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Probably, you already watched our reviews and tests of Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and Xiaomi Mi Note 3.
If not, you can find links in description under this video.
Both smartphones were released on the same presentation in mid September.
They have different design, however inside they are very similar.
I think it is not necessary to find out which smartphone is better, because Mi Mix 2 is
flagship device that is powered by Snapdragon 835, and Mi Note 3 is really good mid-ranger,
and it is price lower, than Mi Mix 2.
However, the smartphones have very many similar details, for example, cameras.
So, let’s compare Mi Mix 2 and Mi Note 3 side-by-side.
The main feature of Mi Mix 2 is bezel-less design.
The screen occupies almost all front panel.
Mi Note 3 has more standard design.
There is think bezels on right and left sides, however you can see big panels on top and
bottom.
Also, the smartphone has front fingerprint sensor.
Mi Note 3 comes with dual rear camera, while Mi Mix 2 has single sensor on the back.
The bezel-less smartphone is made of ceramic, and Mi Note 3 has metal body.
Mi Mix 2 comes with almost 6 inch display with resolution Full HD plus, but thanks to
its bezel-less design, it has the same size as Mi Note 3 with 5.5 inch display and resolution
of Full HD.
So, both smartphones are almost indentical in size.
It is interesting, that pixel density is the same – 403 pixels per inch.
The smartphones runs on Android 7.1 and MIUI 8, so they have the same software features,
such as reading mode.
As for hardware, Mi Mix 2 is more powerful smartphone, because it is flagship.
It is powered by Snapdragon 835, 6GB of RAM, and 64,128 or 256 GB of internal storage.
Mi Note 3 is mid-ranger, so it is equipped with Snapragon 660, 6GB of RAM, and 64 or
128 GB storage.
As you can see, Mi Mix 2 has about 180 thousand scores in AnTuTu benchmark, while Mi Note
3 has about 120 thousand.
Anyway, you will not have problems with performance on both smartphones.
They are both very powerful devices.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 has only single camera sensor on the back.
It is 12-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture, dual LED flash, and 4K video recording at
30 fps.
On the front panel there is 5-megapixel camera.
Xiaomi Mi Note 3 comes with dualr rear camera, but it uses the same sensors, as Mi Mix 2.
They have resolution of 12-megapixel.
The dual camera allows to take 2X lossless zoom and bokeh photos.
On the front panel this smartphone has 16-megapixel sensor, that seems much better, than Mi Mix 2
Now, you can see real sample photos of both smartphones.
It is another category, where smartphones looks very similar.
Mi Mix 2 is equipped with 3400mAh battery, while Mi Note 3 has a battery capacity of
3500mAh.
Both smartphones support fast charging.
We already made battery life test of smartphone, and you can watch it by the link in desctiption.
Our test shows, that Mi Note 3 charges from 0 to 100% for 1 hour and 31 minutes, and full
battery charging of Mi Mix 2 takes abour 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Also, Mi Note 3 can play Full HD videos on Youtube at full brightness for about 7 hours,
while Mi Mix 2 works only 6 hours in the same test.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and Mi Note 3 are really good smartphones, but they are from different categories.
Mi Note 3 is midranger, while Mi Mix 2 is flagship.
If you want to impress your friends with bezel-less design, great display and very high points
in benchmarks test, then Mi Mix 2 is your smartphone!
But if you need reliable smartphone with good performance, great camera and decent bettery
life, then you should buy Mi Note 3.
Also, it is 100$ cheaper, than Mi Mix 2.
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