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In case you are not aware, Redmi Note 3 was one of the most popular smartphones of its time. It’s good to see that Xiaomi is still supporting the device through a software update. ONDECEMBER 21 "XIAOMI MI MIX 3 REVIEW: THE ULTIMATE SLIDER PHONE" Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Review: The Ultimate Slider Phone It’s all about the cameras and the display in the Mi Mix 3, which refines the already great Mi Mix 2S on two primary fronts. This generation also includes a dedicated button for calling up the integrated Mi AI client (though it’s currently Chinese-language only), and in early 2019 a fifth variant will be introduced making Mi Mix 3 one of the first 5G phones in the world. This is the standard model, and it’s the entry-level version with ‘just’ 6GB of RAM and 128GB of non-expandable internal storage (buy here).

An 8GB RAM model is also sold with either 128GB or 256GB storage (buy here), and there’s a limited edition Palace Museum Mi Mix 3 with a massive 10GB of RAM. All four are flagship-level smartphones, offering a mix of top-class performance and features. Interestingly, no model in the Mi Mix 3 line has an in-display fingerprint sensor (instead found at the rear), which is one of the hottest trends of this year, and something of a surprise for a phone that began life as Xiaomi’s ‘concept’ phone, stealing column inches for its revolutionary design. Whether its absence is evidence of a cost-cutting decision or the fact that implementing two kinds of screen tech at once is tricky we’re not entirely sure, but Mi Mix does remain the only Xiaomi phone family with wireless charging, and the 3 is the first in the entire line-up with a magnetic sliding screen.

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The design remains something special, once again a creation of Phillipe Starck, but the slider concept is not entirely , having already been seen in the Honor Magic 2 and Lenovo Z5 Pro – but in those phones it really doesn’t achieve much, aside from moving the selfie cameras out the way to allow an uninterrupted full-screen view. With Mi Mix 3 you slide to start: it can automatically launch the selfie camera, or provide a bunch of quick-access functions such as a timer, recorder, calculator, notes app, camera and the weather. There are mobile payment options here too, though for the moment these are Chinese only. That’s because we are testing the Chinese ROM version of the Mi Mix 3, and the phone will not officially launch in the UK until early 2019. We’d recommend holding out for the UK model or awaiting availability of the Global ROM Mi Mix 3, but in reality the only major difference is you’ll need to install Google services on the Chinese model (here’s how). We’re also interested to see what Xiaomi does with the Mi Mix 3’s Mi AI button, and whether it integrates this with Google Assistant for UK users or rolls out a language option.