $189.18. In a bid to make it available to cost-conscious buyers, Xiaomi is offering a 28% off on the phone’s retail price.

As a result, you can now buy the Redmi 6 for just $136.99 on Banggood. On top of that, you can apply coupon code 11BGR632 to get an additional $24.66 off and bring your already lowered grand total down to just $112.33. You can visit this link to avail the discount.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 (Global Version)

The 3GB RAM+64GB ROM variant of the Redmi 6 would normally set you back $169.99, but you can now buy it for just $149.99. This is a 12% discount on the phone’s retail price and you can extend it even further simply by applying coupon code 11BGR366.

The coupon helps you get an additional $27 off and you end up shelling out just $122.99 on this feature-laden smartphone. You can visit this link to grab the discount before the promo wraps up.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S (Global Version)

If you’ve restlessly been waiting to buy the Mi Mix 2S smartphone without emptying your pocket, we got good news for you. The well-received smartphone has now gone up for sale carrying a dropped price of just $448.73 on Banggood.

This is a 32% reduction in the phone’s retail price. You can use coupon code 1111M2S to get an extra $89.75 off during the checkout process. The coupon instantly reduces your grand total to just $358.98.

Likewise, you can save an extra $80.77 by using coupon code 11M2S64ES before you click the ‘Proceed to Checkout’ button. Your grand total comes down to just $367.96 after using the aforesaid coupon. You can click here to use the coupon and receive the discount.

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On the one hand, Xiaomi is teasing the successor of Mi Mix series, while on the other, it is rolling out an update for the Mi Mix 2S. It is one of the Xiaomi’s flagship phones which is a part of Google’s Android Pie Beta program. The update is available for download via an external link, and its OTA is also going live. The new update brings various new changes including new features, fixes, and performance improvements.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is all set to get the new full-screen gestures, new UI tweaked for full view display and much more. Further, it brings the whole optimized system with Adaptive battery feature which learns to save some power by learning from the user’s usage patterns. There are various features that Xiaomi has added in the latest MIUI 10 which helps to improve the overall productivity of the device.

Xiaomi has added many AI driven features such as new pre-loading of apps, camera-based AI scene recognition, and AI beautify. Overall, it will improve the camera capabilities. There’s a whole new redesign of essential elements on the phone’s screen like the recent menu, notification panel, icons, volume drawer, etc.

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s (8+256GB version) gets a big price cut; Mi Mix 3 coming!

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and expected Mix 3S specs

Additionally, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with 6GB of RAM and a 6-inch bezel-less display. It is coupled with Adreno 630 GPU for graphics and 8GB of RAM on board. Similarly, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is getting teased to carry a 10GB RAM with a 100% screen-to-body ratio. It is going to be the first smartphone to carry 5G compatibility. Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 will revolutionize the industry through its sliding design allowing the company to use its front to fit in the full-view display along with an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

Let’s wait and watch! Until then you can enjoy Android Pie 9.0 update on Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s was first released on March 27 this year and it came as an upgrade of last year’s flagship Mi Mix 2. Less than 8 months after the launch, Xiaomi is planning to launch the Mi Mix 3. No date has been revealed but that should happen soon. It is usual for retailers to slash the prices of the existing models before the OEM launches a new model. That is what seems to have befallen the Mi Mix 2s. The price of the 8GB+256GB version of the Mix 2s has been slashed on e-retail platform Suning Tesco.

The topmost 8GB+256GB version came with an initial price tag of 3999 yuan ($582) but that has been reduced to 3599 yuan ($523). Not enough, a limited time coupon is available that will bring the price of the model down to 3419 yuan ($497). The 180 yuan coupon is only valid for today but the price will still remain at 3,599 which is not bad for such massive storage and memory.

Read Also: Buy Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S At Heavily Discounted Price On GeekBuying [Coupon Codes]

As a reminder, the Mi Mix 2s is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to pack the latest Snapdragon 845 chipset. It packs a 5.99-inch display with a resolution of 2160x1080pixels. It also has a 12MP+12MP dual-camera setup at the back, where one of the snappers has large 1.4ɥm pixels and bright f/1.8 aperture, while the secondary shooter has a telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. The device runs MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.0 but that hs been upgraded to MIUI 10 already. The device gets juice from a 3400mh battery with wireless charging support.  It ranks as the first ceramic phone to have Qi wireless charging support.

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Xiaomi is rolling new MIUI 10 8.9.7 ROM based on Android Pie 9.0 for Mi Mix 2S. As per the users on various forums, the latest public beta developer version 8.9.7 is now available for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. This makes Mi Mix 2S one of the first Xiaomi devices to taste the stable Android Pie 9.0 update. Currently, Xiaomi is testing the beta build of the Mi Mix 2S ROM, it will take few weeks more to get the stable build out of it.

In the month of August, Xiaomi started the beta testing of Android Pie 9.0 for Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. The Chinese electronics giant initiated alpha testing and then after some time moved to a beta build. There were many bugs that have been rectified or fixed during the alpha and beta stages. Now, it seems the final build is few weeks ahead, as beta build are in its final stages. Those users who are not well experienced in manually updating your phone, we suggest you guys to wait for the official Mi Mix 2S update via OTA.

The new update brings the latest September Android security patches and updates the baseband version as well. Further, it improves the fluency of the device in general and removes lag from the camera menu.

• Read More: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Android 9 Pie beta update now rolling out; More Xiaomi phones to receive soon

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is a high-end device running with Snapdragon 845 on the board with Adreno 630 GPU and 6 GB of RAM. It carriers 64 GB UFS 2.1 storage and it is not expandable via any SD card. There’s another high end version of the device which carries 8GB of RAM with 128 GB of internal storage. There’s 5.99 inch of IPS LCD panel with resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixel having the aspect ratio of 18:9.

In the camera department, there’s a 12+12 MP camera on the rear side and 5 MP shooter on the front. Xiaomi has incorporated camera with AI technology having 2X optical zoom.  In connectivity, device have a Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0 with LE, GPS with A-GPS, a Type-C USB 2.0.

Update: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is having compatibility issues between Android P and third party apps and games after the new MIUI 10 8.9.7 update. We suggest you to hold the update or get more information about the whole issue before installing it.

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Sadly, faking samples to promote smartphones seems to be becoming a normal marketing strategy. After Huawei posted camera samples taken from a DSLR  pretending them to be shot from the Nova 3i, and after various Chinese smartphone were caught cheating on benchmarks, now even Xiaomi is trying to promote its latest flagship by posting fake photos. The company’s top exec Donovan Sung posted a new camera sample on Instagram to promote the  Poco F1. But some Reddit users immediately discovered that this camera sample is far from being new and it wasn’t  taken from Xiaomi Poco F1‘s dual cameras.

Indeed, Donovan Sung had already posted this photo in April to promote the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, and it also contained the watermark highlighting that it has been shot on Mi Mix 2S AI dual camera. He canceled the watermark, filtered the photo, then reposted it on Instagram saying that it has been taken from the new Poco F1. This was probably done because, in order to guarantee a very affordable price while keeping a flagship hardware side, the company decided to equip the handset with inferior cameras compared with other Mi flagships.

• RELATED: Mi 8 Youth Edition may be the upcoming ¥1999 phone from Xiaomi

Indeed, while the primary sensor is borrowed from the Mi 8 (the primary sensor has a 12 MP resolution and a f/1.9 aperture), the secondary one is a cheap 5 MP lens with f/2.0 and it is used for capturing depth information. On the other hand, there is to consider that this is the most affordable device with a Snapdragon 845 chipset inside, which is the best Qualcomm SoC at the moment. It is especially thought for gamers and for the most advanced users, even though it comes with a cheap polycarbonate design to cut costs.

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Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S was launched in March this year and received its first price cut of about 200 Yuan in July. Now, the company has again slashed the pricing of Mi MIX 2S in China ahead of the Mi MIX 3 launch that the company’s president has teased could happen in October.

The 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage variant has received a price cut of 600 Yuan ($88), bringing down the phone’s pricing to 2,699 Yuan, which roughly converts to $395. The 6GB RAM with 128GB storage and 8GB RAM model with 256GB onboard storage is available for 3,199 Yuan ($468) and 3,599 Yuan ($527) respectively.

The Mi MIX 2S comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD Full-Screen display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels with 18:9 aspect ratio and DCI-P3 color gamut. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE). This is the same chipset that powers most of the flagship smartphones launched this year.

There’s no microSD card slot on any model, so users won’t be able to expand the phone’s storage capacity. It features a vertically aligned dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto lens. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera that’s capable of snapping amazing bokeh effect shots through AI. It also includes support for facial recognition for unlocking the device.

