Hands-on: White Xiaomi Mi Mix

Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra did not really reveal any new smartphone in their year’s CES here in Las Vegas. Instead, he showed the media a new color variant of their Xiaomi Mi Mix phone.

It’s the same hardware, just a different color and finish. Despite that, the white variant of the Mi Mix is still a stunner. We’ve been using the original black variant for over a month and we loved it.

The white Mi Mix looks more pristine with the pearl-white color having a glossy finish that’s as slippery as the original one. The bezels are more prominent now since it’s in white and there’s a small black gap before the actual display.

The gold-plated trimmings and accents are still there if you get the 6GB/256GB model.

You can check out our full video review below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B93F-6hWpVM

Xiaomi Mi MIX specs:
6.4-inch IPS LCD @ 2040 x 1080 IPS display, 362ppi
2.35GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM + 128GB storage
6GB RAM + 256GB storage
16MP PDAF rear camera, EIS, dual-tone flash
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
4,400mAh non-removable battery w/ QC 3.0
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ MIUI 8
158.8 x 81.9 x 7.9 mm (dimensions)
209 grams (weight)

According to Xiaomi, the Mi Mix will only have a limited release in China with no other regions planned. Of course, you can still get it thru other channels and online resellers.

The original black variant of the Xiaomi Mi Mix is also locally available for Php37,600 (see listing here).