Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s launch LIVE UPDATES: Mi Mix 2s will ship with a bezel-less display, Snapdragon 845 processor, dual cameras, among other features.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s, the company’s new bezel-less smartphone is set to launch in Shanghai, China today. Mi Mix 2s launch event will take place at 2 PM CST or 11:30 AM IST. Xiaomi will livestream the event via its official Facebook page as well as YouTube channel. It will also be livestreamed on a dedicated page on Xiaomi’s China website. Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s succeeds the Mi Mix 2, which was announced last year. The new smartphone is likely to retain the design language of its predecessor with a few changes here and there.
Mi Mix 2s will ship with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, something that the company has already indicated in official teasers. We can expect the phone to have dual rear cameras with object and scene recognition features, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Of course, the highlight of Mi Mix 2s will be its bezel-less design with a slightly better screen-to-body ratio when compared to Mi Mix 2. The phone is also rumoured to feature a glass back and support wireless charging technology.
Xiaomi comes with 12MP+12MP dual rear cameras, something which was speculated previously as well. Xiaomi is using Sony IMX363 sensor, which has 1.4 um pixel size.
Mi Mix 2s will vertically-stacked dual rear cameras, bezel-less display announced in China. A circular fingerprint sensor will be present on the back cover. It comes in white and black colour variants.
Mi Mix 2s will get dual rear cameras with Artificial Intelligence-powered features such as object and scene recognition and more. Though details on the camera are unknown at this point, we can expect the Mi Mix 2s to ship with two 12MP sensors on the rear. Meanwhile, the front camera will be housed at the bottom of the display like the Mi Mix 2 and Mi Mix.
Mi Mix 2s launch event begins in Shanghai, China. Xiaomi talks about market share, year-on-year growth in China. The company is reportedly the number four smartphone vendor in China, according to IDC.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s launch event will begin in about 10 minutes. The streaming link for the launch event is already live on Xiaomi's China website. The company has teased an improved Face Unlock feature for Mi Mix 2s.
Mi Mix 2s will be powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor for a faster performance. The phone could be introduced in 8GB RAM and 6GB RAM variants. Mi Mix 2s could be the company’s first smartphone to support wireless charging technology.
Mi Mix 2s was teased in official posters, ahead of the launch. The smartphone will have non-existent bezels on the sides as well as extremely thin bezels on top and bottom of the display. Mi Mix 2s is expected to retain 5.99-inch screen size that we saw on the Mi Mix 2. The phone could have a glossy finish and it could arrive in a ceramic finish as well.
Mi Mix 2s launch event will take place in China today. We will bring you all the live updates from the launch event, including price, features and specifications of the new phone. Thanks to leaks and speculations, we already know quite a few things about the upcoming Mi Mix 2s, though we will have to wait for an official announcement to confirm full specs.