The phone is running Android 8.0 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own MIUI 9.5 on top that also supports full-screen gestures. It comes with Xiao AI voice assistant that is claimed to be smart enough to take on the Apple’s Siri. Connectivity options on the device include Dual-SIM, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, and NFC.

The device draws power from a 3,400mAh battery which comes with support for Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. With 7.5W Qi wireless charging support, it is also the first smartphone from Xiaomi to come with support for wireless charging.

Read More: Xiaomi’s Mi Wireless Charger Universal Fast Charge Edition goes on sale in China today for 69 Yuan (approx. $10)

Apart from the standard Mi MIX 2S, the company has also launched a couple of limited edition variants of the phone, which includes Mi MIX 2S Art Special Edition and Mi MIX 2S Emerald Green variant.

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Xiaomi announced the rollout of MIUI 10 China stable ROM yesterday with the Mi 6 being at the fore-front of models that will get the update eventually. Feedback received from Xiaomi users indicate that the duo of Mi 8 SE and Mix 2 have also started receiving MIUI 10 stable ROM update. The OTA update may also be pushed to eligible models randomly just like the Mi 6 update.

The entire MIUI 10 Stable version update package for the Mi 8 SE is about 930MB and the upgraded version number is 10.0.1.0.OEBCNFH . On the other hand, the update package for Xiaomi MIX 2 is about 620MB and the upgraded version number is 10.0.0.1.0.ODECNFH. These updates is only available to China ROM users as the Chinese company is yet to begin the rollout of the Global stable ROM.

Read Also: Xiaomi rolls out MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM 8.7.19 for 20 models

MIUI 10 is based on Android 8.0 Oreo and it has as its biggest upgrade the AI technology. The AI technology on MIUI 10 brings deep learning and thus reduces the loading time of apps by studying your app usage behaviour and anticipating actions. Another advantage is that MIUI 10 brings single camera bokeh mode to old Xiaomi smartphones including Xiaomi Mi 5 and Xiaomi Mi Note 2. The custom ROM also comes with a new driving mode, smart home gadgets manager and other features in addition to the existing features of MIUI 9.

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Looks like Xiaomi fans are in for a treat. If you have restlessly been waiting to buy a high-end smartphone from Xiaomi without spending a fortune, we got good news for you.

Banggood is giving big discounts on a wide range of Xiaomi-branded smartphones. The online store that offers the best bang for your buck will be selling select smartphones from the Chinese electronics company at a considerably lowered price.

On top of that, we’ll show how you can save more money while checking out so let’s check out the details without further ado.

Xiaomi Mi 8

You can pre-order the Xiaomi Mi 8 smartphone at a dropped price of just $589.99 on Banggood. This is a noteworthy 20% reduction in the phone’s original asking price of $733.13.

In order to save an extra $122, all you need to do is to apply coupon code 8BGM86257 at the time of checking out. This will help you reduce your grand total to $467.99. You can choose from black, blue and gold color versions. Follow this link to avail the discount.

Xiaomi Mi 8 SE

Xiaomi made the long-awaited Mi 8 SE smartphone available to the public earlier this year. The phone sports a massive 5.88 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display and is powered by a Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 processor.

The power-packed Mi 8 SE smartphone usually sells for $405.97 but as part of its latest promo, Banggood is currently selling it at a downed price of just $317.69. Consumers can get an additional discount by using coupon code 8BGM8SE64G.

The aforesaid coupon will help you save an extra $37.15 and take your grand total down to $300.54. You need to follow this link to take benefit of the discount before the promo comes to an end.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S

Sporting an eye-catching 5.99-inches full-screen display, the Mi MIX 2S adopts the Chip-On-Film technology to reduce chine size. Moreover, the phone houses customized, rounded corners for a bigger field of vision.

This feature-laden phone is currently up for grabs bearing a discounted price tag of $509.99 on Banggood. The phone would usually sell for $669.99, but the site is offering a noteworthy 24% off on the phone’s retail price.

You can get an additional $32 discount by applying coupon code 8BGXM2S6GB before placing the order. This will lower your grand total to only $487.99. Follow this link and take the discount before the coupon expires.

Xiaomi Redmi 5

The well-received Redmi 5 smartphone is currently available at a reduced price of just $149.99 on Banggood. This is a 17% reduction in the phone’s steep selling price of $179.99. The discount will be valid for the phone’s light blue color version.

You can even use coupon code 8BGR532CL3 and save an extra $34 before you proceed to check out. You can reduce the grand total to only $115.99 with the help of the above-mentioned coupon by heading straight to this link.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

Xiaomi’s long-awaited Redmi Note 5 smartphone was made available to the public in February this year. The phone features a 5.99-inch touchscreen display with 1080 X 2160 pixels resolution.

You can avail a 32% discount on the gold color version of the Redmi Note 5 smartphone on Banggood. While this version would normally sell for $249.99, you can now buy it at a lowered price of just $169.99.

Aside from that, you can apply coupon code 8BGRN5B32 to save an extra $8.50 and bring your grand total down to just $161.49 without breaking much of a sweat. You can visit this link to take the discount and check out the other color options.

Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite

The Mi A2 Lite runs on the latest Android 8.1 Oreo OS and is powered by an Octa-core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53 processor with 4GB of RAM and a hearty 64GB of onboard storage. While the phone’s original selling price is $259.99, you can now get your hands on it at a discounted price of just $199.99.

This 23% discount can be enlarged with the help of coupon code 8BGA2Lite64, which offers an additional $17. As a result, your grand total drops to just $182.99 before checking out. You can visit this link for more details and grab the discount.

LeEco Cool1

Apart from Xiaomi, Banggood is giving a significant discount on the LeEco Cool1 smartphone as well. The gold-tinted LeEco Cool1 would normally set you back $159.99, but you can now preorder it at a reduced price of just $109.89.
This is a 31% reduction in the phone’s selling price. You can use coupon code 8BGCOOL to save an extra $10, and reduce your modest grand total to just $99.89. Follow this link to get the discount before the promo ends.

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Xiaomi recently announced a new version of its Mi MIX 2S smartphone — the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Emerald Green. While the phone went on sale via flash sale on 14th August, the company has now announced that the phone is officially available for purchase in China without a flash sale.

However, the Jade Art Edition, which comes with a different wallpaper and packaging, is still out of stock after it first went on sale on 14th August. Xiaomi partnered with Dunhuang Research Institue to jointly develop this new Mi MIX 2S Emerald Green variant. The company says that it was inspired by the natural gemstone color of the Dunhuang murals.

Apart from the changes in the phone’s design, there’s nothing different compared to the standard model. It features a 5.99-inch IPS LCD Full Screen 2.0 display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels, 18:9 aspect ratio and carries support for DCI-P3 color gamut.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE). The Emerald Green variant of the Mi MIX 2S packs 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The Mi MIX 2S, launched earlier this year, is the first phone in the series to feature a vertically aligned dual camera setup. It boasts a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens with f/1.8 aperture as the primary sensor, which is coupled with a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto lens that carries support for 2x optical zoom. There’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera with artificial intelligence features.

The device also comes with support for Face Unlock feature. There’s also a fingerprint reader on the back panel for added security. The connectivity features available on the device include dual-SIM, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and NFC.

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus officially on sale for 1899 Yuan in Black and Gold hues

It comes with built-in AI-based voice assistant. Running on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own MIUI 10, the handset is fuelled by a 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging support.

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After teasing the launch of a new variant of Mi MIX 2S, Xiaomi has today officially announced a new Mi MIX 2S Emerald Green color variant. The smartphone will be available for purchase in China from 14th August.

Xiaomi partnered with Dunhuang Research Institue to jointly develop this new Mi MIX 2S Emerald Green variant. The company says that it was inspired by the natural gemstone color of the Dunhuang murals.

While there’s a change in the design, the phone’s specifications remain the same. It features a 5.99-inch IPS LCD Full Screen 2.0 display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The screen delivers 18:9 aspect ratio and carries support for DCI-P3 color gamut.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm flagship Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE). The Emerald Green variant of the Mi MIX 2S packs 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage.

The Mi MIX 2S is the first phone in the series to feature a vertically aligned dual camera setup. It features an f/1. 8 aperture 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens as the primary sensor, which is coupled with a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto lens that carries support for 2x optical zoom. There’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera with artificial intelligence features.

The front camera of the Mi MIX 2S also works as face unlock feature. There’s also a fingerprint reader on the back panel for added security. The connectivity features available on the device include dual-SIM, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and NFC.

