Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 Arrives September 11 Packing Snapdragon 836 Power And Android Oreo

by Brandon Hill — Friday, September 01, 2017, 10:58 AM EDT

The 2017 Android flagship wars are starting to heat up. Just yesterday, we gave you a hands-on preview of LG’s all-new V30 flagship which features a 6-inch nearly bezel-free OLED display, an excellent dual camera system and Snapdragon 835 power. Now, Xiaomi is looking to muscle through with the successor to its revolutionary Mi Mix.

The aptly named Mi Mix 2 is set to arrive on September 11^th and will be powered by the [currently unannounced] Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 processor. As is the case with the current crop of Android flagships and its predecessor, the Mi Mix 2 comes with minimal bezels surrounding its 6.2-inch display (which is down from 6.4 inches). Display resolution jumps to 2960x1440, which works out to around 531 pixels per inch (PPI).

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Evolution, - a perfect evolution
September 11th - Mi MIX 2 pic.twitter.com/hS7WupbLV6
— Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) August 30, 2017

But that’s not all; the smartphone is said to include 256GB of internal storage and a positively massive 4400 mAh battery. For comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8 features battery capacities of 3500 mAh and 3300 mAh respectively. The Mi Mix 2 should also be one of the first smartphones that will ship with Android 8.0 Oreo onboard.

We should mention that Xiaomi’s big reveal will occur just one day ahead of Apple’s big iPhone 8 event, which will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park. So, Xiaomi will have just one day to grab headlines before the tech press descends upon Apple’s HQ to absorb the hype surrounding the next generation iPhone.

We also have to keep in mind that Google’s Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 flagships are still on the way, with at least the latter featuring tiny display bezels. The second half of 2017 is shaping up to be an action-packed arena for those in the market for a new flagship smartphone and we can’t wait to see the major players duke it out for consumers’ hard-earned cash.

Tags: Xiaomi, mi mix, snapdragon 836, android oreo, android 8.0 oreo, mi mix 2

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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