【Deborah Sullavan Archives】

Xiaomi is Deborah Sullavan Archivesprobably the only company who'd dare launch a new flagship phone one day before Apple's big iPhone announcement.

But the Chinese smartphone maker has done it in style. The company launched the Mi Mix 2, a beautiful, nearly bezel-less device with pretty crazy specs and a moderate price.

SEE ALSO: Xiaomi advertises its first Android One phone as 'similar to iPhone'

Just like its predecessor, the Mi Mix, Xiaomi's Mi Mix 2 has a huge screen with a very narrow bezel on top and on the sides. The only noticeable bezel rim, really, is the chin, where the selfie camera resides. That detail will probably cause many to sigh in disappointment, but read on -- this phone is quite interesting despite the awkward selfie cam placement.

The Mi Mix 2 has a 5.99-inch, 18:9 screen, with a hidden speaker (interestingly, the company gave up on the piezoelectric speaker solution from the original Mi Mix) on top. The package is so compact that the phone is actually 11.9% smaller than the Mi Mix, which itself had an incredibly slim bezel (though truth be told, the original had a significantly larger 6.44-inch screen).

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, pretty much standard for Android flagships these days, and 6GB of RAM as well as 64/128/256 GB of storage.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

And if that's not enough, you can get the Mi Mix 2 Special Edition, which has a ceramic body and has an insane 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

Interestingly, the Mi Mix 2 only has a single, 12-megapixel camera on the back, despite the fact that some other Xiaomi smartphones have a dual rear camera.

In fact, Xiaomi launched its Mi Note 3 alongside the Mi Mix today, which has a bokeh-capable, dual camera setup on the back, a 16-megapixel selfie cam, a 5.5-inch display and a 3,500mAh battery.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

But back to the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2. The 64GB version of the phone costs 3299 RMB ($506); the 128GB version costs 3599 RMB ($552), and the 256GB variant costs 3999 RMB ($614).

The Special Edition version costs 4,699 RMB ($721). That's not as affordable as some previous Xiaomi phones, but it's still cheaper than most flagships of this calibre.

And best of all, the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 will work in pretty much every market thanks to its 43 LTE bands -- something its predecessor didn't have. It'll launch in China on Sept. 15; we don't have the exact date or the pricing for other markets yet.

---

Featured Video For You

---

The striking differences between Stephen King 'It' and the 1990’s mini series

---

Topics Android Xiaomi

• Entertainment
• Social Good
• Games
• Digital Culture
• Tech
• Deals
• Life
• Shopping

• Operation Snowflake
• After the Fire
• Social Media Forensics
• The Secret Policeman at the Marathon
• WorryFree™ and Always on Script
• The Speaker and the Ironworker
• Whale Vomit Episode 8
• The Poor Under Attack
• Myth Appropriation
• Breaking up the Boys’ Club

• 5 children's books about immigrant and refugees every kid should read
• An ode to Chris Pratt's genius on 'Parks and Recreation'
• A man got his leg stuck in molten tarmac because the UK is basically melting
• Tom Holland remembers Spider
• Thom Yorke did a lot of scolding at the latest Radiohead concert
• Maisie Williams says goodbye to 'Game of Thrones' with suspense
• Report: Future iPhones won't use Intel's Wi
• 'The One I Love' is the movie to watch after 'The Handmaid's Tale'
• Sneaky math puzzle will make you feel like a fool
• 8 terrible jeans that prove denim has gone too far

• DACApocalypse Now
• Eat the Press
• Laboring Academia
• Get Thee to a City of Ladies
• News from Nowhere Episode 10
• 25 Great Games You Can Play on Laptops and Budget PCs
• How to Lie: Donald Trump, Jr. fails in the family trade
• It All Comes down to Real Estate
• Getting Schooled
• Why You Can't Buy Books from the Kindle app on iPhone or iPad in 2018

• Shave the Billionaire
• Missing Perspectives
• News from Nowhere Episode 10
• Amnesiac Nation
• Battle of the Brands
• A Rich Fable
• Whale Vomit Episode 7: Hope in the Time of Cholera
• The Poor Under Attack
• Cold War Fever
• News from Nowhere Episode 10