Read More: Xiaomi Pocophone F1 launching soon as POCO brand goes official in India

It comes with built-in AI-based voice assistant. Running on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own MIUI 10, the handset is fuelled by a 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging support.

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Recently, Xiaomi teased the launch a new variant of the Mi MIX 2S by posting a video on a microblogging platform Weibo. In the video, there appears a number of Dunhuang art photos in green color. Now, a new image has surfaced online that shows the Mi MIX 2S in green color.

Prior to this upcoming Dunhuang Art Edition, Xiaomi had worked with the British Museum to design and package the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Special Art Edition, priced at 4,299 Yuan (approximately $629). Now, the green color variant of the Mi MIX 2S is expected to launch on August 10.

The Mi MIX 2S features a 5.99-inch IPS LCD Full Screen 2.0 display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The screen that delivers an aspect ratio of 18:9 carries support for DCI-P3 color gamut. The Mi MIX 2S offers higher screen-to-body ratio than the Mi MIX 2.

It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE). The device comes in three variants — 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB onboard storage. It’s not yet known if the new color option will be available in all three models or not.

The Mi MIX 2S is the first phone in the series to feature a vertically aligned dual camera setup. It features an f/1. 8 aperture 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens that has a pixel size of 1.4micron as the primary sensor. It is coupled with a secondary 12-megapixel telephoto lens that carries support for 2x optical zoom. There’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera with AI-based features.

The front camera of the Mi MIX 2S also works as face unlock feature. There’s also a fingerprint reader on the back panel. The connectivity features available on the device include dual-SIM, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and NFC.

Read More: Xiaomi Pocophone F1 hands-on video leaked to reveal front and rear design

Running on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own MIUI 10, the handset is fuelled by a 3,400mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging support.

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The first half the year is done and dusted and it has been a very interesting one in the smartphone industry. The industry has witnessed a high outpour of flagship models most of which are from Chinese Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Apart from their premium builds and powerful specs lineup, one feature that doesn’t usually get overlooked is battery capacity. A technological lab known as Whylab owned by Zealer has conducted a test among the known twelve flagship models to determine their battery durability.

In a terrain dominated by Snapdragon 845-powered flagship model, Huawei’s P20 Pro flagship once again proves itself to be the best flagship model around. Recall that DXOMark’s reviews still rank the P20 Pro as having the best camera among its peers. The P20 Pro is powered by an Hisilicon Kirin 970 AI chipset. Other phones tested include the Huawei P20 which ranks second, Vivo Nex, Smartisan R1, Black Shark Gaming phone, OPPO Find X, OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi 8, Samsung Galaxy S9+, Galaxy S9, Mi Mix 2s and HTC U12+, in the order below.

The tests were carried out in three different aspects. The first one is a test of the time each model takes to charge from 0% to 100%. The P20 Pro emerges as the fastest followed as listed below. The device was charged to the brim in just 75 minutes. Another test conducted include subjecting the phone to 5 hours of persistent use in a way that simulates daily use such as, running Weibo, WeChat, streaming online video, local video, reading e-book, playing games, shooting photos, web browsing, making calls, and playing music. In the end, the P20 Pro still had the highest battery percentage (57%) left. The others are just a hair’s breadth behind the Huawei flagship.

Finally, all the models were left on standby mode for 8 hours. At the end of the period, only the P20 Pro and P20 still had 100% of battery power left in their arsenal. Other phones have had their battery percentages reduced slightly (find the list below). Interestingly, the Mi Mix 2s was the most hit, with the lowest percentage (88%) after the 8 hours.

Related: Huawei Nova 3 camera samples: Powerful Quad camera setup with AI to the rescue

In all, the battery capabilities of all twelve flagship models are anything but disappointing. They truly deserve to be called flagship models as they deliver not only in design but also in their configuration, including battery power.

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Today, Xiaomi announced through its official Weibo account that the company will be offering a 200 Yuan (approximately $29) discount on the purchase of Mi MIX 2S smartphone for a limited time. However, the company has not revealed when the discount offer will expire.

With the discount of 200 Yuan, the starting price of the Mi MIX 2S in China is now 3,099 Yuan, which roughly converts to $456 for the 6GB RAM and 64GB storage model while the 6GB RAM + 128GB model costs 3399 Yuan ($500). However, the company has not discounted the 8GB RAM and 128GB model of the Mi MIX 2S, which will continue to be available at its usual pricing.

Launched earlier this year, the Mi MIX 2S comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD Full-Screen display that offers a screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels with 18:9 aspect ratio and DCI-P3 color gamut. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset coupled with Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE) powers.

All the variants of the smartphone come with a microSD card slot for expanding the storage capacity. It features a vertically aligned dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel secondary telephoto lens. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel selfie camera that’s capable of snapping amazing bokeh effect shots through AI. It also includes support for facial recognition through the front-facing camera.

The smartphone is running Android 8.0 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own MIUI 9.5 on top that also supports full-screen gestures. It comes with Xiao AI voice assistant that is claimed to be smart enough to take on the Apple’s Siri.

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Max 3 with 6.9-inch Display, SD 636, dual cameras, 5,500mAh is official with 1,699 Yuan (~$252) pricing

Connectivity options on the device include Dual-SIM, USB Type-C, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, and NFC. The device draws power from a 3,400mAh battery which comes with support for Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging. With 7.5W Qi wireless charging support, it is also the first smartphone from Xiaomi to come with support for wireless charging.

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After announcing its latest flagship Xiaomi Mi 8 on May 31, the Chinese hi-tech giant has started promoting the phone by confirming that it offers a better camera performance than every other Xiaomi phone and shoots even better photos than the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. Even DxOMark defines the Mi 8 one of the best camera phones, not only better than the Mi Mix 2S but even better than Apple’s iPhone X.

But the Mi 8 has the same camera module as the Mi Mix 2S, and this means that through the software, it is able to reach exactly the same performance. Lei Jun has just confirmed that Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S will soon receive an update which will make its camera as good as the one of the new Xiaomi Mi 8. The camera firmware of the Mi 8 will be rolled out on the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S so that it will be able to shoot the same outstanding photos of its successor.

RELATED: Xiaomi Mi 8 Gets In Top 5 Best Camera Phones On DxOMark, Shoots Better Photos Than Galaxy S9+

Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi Mix 2S feature a dual rear camera with a 12 MP resolution. The primary sensor is a wide-angle Sony IMX363 with a 12 MP resolution, a f/1.8 aperture and a pixel size of 1.4 microns. The secondary sensor is an S5K3M3 with the same resolution but a f/2.4 aperture.

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The first half of 2018 will soon come to an end and most of the top smartphone manufacturers have already unveiled their big guns for this period. With us, we have three important flagships from the top Chinese manufacturers: the OnePlus 6, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, and the Huawei P20 Pro. These are some of the best Chinese phones that money can buy in 2018. So, we decided to pit these three phones together to see how would they perform in a camera test. The results of the comparison isn’t really surprising, but there were some interesting differences in how OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro took pictures in different situations. While each of them have their own set of advantages over the other, here, the playing field is level. It’s just about how the camera performs in everyday situation.

So, let’s look at how OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro performs in different lighting conditions.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Outdoor Scene

Throughout this comparison, get this one thing clear: Huawei P20 Pro has an astounding camera. The difference is quite evident and almost in every case, the P20 Pro has an edge over the other two cameras. But in many cases, the difference isn’t very  significant, and that’s where things get interesting. The P20 Pro is a $1000+ flagship. The other two models are nearly half the price of the P20 Pro. So if they come close to what we get on the P20 Pro, I’d say both the manufacturers have done a fine job. Let’s find out.

In this photograph of the garden, the P20 Pro clearly wins. The photo from the Huawei model might be a bit too saturated, but in general, the sample looks much better than the ones from the other two phones. What’s really great about the P20 Pro is that its samples have literally zero noise, even at night. You’ll see the difference in the later images but here, check out the shadows — no noise. Basically, the P20 Pro’s sample has better details as well as saturation, which makes it the best. Picking the second best is harder given that the OnePlus 6 has better details but lacks the punch in terms of colors. The Mi Mix 2S is slightly better in terms of colors, so the image looks better too, but in terms of the amount of details captured, its the worst of the lot. So, I leave it up to you to pick the second best sample. I personally would go with Mi Mix 2S for its warmer colors making the overall sample look better.

