What was considered to be a concept phone — turned out to be a compelling contender to the top-tier smartphones out there. With the recent release of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, how far is the gap now compared to the Mi Mix 2S?
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Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S has but Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 doesn’t – Which is a better value?
- 5.99 inches IPS LCD
- single 5MP bottom selfie camera
- larger 3400mAh battery
- 64GB internal storage
Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has but Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S doesn’t
- full-screen display with a mechanical slider, 7000 series aluminum frame
- 6.39 inches Super AMOLED
- HDR compliant
- 24MP+2MP selfie camera
- 12MP(wide)+12MP(telephoto) main camera
- 1080p @ 960fps video recording
- aptX HD codec support
- Quick Charge 4.0+
- four color variants (Jade Green, Sapphire Blue, Onyx Black, Forbidden City Blue (10 GB only)
- up to 10GB RAM
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S and Mi Mix 3 Similarities
- ceramic backing
- Corning Gorilla Glass
- MIUI 10 based on Android 9.0 Pie
- Snapdragon 845
- Wireless charging
- no microSD card support
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The mainstay design of ceramic and aluminum combination stays with the Mi Mix 3 but opts to introduce the mechanical slider housing the cameras in order to provide a true full-screen display.
Viewing experience will change as it switches from the accurate IPS LCD panel to a saturated look of Super AMOLED with HDR support. No changes with the 1080p resolution here.
The innards of both devices are pretty much the same except for the Mi Mix 2S that starts at 64GB/6GB while the Mi Mix 3 starts at 128GB/6GB that goes up to 10GB RAM.
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Taking photos and videos will vary quite differently as the latest Mi Mix iteration features wide and telephoto lenses for the main camera while allowing to record slow-motion video – 1080p @ 960fps. While the front camera gets a huge upgrade from a single sensor to a dual setup with high 24MP count accompanied by a 2MP depth sensor.
If there’s a downgrade here it’s the lower 3200mAh of the Mi Mix 3, however, we’re getting a faster Quick Charge 4.0+ in replenishing its tank. Lastly, besides the black and white variants, consumers are also getting Jade Green and Sapphire blue to make it more interesting.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S in Emerald Green variant is now available
| Specs | Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 | Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 |
| Display | full-screen 6.39-inch Super AMOLED 1080 x 2340, 403 ppi, HDR, DCIP3, 19.5:9 ratio, Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | 5.99-inch IPS LCD, 1080 x 2160, 403 ppi, 18:9 ratio, Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Dimensions | 157.9 x 74.7 x 8.5 mm, 218 g | 150.9 x 74.9 x 8.1 mm, 191 g |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (10nm) | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 630 |
| Memory | 512 GB, 10 GB RAM or 128/256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM + nano memory up to 256GB |
| Main Camera | 12 MP (wide), f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS 12 MP (telephoto), 1/3.4″, 1.0µm |
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom |
| Front Camera | 24 MP, 1/2.8″, 0.9µm 2 MP, depth sensor |
5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4″, 1.4µm |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, BT 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE, dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, USB-C with standard audio jack adapter | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, BT 5.0, A2DP, LE, dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, USB-C with standard audio jack adapter |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery with Quick Charge 4+ and wireless charging | Non-removable Li-Ion 3400 mAh battery with QC 3.0 and Qi wireless charging |
| OS | Android 9.0 Pie with MI UI | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| Official Price | 6GB + 128GB CNY 3,299 (Php 25,524)8GB + 128GB CNY 3,599 (Php 27,845)
8GB + 256GB CNY 3,999 (Php 30,940) Palace Museum Edition (10GB+256GB) CNY 4,999 (Php 38,694) |
Php 27,990 (6GB + 64GB storage)
Php 29,990 (6GB +128GB storage) |
