Xiaomi showed another smartphone of the sixth generation Xiaomi Mi6, it boasts an amazing high potential in terms of “performance” at an affordable price in the smartphone market.
This time, the Chinese company decided not to change the overall design concept, retaining the body of metal and glass. In comparison Mi5, here is used more expensive in comparison with aluminum stainless steel, and the case received protection from splashes.
As for the hardware base, the latest generation chip from Qualcomm is installed here, there are also options for advanced wireless technologies (the presence of Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC), and there is a fast energy-efficient LPDDR4X memory. Let’s try to identify the main features that allow us to call Xiaomi Mi6 the best smartphone from China to date.
XIAOMI MI6 SPECIFICATIONS:
- Screen: 5.15 “;
- Resolution: 1920×1080 pixels, 428 PPI;
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 (Octa Core 2.45GHz);
- GPU: Adreno 540 653MHz;
- RAM: 6GB;
- Flash memory: 64GB;
- Operating system: Android 7.1 (Nougat);
- Battery: it is nonremovable 3350mAh;
- Cameras: Rear camera (5 megapixels; and flashlight and AF), front (2 megapixels);
- Dimensions and weight: 134.3 x 66.7 x 10 mm, 328 g.
Xiaomi company just released the fifth generation of flagships, as now you can buy a new smartphone in the nearest stores. In this review, we will try to tell and compare the main features of the new generation of the smartphone Xiaomi Mi6. We will also compare it with older brothers and conclude whether it is worth buying this unit or not.
Let’s start with the history that the very first Xiaomi Mi2 was released back in 2012, it had at that time stunning features, such as Snapdragon S4 Pro and 2 GB RAM. A year later, Xiaomi introduced the next generation of Mi3, which won fame in the smartphone market and received features such as Snapdragon 800 and 5.0 inches with 1080 x 1920 pixels. Further, from the history, we can see that in 2014 the company showed a new model Xiaomi Mi4, and this model was a good friend for all users, here we could find: Snapdragon 801 and already 3 GB RAM. After two whole years in 2016, Xiaomi demonstrated another Xiaomi Mi5, which had a large number of configurations and capabilities: Snapdragon 820 and 128 GB, 4 GB RAM – Pro edition; 64 GB, 3 GB RAM – Prime edition; 32 GB, 3 GB RAM – Standard.
And then a year passed, and the company showed us the other day a new generation of the Xiaomi Mi6 generation, with an interesting design and cool hardware.
DESIGN: XIAOMI MI6
The most important feature in the design is that the flagship Xiaomi has kept a compact size, and for users of mobile gadgets this is to my liking.
The case of the new Xiaomi Mi6 is made, like the previous smartphone models it is made of glass and metal. Since this will be actual and stylish for many years, this design will be modern for a long time.
But as the manufacturer Xiaomi, they made some changes, compared with the previous models of the smartphone. It was added stainless steel, which, in fact, will be excellent not only in terms of design but also practical in protective properties.
Also here we found the presence of an ultrasound fingerprint scanner, which is built into the glass.
And finally, the company removed the long-bored golden color and added instead of the actual blue version, like the Huawei lineup.
And there is the availability of top-end equipment from Xiaomi, which has ceramics and gilding, but accordingly, the price for such a model will be too high and will be for 3000 yuan.
DISPLAY: XIAOMI MI6
As for the display, the manufacturer did not decide to take risks and left the dimensions and resolution unchanged. The Mi6 has a 5.15-inch screen with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. The pixel density per inch was 428 PPI. Also pleased with the presence of glass protection is Curved Glass.
As we can see the screen has amazing color properties that saturate the screen with vivid and rich colors. As in the previous generation of the smartphone Mi5, we put a big plus for the screen and the fact that the company decided not to change the screen, and leave it as it is.
Since this screen is the golden mean in the ratio of the size and density of the pixels. On this screen, it’s nice to watch movies, play games or just fill on the Internet.
HARDWARE: XIAOMI MI6
In 2017, the most important thing in performance is the presence of a powerful processor, and Qualcomm showed excellent performance with a 10-nm process technology. The new Snapdragon 835 processor has a number of advantages over Snapdragon 821, it has the highest performance and good battery power consumption.
Therefore, Xiaomi Mi6 will be the second smartphone available on the market with this chipset and is supplemented by a large amount of RAM – 6 GB. And the presence of internal memory will be 64 and 128GB, this will be a big breakthrough in Xiaomi Mi6.
It is reported that the Snapdragon 835 processor will work together with the new Adreno 540 graphics accelerator. This gives a big performance gain when rendering 3D graphics, which is 25% more than previous processor models.
As the tests show, the Mi6 rated AnTuTu benchmark will have a result of 184292 points. This is the best performance in the Chinese smartphone market.
Given how slowly the game industry is moving and how difficult it is for manufacturers to change the architecture of mobile “hardware”, the combination of the hardware characteristics of the Mi6 will last a very long time.
CAMERA: XIAOMI MI6
In pursuit of the trend, Xiaomi decided to make a dual camera with 12 megapixels each. This camera has an excellent sensor from Sony, which was called Sony IMX400.
This is an excellent camera with amazing capabilities, as you can see, this sensor is used in smartphones Xperia XZs. And the quality of the filming in it is magnificent. I also wanted to note that the camera received a wide-angle sensor with f / 1.8. There is optical image stabilization.
It is worth noting that this scheme is used in the iPhone 7 Plus, and it has a cost 2.5 times more than this model Mi6.
In the chamber, there is a possibility to double the objects twice without loss of quality. Of all the current methods of using double cameras, this one is the most reasonable and acceptable, useful and really working in practice.
With a good implementation, the Mi6 camera will be a hit among Chinese smartphones.
BATTERY: XIAOMI MI6
As it became known, Xiaomi company installed a very cool Snapdragon 835 processor on its flagship, which has tremendous energy-saving capabilities.
Xiaomi Mi6 has a good battery capacity of 3350 mAh, which gives a good result, compared with the big competitors like the S8 or LG G6. In addition, the display, which measures 5.15 inches with Full HD resolution, influenced it, so it will not waste battery power quickly since there is no 2K resolution.
Also worth mentioning is that the smartphone is equipped with high energy efficiency due to the latest generation of memory LPDDR4X.
And that’s not all, also UFS flash memory, “economical” Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac will give an opportunity to save battery power more.
In the smartphone, there is support for fast charging called Quick Charge 3.0 (18W), so the user can save time on charging the mobile device.
CONCLUSIONS: XIAOMI MI6
Lastly, I wanted to note that the smartphone Xiaomi Mi6 will be one of the best smartphones on the Chinese market to date. This smartphone became the second today, which has the latest and new Snapdragon 835 processor, and therefore it is superior to its competitors such as OnePlu or Meizu.
Therefore, we can definitely say that the smartphone Xiaomi Mi6 is the most productive and powerful smartphone in the Chinese market now.
PRICE AND BUY: XIAOMI MI6
Just the other day, the release of the smartphone was shown, and as expected Mi6 will go on sale already on June 15 this year. But now you have the opportunity to pre-order this model at one of the famous online store GearBest. If you are interested, you can click on the link below.