Which sample would you pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Daylight Object Closeup

The sample results in this case were a bit surprising. All three managed to do well capturing enough details and colors in the samples, so it was hard to pick out an easy winner. Personally, I would pick the OnePlus 6 because it has slightly better details as compared to the other two. The saturation was also apt, making the overall image look good. However, P20 Pro, unsurprisingly has managed to capture a great sample as well. You can see how the shadows in the image is much more prominent on the P20 Pro’s sample as compared to the other two models. The Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S wasn’t a slouch either in this case, so I would say its quite close in this case. My pick, OP6, then P20 Pro (it loses out the first place just because the colors were a bit off from real life), and then the Mi Mix 2S (no real complaints with its sample but I feel the other two were better).

What’s your pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Portrait Mode

Huawei’s billions of dollars in R&D (nearly $14 billion in 2017!) has been spent very well. The company is class apart when it comes to edge detection and quality of portraits. The Huawei P20 Pro manages to retain the texture of the net that’s seen towards the edges of the hat on the beautiful lady. So, the phone really knows what to blur and what not to blur in its portraits, which makes it pretty smart. OnePlus 6 did try to get this right, and did a decent job, but not nearly as good as the P20 Pro. The Mi Mix 2S on the other hand just blurred out the sides, without noticing the texture of the hat.

In terms of details, the Oneplus 6 did really well. You can see the pendant on the neck is clear in the OnePlus 6 sample. Mi Mix 2S loses out in this department. But when it comes to the amount of background blur, the Mi Mix 2S really shines, which helps its sample pop out. The P20 Pro’s bokeh effect is also pretty good. However, for some reason, I was not satisfied with OnePlus 6’s blur in the background. It was not just this sample, we tried to take multiple samples from the OP6 of this beautiful lady in portrait mode, but the results in terms of blur weren’t as good as the other two samples.

Overall, I would pick the P20 Pro. I would give the second and third place to Mi Mix 2S (better colors and bokeh effect) and OP6 (colors lack punch and less bokeh effect) respectively.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light Tea Pot

When the lighting goes down, it become easier to place the three samples according to quality. The P20 Pro definitely has better colors and details, which isn’t surprising given that you pay a premium for the phone. Among the other two, the OnePlus 6 is better in the above mentioned two departments. Also, the colors on the Mi Mix 2S look washed out, so overall I’d pick P20 Pro as best, then OP6, and finally the Mix 2S.

What would you pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light Minion Closeup

In this case, the OP6 sample look better overall, considering the colors, details, and focus. The P20 Pro did well too, but the colors were a bit darker than what I would have personally wanted. The Mi Mix 2S’ sample is actually pretty good as well, but for some reason, the phone didn’t focus on the minion right in front of it. Instead, the focus is on the M&M sticker on the left. If not for this focus issue, I would have picked Mix 2S as the best. Overall, I’d pick OP6, then Mix 2S, and then P20 Pro.

What’s your pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Low Light – Book Shelf

Despite P20 Pro’s sample looking like it’s been squeezed out of colors, it’s still better than the other two. The sample looks cleaner, with good amount of details, and brightness. It’s clear that the phone’s low light mode does wonders in real life. The fact that there’s practically no noise makes it really stand out. The Mi Mix 2S is the second brightest sample of the lot, and could have made it better than the OP6. However, there’s one big issue with the Mi Mix 2s in low light — NOISE. I’m really disappointed to see so much noise in the low light samples and sometimes it makes the photo completely unusable. Just zoom into the sample from the Mix 2S and you’ll know what I’m talking about. Overall, the P20 Pro is the clear winner, followed by the OP6.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro Camera: Night Photography – Parking Lot

Again, the P20 Pro manages to limit noise in the entire sample. OnePlus 6 does pretty well too, but you’d see the grainy pixels in the dark areas. The Mix 2S is the worst. Noise everywhere and very little details, making the image literally unusable. It’s worth noting that the OnePlus 6 manages to keep up with the P20 Pro to a certain extent despite the super dark scene, so good job OnePlus!

What’s your pick?

Overall, in this OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro camera comparison, the Huawei P20 Pro is the definite winner. I would pick the OnePlus 6 as the next best flagship in terms of camera performance, especially due to its low light performance. Personally, I feel the Mix 2S could have done much better, especially in low light situations. But in real life photos, I would personally pick it as the worst of the lot.

What do you think about the camera performance of the three flagships in this comparison?

You can download all the original samples from here.

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My fellow colleagues from Italy started buying Xiaomi phones by importing them from China since the past few years, all the while attracted by their amazing quality-price ratio. But from now on, it won’t be necessary for Italian people to buy Mi devices through online retailers that ship via China. The 4th best smartphone brand in the world has officially landed in the country and it has just announced its first Mi Store in Italy in an official event. At the event, Xiaomi’s VP Wanx Xiang highlighted all the important milestones achieved by the company in the past few years and he also unveiled the products that will be sold at the store.

The store will be officially open from May 26 at 11:30 a.m. GMT 1, at “Il Centro” shopping mall located in Via Giuseppe Eugenio Luraghi, 11 – 20020 Arese (Milan). Three products will be initially sold in the store: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, Redmi Note 5 and Mi Electric Scooter. The first is currently the best Xiaomi flagship. It comes with a ceramic back, an aluminum frame and a tri-bezel-less display with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. It is powered by the Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm, up to 8 GB RAM and up to 128 GB of internal storage in the configurations available in Italy. The 6/64 GB configuration will cost just €499.90, while the 8/128 GB version will be available for €599.90.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (known as Redmi Note 5 (China) and Redmi Note 5 Pro in other markets) boasts a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display, a Snapdragon 636 SoC, and a 12 MP dual camera setup. It has been launched in two configurations in Italy: 3/32 GB with a price tag of €199.90 and 4/64 GB with a price of €249.90. At last, the Mi Electric Scooter will cost €349.90.

Xiaomi has already confirmed that other smartphones will arrive in the near future: we are talking about Xiaomi Redmi 5, Mi A1 with Android One and the older Mi Mix 2. The company will also launch the Mi TV Box, Mi Robot Builder, and Mi Action Camera (alongside its handheld gimbal) in the peninsula. Note that Xiaomi phones are also available on Amazon Italy and the most important Italian electronics chains such as Mediaworld.

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Xiaomi’s European expansion continues: the Chinese company has just made its way in France and in two days it will officially land in Italy with its first physical store in the peninsula. The company has just held a press conference announcing its plans in France and it officially brought three products in the market. The first and the most important product in France is the smartphone Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, which is the best flagship from the company alongside Xiaomi Mi 7 and Mi 8 which will be officially unveiled on May 31. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is being offered with a price tag of €499,90 for the base variant with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, while it costs €599,90 for the 6/128 GB variant.

It comes with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ display which sports a tri-bezel-less design and an 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, it has an octa-core Snapdragon 845 chipset by Qualcomm, while on its rear side there is a 12 MP dual camera setup and a fingerprint reader.

RELATED: Xiaomi To Open Its First Mi Store In Italy On May 26

The second product brought in France is the mid-ranger Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. Note that it is not the Redmi Note 5 Pro with Snapdragon 636, but just a re-branded Redmi 5 Plus. It has a French price tag of €199,90 for the variant with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage, while it costs €249,90 for the 4/64 GB version. Its display has a size of 5.99 inches, an 18:9 aspect ratio and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The SoC is an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 running at a max frequency of 2.45 GHz, while the battery has a capacity of 4000 mAh.

Besides smartphones, Xiaomi has also launched the Mi Electric Scooter in France, with a price of €349,99. The first French official store is located in Paris, (29 boulevard de Sébastopol, 75001).

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Alongside Huawei P20 Pro, the new OnePlus 6 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S are among the best and most interesting Chinese flagships of 2018. The latter two are the less expensive devices, and they offer premium specs even though they cost hundreds of dollars less than the competition. As they feature very similar specs, if you want to get an affordable Chinese flagship it may be very hard to choose among these two devices. This is exactly why we made this OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S comparison.

Now, let’s see together which is the real king of Chinese smartphones in the affordable segment.

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

Despite the big efforts from OnePlus at improving the design of its flagship, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S still convinces us more in terms of aesthetics. It features a ceramic back and a tri-bezel-less front panel that, even without a notch, boasts an incredibly high screen-to-body ratio. On the other hand, OnePlus 6 seems to have a better display thanks to its Optic AMOLED technology, DCI-P3, and sRGB standards. We will not say much about the performance as they have the same top-end hardware side, so both are super fast and you likely would not notice any difference in daily use. We will have to test the camera thoroughly to define which is the best camera phone between OnePlus 6 and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S, as on the paper both the cameras are outstanding. We did test out the Mi Mix 2S’ camera with the P20 Pro and it wasn’t too far behind. Check out the video below.

