Here Is A Much Closer Look At The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha's Unique Design

Karamchand Rameshwar - Mar 03, 2020

The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha can be considered as the solution to the dual-screen smartphone problem without changing to a clamshell design or a folding screen.

In September 2019, Xiaomi decided to play big when it launched the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha concept smartphone with a flexible screen nearly covering the entire body of the phone. This is considered a novel solution for the trend of dual-screen smartphones without having to switch to the clamshell design, folding screen as some manufacturers are applying today.

However, after bombing with a series of renders and live videos, the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha quickly sunk into oblivion and no one seemed to remember it anymore. After all, there are a lot of concept smartphones, which always bring bold and unique ideas. But from concept to actual product launch is a long process, and not always successful.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Back — The Mi Mix Alpha suddenly appeared on a video on the YouTube channel Marques Brownlee that has more than 10 million subscribers. Its design is extremely unique and exactly like the concepts that Xiaomi revealed last year.

At the end of February 2020, nearly 6 months later, Mi Mix Alpha suddenly appeared in the flesh on YouTube channel Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, a very famous reviewer with over 10 million subscribers. And this time, it's not just a concept smartphone anymore as Xiaomi's unique phone can now work well with some basic needs such as photography, watching videos, or surfing the web.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Display — Instead of following the new folding screen trend, Xiaomi decided to keep the traditional smartphone design and focus on developing screen technology. The display will surround most of the body, meaning you will have two displays on the front and back.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Viewfinder — With this design, selfie-centric users will be extremely beneficial when they can take selfies with the 108MP rear camera cluster. All you need to do is turn the back of the phone to the front and using it as a camera viewfinder. So the rear camera can now be used as a front camera. This also allows Xiaomi to completely remove the camera sensor on the front, helping the device design be complete without having a notch or punch-hole.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Widget Shorcut — The back of the display can also serve as a place for shortcuts and widgets.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Rear — Things like battery life, notifications as well as volume rocker will be placed on the side of the device

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha Build — And the overall design of the device is extremely delicate, new but also very familiar to users because the chassis is basically the same, not different from most smartphone products today.

However, again, I have to remind you that the Mi Mix Alpha is still a completely new model and has not really been fully developed. Therefore, Xiaomi needs more time to test and fix issues related to the screen. Even though it appeared in a hands-on video by a famous reviewer, many people think that this is really just a display of technology to promote their brand. But recently, Xiaomi India has unexpectedly announced that it will soon launch this model at Mi Store in the near future, with a rumored selling price of up to Rs. 1,80,000.

Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha price: Unavailable

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