Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 with a slide-out design and 5G support, coming on October 25

Xiaomi had confirmed in August that the company would launch the Mi MIX 3 in October, but nothing was heard about the launch date, ever since. Now finally the company has said that the Mi MIX 3 will be announced at an event in Beijing on 25th October. Lin Bin, the Xiaomi President has already posted a photo of the smartphone that reveals the design of the device.

(Image Source : WEIBO)Xiaomi Mi MIX 3

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As always, the Mi MIX series from Xiaomi have always come with high screen space and the MI MIX 3 too is expected to come with a manual slider design that will garner a higher screen-to-body ratio, compared to all the previous models.

(Image Source : WEIBO)Xiaomi Mi MIX 3

Being a flagship, the Xiaomi MI MIX 3 will likely come powered by the Snapdragon 845 SoC, paired with 8GB RAM and AI dual rear cameras. Rumours suggest that the phone could come featuring the in-display fingerprint scanner, whereas the slider of the smartphone could come with a 3D structured light module for 3D facial recognition.

Xiaomi has confirmed the MI MIX 3 will be the first commercial smartphone with 5G connectivity and is said to be more than just a sliding full-screen device. There are speculations that suggest the upcoming MI MIX 3 would also come with 10GB RAM. So far nothing is known about the pricing and we will have to wait till the official announcement takes place.

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