For the first time in OnePlus’ history, the dual camera setup features OIS (OP5 and 5T skipped on this feature) and a very bright aperture (f/1.7) on the two sensors. Same is for the Mi Mix 2S which manages to shoot photos with a stunning level of detail and records well-stabilized video (up to 4K). According to DxOMark, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is in the top 10 best camera phones. Batteries are similar as well but only the software optimizations will show us which device will have the best battery life. Unfortunately, both the handsets do not feature a micro SD slot, so if you need a lot of storage to save 4K videos go for the 256 GB configuration.

RELATED: We Go Hands On With All The Variants Of The OnePlus 6!

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S’ listing price in China is about $527/€447 for the base variant, while OnePlus 6 starts from $503/€519 globally. As the OnePlus 6 didn’t bring a lot of innovations this year, I would pick the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S for its design, camera quality and MIUI.

RELATED:  Hands On With The OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Edition

What would be your pick?

OnePlus 6 vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S: PRO and CONS

OnePlus 6

PRO

• Great hardware
• Splashproof
• Good cameras
• Advanced display
• Competitive Price
• Availability

CONS

• Unoriginal Design
• No micro SD

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

PRO

• Original design
• Powerful camera
• Monster performance
• Competitive price

CONS

• No card slot

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In March, Google had released the first developer preview of Android 9.0 P. Through the Google I/O 2018 event that began yesterday, Google confirmed the arrival of beta edition of Android P for smartphones from various brands like OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, Nokia (HMD Global, Essential and Sony.

In the previous years, Google used to release the beta builds of new Android version first to its Pixel/Nexus devices. However, starting with this year, the latest Android P beta build will be not only available for the existing Pixel phones, but also for devices from popular smartphone OEMs. Well, all these phones are Project Treble compatible devices because of which they are entitled to receive the Android P beta along with the Pixel phones.

Here is the list of smartphones for which the Android P beta is now available for download:

• Google Pixel
• Google Pixel XL
• Google Pixel 2
• Google Pixel 2 XL
• OnePlus 6
• Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S
• OPPO R15 Pro
• Vivo X21
• Vivo X21 UD
• Essential Phone
• Sony Xperia XZ2

In order to download the Android P beta, owners of the above phones are required to enroll in the respective beta program first. This can be done by visiting the following link. Yes, the above list contains the unreleased OnePlus 6. More details on Android P for OP6 is expected to surface on its launch date.

Android P is packed with plenty of new features such as Adaptive Battery that prioritizes battery consumption for frequently used apps and services; Adaptive Brightness that can remember the manually set brightness setting for specific lighting environment; Digital wellbeing features that shows how the device is being used by the user by providing a Dashboard to see the time spent in apps, unlocking of phone, checking notifications and so on. Some of the other features of the Android 9.0 P include manual screen rotation, gesture-based navigation, predicted actions and more.

As of this writing, there is no information on the release date of the final build of Android P. Also, the official name of Android 9.0 is yet to be disclosed. Like last year, the Android P may debut in August this year.

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Xiaomi continues its mission to infiltrate the whole of Asia with its products. Not only in Asia, the company says it intends to bring the smartphones, particularly the Redmi Note 5 to more regions around the globe. The Chinese tech giant has officially launched the Mi Mix 2S and Redmi Note 5 in Taiwan. Both models were announced in a ceremony held on Tuesday (May 8) and would go on sale on May 9. The prices in Taiwan is almost similar to what the models cost in China. 

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s is available only in the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant and is priced at NT$16,999 (~3,600 yuan). The wireless charger is also available. On the other hand, the three variants of the Redmi Note 5 is available. As for the prices, the 3GB+32GB is priced at NT$5,499 (~1,200 yuan), 4GB+64GB is priced at NT$6,999 (~1,500 yuan) while the 6GB+64GB variant is priced at NT$7,999 (~1700 yuan). The device is available online at Xiaomi Mall and at Xiaomi’s physical store in Taiwan.

As a reminder, the Redmi Note 5 features a 5.99-inch FHD+ display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 636 processor paired with 3GB or 4GB of RAM. The major marketing feature of the Redmi Note 5 is the AI dual cameras which it packs at the rear.  At the front, the phone features a soft LED flash-enabled 13MP selfie camera that carries support for AI portrait mode. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor as well as a Face ID technology to unlock the device.

Read More: Xiaomi Launches Wall-mounted Smartmi Fresh Air System Priced At ¥1499 (~$237)

The Mi Mix 2s, on the other hand, utilizes a 5.99-inch LCD display having an FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The device features an 18:9 display aspect ratio with support for DCI-P3 colour gamut. The device is powered by Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 chipset.

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Google announced the first Android P Developer Preview in March and along with it came a number of changes which are now available for testing on the Pixel XL, Pixel 2, and Pixel 2XL. In what would be the first official public release of Android P for a non-Google device, Xiaomi’s latest flagship – Mi Mix 2s would soon get Android P for preview.

Xiaomi had announced over the weekend that the Mi Mix 2s will be receiving the Android P Developer Preview in the coming days and the ROM will be complete with all the features of Android P included. This was announced via a pot on MIUI Forum but the post has been pulled down. However, a few details were scooped from the deleted post and one of them is that the ROM has a tentative release date of May 8th.  A tentative date of May 8th has been put forward as a release date, assuming all internal testing goes well. That may not be feasible now that the thread has been deleted.

Read Also: Android P’s First Developer Preview Released; Does Not Support Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and Pixel C

However, it is interesting to note that the Android P firmware for the Mi Mix 2s was recently spotted by the guys at FunkyHuawei.club who have made it available for download. You can find the download link here but there is no guide on how you can install this ROM on your device if you want to do that. What definitely excites us the most is that Xiaomi may likely make an early entrance to Google latest Android version when it finally goes official. We hope that other Xiaomi models apart from its flagship will receive the Android P Developers Preview as well. Android P promises to bring several new features and improvements. Devices running on Android P will prevent background apps from accessing camera or microphone without the consent of the user. Android 9.0 will also prevent secret call recordings and it will also come with an efficient call-blocking feature to prevent spam calls. It will carry native support for iris scanning and HID Bluetooth. It will provide the power to mobile operators to modify the signal strength indicator. A new addition to Android P is the support for iPhone X-like notch.

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If we exclude some Huawei devices, Chinese flagship smartphones are always way cheaper than the other handsets from mainstream brands like Samsung and Apple. Meizu 15 Plus and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S are the emblems of this category of mobile devices and they can offer impressive specs without making your wallets empty. If you are looking for a refined high-end device these two models are surely among the best choices, but which is the very best one for your particular need? Let’s find it out with a Meizu 15 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S specs comparison highlighting strong and weak points of each handset.

Meizu 15 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

While both Meizu 15 Plus and Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S offer original and premium aesthetics (and it is not easy to find such beautiful Chinese devices), the first important gap between these handsets can be found in the displays. Meizu 15 Plus has a definitely better panel with a Quad HD resolution providing a higher level of detail and the Super AMOLED technology which has more brilliant colors and deeper blacks.

When it comes to hardware, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is the winner. With its Snapdragon 845 chipset, up to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage in the most expensive version, the latest Xiaomi flagship has the best hardware profile you can expect from a mobile device in 2018. This obviously results in outstanding performance in every kind of use. Cameras should be pretty much comparable: both the handsets feature a great dual cam setup. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is able to capture incredibly detailed photos in every environment and it is currently in the top 10 best camera phones ranking by DxOMark (Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S review here!).

We will be able to tell you more about the Meizu 15 Plus when we will test its camera thoroughly but that’ll take some time as it has just been announced. Considering that it includes the Sony IMX380 sensor from Huawei P20 (the best camera phone alongside P20 Pro) and an amazing 20 MP selfie camera, it should deliver good performance. There is just 100 mAh of difference between the battery, but Xiaomi Mi Max 2S may last more (it reaches the end of a working day with 20-25% of remaining charge) due to its efficient components.

RELATED: First Meizu 15 Camera Samples Are Here & They Are Pretty Good!

Some special features: Mi Mix 2S features wireless charging, while Meizu 15 Plus has stereo speakers and a pressure-sensitive Home button which can be programmed with gestures. Meizu 15 Plus’ launch price in China is about €323/$395, while Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S starts from about €430/$527.

