SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 review: Ceramic bezel-less concept made real.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2017·$500
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#22 of 121
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Bezel-less made mainstream.

Mi Mix 2 turned the experimental Mi Mix concept into a buyable phone — a ceramic, near bezel-less 18:9 flagship that pushed the whole industry toward all-screen designs.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD, near bezel-less
Size5.99 inches, 18:9
Resolution1080 x 2160 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Main12 MP IMX386, f/2.0, OIS
Selfie5 MP (bottom-mounted)
Video4K30

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 12 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 835 (10nm)
GPUAdreno 540

04Battery

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2017.

Capacity3400 mAh
ChargingQuick Charge 3.0

05Build

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2017 — 6 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Stunning near bezel-less ceramic design
  • Snapdragon 835 flagship power
  • Premium feel ahead of its price
What doesn't
  • Bottom selfie cam awkward
  • No 3.5 mm jack
  • Ceramic back fragile
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 121-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .