Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 slider design was one of the major attractions of the flagship model when it was announced last month. The design afforded the Chinese phone manufacturer an opportunity to further trim the bezels around the phone’s display. So the Mi Mix 3 comes with the highest screen to body ratio on any Xiaomi phone. However, the slider design which is somewhat mechanical gave rise to concerns about its durability especially as a result of persistent usage. Fair enough, Xiaomi has assured that the slider is durable and isn’t like the slider technology that was in use in the past. That claim has now been reaffirmed with an independent test carried out to ascertain the durability of the Mi Mix 3 slider.

The slider test is the second one that the Mi Mix 3 has been subjected to. The slider was reported slid 350,000 times in the first test. This one almost doubles the first test at 600,000 times. Even after the milestone has been achieved, the phone was slide vigorously tested hands-on and it still came out unscathed.

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Thus, users are assured that the slider is the least problem they should worry about on the Mi Mix 3. Instead, with such mammoth display, users should be more concerned about not dropping the phone by accident as we are not sure the display screen will survive a single drop.

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Xiaomi has been unusually pretty generous with leaked renders and live photos of the upcoming Mi Mix 3 flagship that will be launched on October 25. We recently saw a press render and live shot of the Mix 3 showing a 24MP dual selfie camera would hold swap at the front. Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun has reportedly posted a photo of the Mi Mix 3 in what seems to be an accidental post because it was deleted not too long after.

The pictures are those of a Black and Blue colour variant of the Mi Mix 3 prototypes and interestingly, they both sport a rear fingerprint sensor. This is against the tide of expectations of an in-display fingerprint sensor onboard the device. This brings out the possibility of the Mix 3 coming in more than one variants. While there will be an in-display fingerprint variant, there could also be a model with a rear fingerprint sensor just like the Mi 8, Mi 8 screen fingerprint edition and others. Xiaomi is also reportedly working on a special arts edition in conjunction with the British Museum.

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In addition, the two leaked models seem to have a glass back panel which means it may support wireless charging. There is also a USB Type-C, not that we expected anything less.

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Xiaomi could be said to be a pioneer of the full-screen revolution that is currently sweeping the smartphone industry. The company first released the Mi Mix concept smartphone with a full-view design last year and that was followed by the Mi Mix 2 launched a couple of months back.

Naturally, the next model we’ll expect from Xiaomi should be the Mi Mix 3 and quite early, a set of photos said to be the prototypes of the Mi Mix 3 has appeared on Weibo. We’d have thought Xiaomi would take things a bit further with more reduced bezels on all sides but the prototype takes a different dimension altogether.

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The prototypes come in three different designs all with varying sensor layouts and design styles at the rear. The prototypes also suggest the existence of a secondary design at the rear. The anterior design keeps up with the full-screen design language the Mix-series are known for and it is taken a step further with a higher screen-to-body ratio. The bezels are not visible as if they are non-existent. We’ll have to wait till next year to find out if Xiaomi has made the breakthrough in the realization of a truly bezel-less smartphone. For now, we’ll take this with a pinch of salt.

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