Go for the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S if you are looking for the best design (metal frame + ceramic back) and performance, while if you want a device which is more comfortable to use and provides an outstanding multimedia experience (and you also want to save some money), choose Meizu 15 Plus.

Meizu 15 Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S: PROS and CONS

Meizu 15 Plus

PRO

• Stunning display
• Refined design
• Great cameras
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• Still running Nougat

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S

PRO

• Flagship-killer performance
• Awesome photo quality
• Qi wireless charging
• Great design

CONS

• No micro SD

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Hey, its Adam again, Asian tech editor at Gizmochina and photographer with Kung Fu Imaging, here to introduce you to a new flagship phone from Xiaomi. Has Xiaomi made an iPhone/Samsung Galaxy killer with it’s “S” version of the popular Xiaomi Mix 2, the newly released Xiaomi Mix 2S? Or is the hardware/software package not quite up to those lofty heights? When introduced March 2018 in Shanghai, Xiaomi made sure to showcase the capabilities of the Xiaomi Mix 2S compared with the top-tier flagships from the big boys, however, we are going to look more closely, and rate the Mix 2S on it’s merit alone.

One thing I feel stands out at the beginning is the incredible, near bezel less screen design and ceramic construction. Although, the general design of the phone hasn’t changed much since last years Xiaomi Mix 2, the Gold edged Dual Camera is all new and worth taking a good look at.

What you get in the Box

The presentation is well laid out and, even a bit fancy with matte black box with shimmery lettering. Open up and you see a welcome message, open up past that and you see the phone on the left, with the included quick charger and USB to USB-C charging cable on the right side. Open up further and you’ll find some paperwork, and… Yup, a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle as the Mix 2 series devices ditched the 3.5mm audio jack. It’s a bit of an annoyance as the phone has NO weather or waterproof rating, so there’s little reason for removing the audio port other than following trends. We will all be wireless soon enough, however, so this is really just a minor adjustment.

Appearance

From first glance, this LOOKS like a premium device… and it is. It also looks nearly identical to last years Xiaomi Mix 2 in the front with the 5mp selfie camera on the bottom-right of the phone. The ceramic housing with metal frame is truly one of the best looking phones I’ve seen and the heft just FEELS premium in the hand. I’ve got a black version for review, and the device also comes in a nice shiny white model. The back of the phone is soooo smooth, and definitely attracts fingerprints and smudges quite easily. My tastes are a little less flashy, so using the included matte finish protective case gets rid of the shine and fingerprints, all the while flattening the back due to the gold accented dual-camera bump. I’ll share more about that camera later in this review.

With a somewhat compact body size of about 6 inches tall and 3 inches wide, with a minimal 8mm thickness, Xiaomi still found room for a massive battery. This battery will certainly help the 5.99 inch 1080 x 2160 18:9 form factor IPS LCD screen, with beautiful rounded corners, last as long, or longer, than many others with lower resolutions. Although I’d prefer an OLED display, I gotta say, the 403 ppi screen Xiaomi delivers below the Gorilla Glass 4 is bright, beautiful, and smooth in use, with little-to-no pixilation up close. I really like where, and how, Xiaomi placed the main headset speaker tucked in a small bezel at the top of the phone. It looks great, and the sound quality is seriously good. It even outputs a little sound when in speaker mode.

As this phone has no headphone jack, they make great use of the space with second speak… wait… nah… that space is taken by only the bottom microphone in the 2 mic Active Noise Cancellation that is common these days. The center of the bottom is the USB-C port for charging and a wired music connection and at the right is the speaker. I was a bit surprised at the quality and range coming from the single speaker port. Check this out… (Speaker sound vid.)
The shiny ceramic back of the phone has a single landscape orientation camera bump, trimmed in gold, that houses both rear cameras and a dual tone LED flash. In the center, about ¼ from the top of the device, is the fingerprint reader. I found the reader to be fast, and efficient and I used it more than the face unlock option, which I’ll go over later in this review. Halfway down the middle is the “Mi Mix Designed by Xiaomi” text branding in gold.
The left side of the Xiaomi Mix 2S has only a dual SIM card tray and there is no SD card storage expansion for this device.

The right side has the volume rocker and power buttons. Each of these are clicky and feel excellent to use, as a flagship should.

Hardware

The Xiaomi Mix 2S is going right to the top of the smartphone world with the MiUI 9.5 skin on top of Android 8.0 Oreo. All powered by a hardcore Snapdragon 845, which really beefs up the performance over it’s predecessor, the Xiaomi Mix 2. With industry leading 6 or 8gb of ram depending on the model (The 64gb and 128gb getting 6gb and the 256gb model getting 8 smoking gb) the Mix 2S should dominate the import phone market. My review unit is a 128gb model with 6gb of ram and, as you see here, it scored better than every phone but the recently released Galaxy S9… only losing out by a little. I’d imagine the 8gb version would sit right alongside, or above the best Android can offer. The performance of this device shows in scrolling through menus, super fast unlocking, be it with the fingerprint sensor or facial recognition, and taking any any app I throw at it with ease.

For all you chipset peepers out there this device has an octacore Kyro CPU and a blazing Adreno GPU. You get all of the best from modern connectivity you’d expect in a proper flagship including Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC with Qi wireless charging.

It’s excellent to have all of the hardware in the world, but if the software doesn’t work, your user experience will fail. Good news is that the Xiaomi Mix 2S designers paid attention to some well know fruit company and included a brilliant, and easy to use gesture system. To be honest, I was worried when I saw this phone doesn’t have a physical home button… But my worry vanished, and is making me want this style of interface on my daily driver. Swiping up to get to home, holding for a moment to get to multitasking… it’s just so smooth and natural! I really like some of the in-built animations, such as when swiping back and forth, you can see the page bending with your touch. Also, a nice touch is when deleting an app, the app kinda blows up. I like it.

If you aren’t a big fan of the gestures, you can still use the standard Android navigation system at the bottom of the phone but I feel you’d have to be a real android prude to not use the gestures. They made my experience better then without. No question.

There are some Xiaomi based customizations and options in the form of the MIUI lab and through a Mi account. With the lab currently offering the ability to learn more about an item just by touching the item on screen, and better gallery search options.

Setting up the Fingerprint scanner is simple as all you do is press your finger and lift it a few times and it’s set.
Setting up the facial recognition is quite similar. Simply place your phone in front of your face and it’ll take a quick scan. Then, next time when you want to unlock your phone, you don’t have to pick it up to access the fingerprint scanner on the back. I found the facial unlocking was pretty good, but not great… Especially in lowlight where it has some real difficulty. For the most part, I use the fingerprint scanner, but with enough light, the facial recognition unlock is speedy and fun to use. Additionally, I absolutely love the option to double tap the screen to wake, then the facial recognition takes over and near instantly unlocks the phone. It’s the best unlocking method, by far, on any phone I’ve used to date.

The phone was as expected from a modern super phone. The sound was crisp and detailed and others said the Active Noise reduction worked impressively, even when I was at a busy restaurant. Gaming is fantastic on the Xiaomi Mix 2S! Here are a few gameplay vids showing dynamism and fluidity only found in the best phones.

Camera

As a professional photographer, I’m quite excited for the largest, and most notable new feature to this “S” version of the Xiaomi Mix 2, the rear dual cameras. Both are 12mp with 1 having an f1/8 wide angle lens, and the other having an f/2.4 telephoto lens with a 2X optical zoom. There is 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization and even dual pixel autofocus. These should ensure some crispy and quick photos from a mobile device… But in practice, I wasn’t blown away. Let’s go over my experiences…

At the top of the standard photo mode, you have 5 options, flash, hdr, ai, filters, and settings/photo effects. The hdr mode does its best to try to optimize dynamic range by taking a few shots very quickly then using the shadow/highlight detail to make a more lifelike image. I find in practice it does add some range, but I think choosing the correct contrast mode will ensure more consistent images. More on that setting in a moment. The artificial intelligence mode is really a fine addition, and uses all of the phones processing power to scan a scene and pick an appropriate shooting mode be it landscape, portrait, or food. There’s actually 206 scenes and 25 modes that can be implemented automatically in ai mode. Pretty cool tech!

I’m really impressed with the sheer amount of customization available. Once you open the camera app on standard photo mode, you’ll be able to touch the top right corner to access the camera settings menu, along with a few photo effects, a timer, tilt-shift effect, straighten, group selfie, and beautify/beautify pro modes.

Let’s start with a few of my faves from the camera settings. I prefer the 16:9 ratio in the “camera frame” menu, although you Instagrammers may prefer the 4:3 choice. You can also take advantage of the entirety of the 18:9 screen for some groovy wide shots. Also, I prefer the “spot metering” option on the auto exposure settings menu and use the “lower” setting for Contrast so I can achieve the widest dynamic range and allow for greater flexibility in editing.
In video mode, you get the tome lapse and slow motion options as a secondary menu option. I feel those are better accessed in the main menu next to the video mode… maybe remove the “short video” mode. The settings here is where things get intense. Lots of options. Lots of new tech and codecs.

Of course this camera has image stabilization… but not in 4K. Here are a few examples of video, 1 in 4K and the other in 1080p with IS. Which do you prefer? I think the 4K capture looks great, and can benefit greatly from a mobile device gimbal to assist in stabilization, otherwise, I’d use 1080p, just for the 4-axis optical stabilization.
This is the first phone camera I’ve seen that can encode in the h.265 codec in addition to the h.264. H.265 generally offers better compression and higher quality video, but it’s not fully supported by many editing programs, so h.264 is the safer bet for most.

I chose the tap method for focus as I feel this is most intuitive. For time lapse movies, you get smoother videos at shorter intervals, but it takes up more space and speeds up the scene less. The longer intervals will move time far faster and can give a greater effect overall depending on your needs. This is a time lapse I shot using a mobile device gimbal to help in image stabilization. For the auto exposure settings, I chose spot metering again as it’s simple. Just touch on the screen what you wish to focus on and the exposure should be close.

The Slomo mode has 2 options, 240fps in 720p or 1080p. I didn’t see why anyone would choose the 720p mode… here’s a short video taken showing the travels of a fallen leaf… all in 1080p slomo.

The manual mode is pretty nice and useful when you wish to take full creative control over an image. It helps to understand how white balance, shutter speed, and iso work together. There’s no aperture setting option, so there’s no need to worry about it. I appreciate that if you take full control of focusing, there’s focus peaking to let you know what’s in focus. Not even my high end DSLR has that natively.

Now as to the dual cameras… the wide angle (or 1x) can focus closely, and with excellent precision, while I had some major focusing issues when in telephoto (or 2x) operation. The minimum focusing distance grows from about 4 inches in front of the camera with the wide angle to about a foot using the telephoto lens option. Here are a few shots showing the wide angle, then the telephoto in the same scene. You can see the cameras auto white balance changed when switching to telephoto mode, which, to me, gave a more pleasant image.

Low light images were not so bad if in wide mode due to it’s wider aperture lens, whereas in telephoto, the images muddied quite a bit. The 5 mp front camera seems to be a bit left behind compared to the rest of this device, and from many other phones on the market. It’s got a beauty mode that just does NOT look natural, and I don’t recommend it’s use unless you are at the top of Mount Everest and then, you’d take a selfie with whatever camera you have.

Final Comments

So did Xiaomi create the NEXT TOP FLAGSHIP?! They got extremely close, and if buying on value, this is certainly the premiere phone to buy at between 3000-4500 Chinese yuan. Its been an excellent few weeks getting to know this phone and it’s multitude of features that just make using the device a wonderful experience. I’m certainly looking forward to the next Mix phone to come as it’ll surely be killer!

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Xiaomi recently disclosed that it was setting a target of three months for the release of the kernel source code for its new smartphones. The company had recently released the source code for the Mi A1 Android One phone but that took a long time coming. The Chinese phone maker has now come up with the kernel source code for the Mi Mix 2S and we must say this is a pretty quick one.

Kernel source codes are important for the development of custom ROMs for devices. If the source code for a device is available, developers can keep releasing ROMs based on the latest version of Android even after the manufacturer has stopped releasing updates. The Mi Mix 2S source code comes just three months after the bezel-less flagship was released. The kernel sources correspond to the latest Android 8.0 Oreo. The device already has support for basic AOSP custom ROM as a result of Project Treble support but the released kernel source code will help to make sure that many bugs with an AOSP ROM can be resolved.

Read More: Xiaomi Targets 3 Months For Release of Kernel Source Code For New Devices

The kernel source code is presently available for developers who are interested in working on the Mix 2S to download on GitHub. The device isn’t very much available to buy globally but when it does, we expect development to pick up so that those who are interested to flash the custom ROM to do that.

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Xiaomi took the wraps off its long-awaited Mi Mix 2s smartphone on March 27, 2018. The Chinese tech behemoth ensured that it swept smartphone lovers off their feet by packing the device with an array of awe-inspiring specs and features.

On the downside, the phone didn’t come cheap. If you’ve restlessly been waiting to get your hands on the Mi Mix 2s smartphone without emptying your pocket, you’ve come to the right place.

Much to the relief of cost-conscious Xiaomi fans, DD4 is offering the 6GB RAM/64GB ROM and 6GB RAM/128GB ROM versions of the coveted Mi Mix 2s smartphone at a heavily discounted price. Let’s check out the details.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s (6GB RAM / 64GB ROM)

The global version of the Mi Mix 2s smartphone having 6GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage normally sells for $648.99 on DD4. For a limited period of time, the site will be selling this version of the device at a lowered price of just $603.56.

The Chinese global online shopping center is offering a 7% discount on the device’s retail price. As if that weren’t enough, you even get free shipping.

It is imperative for you to bear in mind that the discount will only be valid for 100 pieces and the promo will come to an end in 6 days. You can visit this link in order to avail the deal.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s (6GB RAM / 128GB ROM)

If you’re willing to shell out $662.39, you can go for the 6GB RAM / 128GB ROM version of the Mi Mix 2s smartphone. DD4 is giving 4% off on the device’s retail price, which is $689.99.

The discount is valid for the black-tinted, global version of the Mi Mix 2s smartphone. However, the promo is slated to come to an end in just 6 days and there are only 100 units up for grabs at a slashed price.

Although there’s free shipping, it’s worth noting that shipping rates do not comprise duties, taxes, or other non – routine customs brokerage charges. You can take advantage of the discount by heading straight to this link.

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Since the official announcement, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S has been made available to purchase in China just once, through an official flash sale. The sale was on April 3 and the phone was quickly sold out. As it happens with every Xiaomi phones launched in the past few years, many buyers were left disappointed because they could not get a unit of the new flagship.

If you are one of these, do not worry, you still have a chance to get your unit again. Tomorrow, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S will be available to purchase again thanks to a second flash sale. Unfortunately, we do not know how many units will be made available, so we suggest you prepare your credit card and try to get it as fast as you can.

RELATED: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Camera Samples Are Here: Significant Boost In Low Light Photography!

In the first flash sale, the handset was made available in three configurations. The cheapest one has 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, and it’s available with a price tag of 3299 Yuan, which roughly translates into $523. The intermediate variant has 6 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM, and its price is about 3599 Yuan ($570). At last, the most powerful variant with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM has a price of 3999 Yuan ($634).

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is the company’s best camera flagship yet and we’ve finally got our hands on the new device. The first thing we checked out was naturally its camera performance. The camera specs are impressive and the DxOMark score of 101 in photos really stands out among competition. So, we decided to test out its camera in different lighting conditions, and as expected, the Mi Mix 2S has really outdid its competition in the market. The camera is so much better than the average shooter on the Mi Mix 2 and it’s comparable to the big flagships that rule the camera department right now.

So, here’s a bunch of camera samples we managed to quickly get from the Mi Mix 2S’ dual 12MP setup at the back. The results are impressive and I’m sure you’d be happy to see the significant improvement in saturation as well as details, especially in low light.

Low light situation is one area where most smartphones struggle. But with the Mi Mix 2S, the samples were bright and clear at night, the saturation levels were good, and noise was limited to a great extent. As compared to other phones in this price range, this is really a significant improvement.

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Check out all the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S camera samples from down below and let us know what you think about its camera performance.

You can get the original samples from here.

Note that we’ll also bring a Mi Mix 2 vs Mi Mix 2S camera sample comparison very soon to show you how much the new model has improved in this department.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Samples:

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S went on sale for the first time in China on Tuesday.  The flash sale as expected was concluded in a matter of minutes.  The device is no doubt a popular product and so its sales performance is not surprising. As usual, some smart alecs are cashing in on the non-availability of the phone to buy as a number of third-party retailers were spotted to have listed the device for sale at higher prices ranging from 200 yuan to 500 yuan.

The original RRP of the Mi Mix 2S is 3299 yuan for the standard version of the millet MIX 2S but in some cases, this price has risen to 3499 yuan. The high-end version of the Xiaomi flagship goes for as much as 4300 Yuan instead of 3,999 Yuan.

If you think the price increase is too much to pay for the device, then you’d have to wait for the next flash sale billed to hold on April 6 (Friday) in China. Intending buyers outside China will have to wait longer to get the device on third-party retailers. Of course, the price will be higher than that of the China version. 

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Huawei P20 Pro: Best Flagships From China!

As a reminder, the Mi Mix 2s is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to pack the latest Snapdragon 845 chipset. It also has a dual-camera setup at the back, where one of the snappers has large 1.4ɥm pixels and bright f/1.8 aperture, while the secondary shooter has a telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. The device runs MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.0 and has Qi wireless charging support – a first on a ceramic device. The Mix 2s prices start from 3,299 Yuan (€426/$530) for the 6/64GB variant and go as high as 3,999 Yuan ($516/€636) for the 8/256 GB model. All units come with a free Qi wireless charger valued at around $15.

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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S was officially launched on March 27, 2018 but the device went up for sale in China for the first time today (April 3). The Mi Mix 2s was available exclusively on Mi Store and from the sales records, all units in stock were sold out in just a few minutes. Presently, all variants of the Mi Mix 2s are out of stock and the next flash sale will take place on Friday, April 6 at 10 AM UTC+8. 

The number of units made available isn’t usually disclosed but Xiaomi has made tremendous improvements on its available stock in recent times. So we expect a considerable amount of units were put up for sale. Thus, the exhaustion of stock could be linked to the high level of interests the flagship device commands.

Read More: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S Scores High On DXOMark: Same As iPhone X But With Better Bokeh!

The Mi Mix 2s is Xiaomi’s first smartphone to pack the latest Snapdragon 845 chipset. It also has a dual-camera setup at the back, where one of the snappers has large 1.4ɥm pixels and bright f/1.8 aperture, while the secondary shooter has a telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture. The device runs MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.0 and has Qi wireless charging support – a first on a ceramic device. The Mix 2s prices start from 3,299 Yuan (€426/$530) for the 6/64GB variant and go as high as 3,999 Yuan (€516/$636) for the 8/256 GB model. All units come with a free Qi wireless charger valued at around $15.

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Three days ago, after a huge number of leaks, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S was finally announced. Xiaomi decided not to embrace the notch design and has kept the flagship’s body original. However, it’s not very different from the original Mi Mix 2, probably because it is just an intermediate version between Mi Mix 2 and 3. Just three days after the announcement, the first teardown photos of this handset have surfaced, so we can finally see the internals of the phone besides its aesthetics.

Given that it is not a waterproof device, backplate disassembly of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is straightforward. Sealant has been applied to the internals of the ceramic back, so a bit of heating is needed to open the phone. After heating, the back cover can be separated from the rest of the device with a pick. Before removing the back cover completely, you have to pay attention to the fingerprint reader which is stuck to the backplate. So, you have to disconnect it first. In the below images, you can see the important components of the handset in detail.

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We can see the whole motherboard with Snapdragon 845 SoC, RAM and storage, as well as the dual camera module. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S is a solid improvement over its predecessor, even though its design isn’t too different. It comes with a 5.99-inch display which shows images at a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. The Snapdragon 845 chipset is paired with 6 or 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of internal storage depending on the configuration. The 12 MP dual camera makes this device one of the 10 best camera phones according to DxOMark. At last, the battery comes with a capacity of 3400 mAh.

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Xiaomi, often referred to as the Apple of China, is reportedly all set to make its debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange later this year. Completing a successful IPO is never easy, and neither is the road after an IPO. Companies get valued at billions of dollars overnight and Xiaomi’s expected valuation is as high as $100 billion, which would make it the biggest IPO ever. Everyone remembers how Alibaba’s $25 billion IPO surprised the market back in 2014 but Xiaomi could be an even bigger success story.

Xiaomi’s growth has been impressive so far, and the company is one of the top 5 smartphone manufacturers in the world. But the company’s success has been driven by its low-end and mid-range best sellers — a section of the market which has one of the lowest margins. To gain the confidence of its investors, Xiaomi needs to prove that it can take on the big players in the market as well. This is exactly why the Mi Mix 2S could be an important release for the company this year.

Xiaomi flagships were big on hardware, but camera was one area where buyers were often left disappointed. As compared to competitors like Samsung, Apple, and even Huawei, Xiaomi’s camera performance wasn’t up to mark. This meant that despite its top of the line hardware, camera enthusiasts had to pick another brand flagship. I agree that the pricing justified the features and buyers were often willing to accept average camera performance for an overall great phone, but this further established the fact that only the big players were capable of delivering the best camera performance. Given that Xiaomi lacked the big bucks to spend on R&D unlike Samsung, Apple, or Huawei, this was going to be a big problem for its adoption in the high-end segment. In developed markets, this was an even bigger issue, as most high-end users are either Samsung or Apple loyalists.

So until now, the company didn’t have a flagship that could sway these loyalists. But things change with the entry of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S. On paper, the phone boasts of high-end camera hardware, a 12MP dual camera setup (wide angle + telephoto lens) with 1.4µ pixel size. That’s pretty large and could be pivotal in capturing brighter and clearer low-light photos. This along with a hardware level multi-frame noise reduction implementation will help Mi Mix 2S capture clear low-light photos.

At the Mi Mix 2S launch event, there were several instances where Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun gladly compared its newcomer with the iPhone X. In all instances, Mi Mix 2S won (not surprising given that it was Xiaomi’s event), including in the low-light performance category. Further, Xiaomi, like most other big brands is relying on AI to improve photos taken with the Mi Mix 2S. Scene recognition is going to be an important feature since it promises to make your photos better after identifying what’s in the picture. This basically makes your camera smarter as it knows where to increase saturation and where to reduce it to ensure you get the best shots. If this works as well as advertised on the Mi Mix 2S, it’ll definitely make the photos more lively, adjusted according to the scene.

Camera has always been one of the hardest departments to master in a smartphone and if a company manages to crack this area, it significantly changes the perception of the brand. The DxOMark rating of the Mi Mix 2S is definitely a confidence booster, with the Mi Mix 2S scoring 97 in its overall rating and 101 in the photos department, rivalling the iPhone X!.

RELATED: Lei Jun Reveals Xiaomi Now Owns 6,324 Patents, 53% Of Them Are Outside China

Xiaomi has already cracked the Indian market, becoming the number one smartphone manufacturer in terms of shipments in the past couple of quarters. Now, it’s looking to take on other markets in Europe with a similar strategy. Offlines stores are becoming an important tool to improve brand awareness, and the company is slowly but steadily increasing its footprint in the European market. More Mi stores are coming up in countries like Spain and Italy and the company is already in talks with the biggest carrier in the region, Vodafone, confirms Global Spokesperson, Wang Xiang. With Huawei’s popularity expanding in Europe, Xiaomi will have to take on the brand’s flagships this year, the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, with the Mi Mix 2S. Considering how the P20 starts at a whopping $800, while the Mi Mix 2S starts at around $525, the Mi Mix 2S could be an instant hit, even among those who are looking for a great camera performance.

The US market is a confirmed target for Xiaomi and Lei Jun has already said that we can expect a launch sometime by the end of 2018 or early 2019. The Mi Mix series would be key to take on the big players in the region. However, it’s likely that the company has a low key entry in the US with an initial offering of the Redmi Note series, bringing in the big guns later. Still, if it aims to compete in the high-end segment in the country, it would likely be via Mi Mix 2S or even Mi Mix 3 (a successor is expected later this year).

RELATED: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S vs Mi Mix 2: We Go Hands On With The Two Phones Side By Side

Unlike the Chinese, internationally, customers prefer a clean and non-invasive UI on their smartphones. In this regard, Xiaomi could slap Android One on the Mi Mix 2S for its entry into the US shores. It already has an Android One Mi A1 model and could extend its relationship with Google for the Mi Mix 2S too. Plus carrier tie-ups with AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile would be pivotal for its success. The company is reportedly in talks with all the four major networks and in fact, Wang Xiang is said to have met with all of their executives. So we know Xiaomi is serious about cracking the US market.

With Huawei’s setback in the region after failed tie up with AT&T earlier this year and Trump’s efforts to remove Chinese influence from US soil, things are looking harder for Xiaomi in its plan to get into the US shores. The entry could likely be delayed, but one thing’s for sure — Xiaomi will continue to look at new markets and opportunities this year to expand its presence and prove its ability to generate sustainable profits to its investors.

The Mi Mix 2S is definitely the best smartphone released by the company till date and its camera performance further boosts our confidence in the company’s ability to take on the big conglomerates that dominate the market.

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